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

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.