> Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 19:55:09 -0400
The BBC, in conjunction with Play, Inc. is marketing a new sort of
chromakeying technology called Holoset. Basically, it uses a special type of
plolymer cloth that reflects light directly back at its source, no matter the
angle. Assuming it could handle the energy levels, this
might make anti-laser body armor or vehicle coatings feasible.
http://www.play.com/products/holoset/index.html
There aren't too many physical details on the site, but I saw it at NAB...
very impressive! I tried to take a flash picture of the stuff, and ended up
with what looked like a big, flat white area in the picture.
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> On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Jim 'Jiji' Foster wrote:
> >Laserlight wrote:
"dra.hmg.gb"? weird! as far as Altavista knows, the Defence Research Agency is
the only domain in the hmg.gb (which i assume is Her Majesty's
Government, Great Britain) high-level domain. the site is also visible
in
the place you'd expect it - www.dera.mod.uk (it's been called DERA, not
DRA, for a while now). i didn't think the.gb domain was actually used. freaky.
> The BBC, in conjunction with Play, Inc. is marketing a new sort of
okay ... so the DERA developed some kind of high-tech unbelievable
light-reflecting material, and now the BBC have the technology. my
conspiracy detector is beeping away like mad...
> There aren't too many physical details on the site, but I saw it at
it sounds like this stuff might also be handy for counteracting surveillance
gear too.
tom
> Tom Anderson wrote:
> > > http://www.dra.hmg.gb/html/products/electron/phasecon.htm
> i didn't think the .gb domain was actually used.
A-HA! You've come across a reclic of DARPAnet. Until recently, ADFA was