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Using substances produced by octopuses, cuttlefish and some other representatives of cephalopods Americans will create innovative material that is impossible distinguish by any thermal imager or night vision device. It is planned to start producing military uniforms pasted over with this material – it will make American soldiers invisible to the enemy at night.
Scientists have long studied the features of iridocytes, representing special cells in cephalopod organisms shellfish. These cells allow marine animals to change their coloring depending on the environment and become practically invisible. Special attention was drawn to specialists located in iridocytes protein reflexin. It serves to reflect light in a wide wavelength range. Scientists managed to remove genome fragments octopus responsible for the production of reflexin, and inoculate them special bacteria that produce the right proteins in large quantities.
The resulting substance was applied to a special material and saw that he became invisible in the infrared frequency range, and besides Moreover, allowed to hide the thermal radiation behind the material. it means that night vision devices and thermal imagers cannot reveal a soldier dressed in a uniform coated with such material. IN First of all, the Americans, of course, are worried about the army development, however, scientists reported that in the future covered reflectin tissue can be used as protection in conditions extreme cold and heat, as such material will allow keep the body warm.
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