"Captain, magnetic seals in the anti-matter chamber are decaying!" "Shields up!" Now that we have that out of our systems, let's start by saying that unlike a Star Trek-style deflector, Boeing's ...

A Keswick start-up has secured funding for trials of its new air purification technology, which could help limit the spread of future viruses. A $550,000 state government contribution will be matched ...

A microwave-generated plasma shield that could help aircraft evade radar or protect it from WMD attacks was granted a patent today. The "pseudo surface microwave produced plasma shielding system," ...

A STAR TREK-type plasma shield capable of throwing up an impenetrable defence against bugs and diseases has turned science fiction into reality - and it has been developed in Wales. A STAR TREK-type ...

The sun can wreak a lot of havoc on Earth during its more active periods. Coronal mass ejections can send solar storms of charged particles that can lead to radio blackouts and geomagnetic storms.

Scientists have identified a plasma plume that naturally protects the Earth against solar storms. Earth's magnetic field, or magnetosphere, stretches from the planet's core out into space, where it ...

When the Sun hurls a major storm toward us, the damage is not limited to pretty auroras and patchy radio. In the most extreme events, the blast can gouge deep into the invisible plasma cocoon that ...

A group of scientists from China’s top military technology research institution says it is developing a new defensive technology similar to an energy shield in science fiction. This invisible veil of ...

A bubble of plasma could shield astronauts from radiation during long journeys through space, researchers are suggesting. If the idea proves viable, it means heavy metal protective panels could be ...

A Keswick start-up has secured funding for trials of its new air purification technology, which could help limit the spread of future viruses. A $550,000 state government contribution will be matched ...

The Earth's magnetic field, or magnetosphere, stretches from the planet's core out into space, where it meets the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emitted by the sun. For the most part, the ...