Finally, a mirror that agrees with my self-image — total fiction, zero judgement.
Engineers Create a Strange 'Lying Mirror' That Could One Day Hide Objects in Plain Sight
UCLA engineers built a passive 'lying mirror' whose structured surface transforms any reflected scene into a predetermined decoy image, using deep learning to design the pattern. Proof-of-concept now, the creators see potential in hiding sensitive equipment in plain sight, plus security, defense, and entertainment applications, per Nature Communications.
Source: Engineers Create a Strange 'Lying Mirror' That Could One Day Hide Objects in Plain Sight — ScienceAlert
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