Researchers demonstrate that something interesting happens when a small drone with a spindly airframe spins at a high speed: it very nearly turns invisible. The spidery device is shown mounted in i…

Scientists at Northwestern University have designed a drone that spins so fast it disappears before your eyes.

‘Phantom Twist’ drone spins so fast the human eye can’t see it

By exploiting the quirks of human vision, Northwestern University engineers have designed a drone that nearly disappears before the eyes. For years, researchers have tried to…

Computational design generates a spinning drone that’s nearly transparent

Researchers demonstrate that something interesting happens when a small drone with a spindly airframe spins at a high speed: it very nearly turns invisible. The spidery device is…

The drone chassis spins at 25 RPM and, thanks to a quirk of human vision, it appears like a faint smudge in the air.

Instead of costly camouflage or advanced stealth technology, Northwestern University researchers designed a drone whose entire body spins up to 25 times per second, turning it…

Rather than using camouflage, transparent panels, or Predator-style light-bending materials, Phantom Twist exploits motion blur and the limits of human vision.