Setting off smoke bombs is more than good fun on the Fourth of July. The military uses smoke grenades in dangerous situations to provide cover for people and tanks on the move. But the smoke arms race is on. Increasingly, sensors can now go beyond the visible range into the infrared (IR) region of the spectrum. Today, researchers report developing a new kind of smoke that obscures both visible and IR detection. Read full article at this link ....
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| A new type of smoke grenade that can obscure sensors in the visible and infrared ranges burns during a test. (Picture source U.S. MoD) |