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Stealth Paint From German Inventor Werner Nickel

Posted by timothy on from the peek-a-boo-you-can't-see-me dept.

Gerhardius writes "Werner Nickel sounds like a Disney-style wacky inventor. He moved to the UAE to develop his previous invention: he had bred a worm whose excrement made it possible to grow radishes in the dry desert sand. That project failed so he moved on to the next item on his agenda, naturally a radar absorbing paint. While it certainly is not unique, there is some interesting history behind the development, and a proposed civilian use."

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  1. Not new, not even of this century by Ancient_Hacker · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Radar absorbing paint isn't as exotic as it sounds. Basically it's paint that is "black" at radar frequencies. Nothing more than iron or ferrite filings in a Rustoleum base. Or better yet, go to an airshow for a free sample. The F-16's usually have some good RAP flaking off by the nosegear cover hinges.

    The japanese have been painting RAP on their skyscrapers for decades now to lessen FM and TV ghosting.