Nanostructural engineering presents an opportunity for next-generation multi-dimensional camouflage

Bing Wei; Junjie Du

doi:10.1038/s41377-026-02224-6

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Nanostructural engineering presents an opportunity for next-generation multi-dimensional camouflage

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- Nanostructural engineering presents an opportunity for next-generation multi-dimensional camouflage
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 15, Issue 5, Pages: 1403-1405(2026)
- Affiliations：
  
  State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, School of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- Author bio：
  
  Junjie Du (phyjunjie@gmail.com)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-026-02224-6
  CLC：
- Online First：02 March 2026，
  
  Published：31 May 2026
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Wei, B. & Du, J. J. Nanostructural engineering presents an opportunity for next-generation multi-dimensional camouflage. Light: Science & Applications, 15, 1403-1405 (2026).
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Wei, B. & Du, J. J. Nanostructural engineering presents an opportunity for next-generation multi-dimensional camouflage. Light: Science & Applications, 15, 1403-1405 (2026). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-026-02224-6.

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Abstract

A multidimensional camouflage approach is proposed to effectively counter the combined hyperspectral

thermal infrared

and polarization detection. Its innovative integration of surface roughening and silver nanomesh offers enhanced optical and thermal management

with potential applications in military stealth

environmental monitoring

and advanced defense technologies.

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