I wonder if the folks over at the W3C were recently gifted with free MSDN subscriptions...

Of course, why would they test the stuff we actually use?

You are giving away secrets! You want all the Californians to read this and realize what a great place we live in!??! Geez! Don't we already have enough of them here?

Pictures, please!

It's too bad the muggers weren't pirates 'cause this could have finally answered the age-old question.

In principle I would agree with you .... if there weren't such things as radar, SAMs and standard fighter jets. A highly reflective airplane, even in the clouds, would be a huge target for most modern radars. So, load up your jet with a laser AND a few missiles. Boom. No more pretty, shiny jet.

Even if you don't carry missiles on your fighter jets, fly in such a way to force the enemy to fly over your SAM sites. They would show up just as well for a ground radar.

There is a reason that most military aircraft aren't shiny any more.

Now, if you could create a paint that is highly absorbent to a variety of wavelengths, and can dissipate the heat, that would make more sense.

Makes me wonder just how well our current composite paints for aircraft like the F-117 would absorb a laser hit. I bet someone has the corollary defense contract for this laser.