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Sci-Fi Wednesday: Space Shields block radiation
The BBC is reporting on the idea that magnetic shields could be used around ships in space in a way that would protect the ship (and everyone inside) against harmful radiation. The idea is to create a stable magnetic field using "ionised gas."
Probably the best part, is that:
The idea has been likened to the deflector shields which protect the USS Enterprise and other spacecraft in Star Trek. Like their fictional counterparts, these shields could also be switched on and off.
The idea could be also applied to any permanent bases, such as a permanent base on the moon. For more, you can read the entire BBC article, "Space shield to block radiation."
In the end, it's just pretty cool that we got one step closer to being able to really say, "Shields up! Red alert!"
— michael | April 18, 2007 07:32 PM | Random bits
