Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) combine several features that make them useful for gas uptake: they possess extremely high surface areas and low densities, and more importantly their structures, ...

Lasers pound their target with high velocity, but the starship remains unfazed. A force field protects our heroes from the vicious attacks of evil intruders, allowing them the opportunity to save the ...

We are all familiar with the force fields that are used in science fiction movies. Most often, they are used to deflect bullets, keep proton torpedoes at bay, and generally ward off alien invaders.

An illustration of the protective arc from Boeing’s patent filing. Boeing could be bringing force fields to life. The traditionally metaphysical concept of a protective force field, seen only in ...

Astronauts face a lot of risks when they go on deep space manned missions, including one that humans are already exposed to on Earth—cancer. On space missions however, the risk is heightened so much ...

Force fields have been a mainstay in science fiction since just about forever. Now, the future may finally be close at hand as Boeing recently patented a "method and system for shock wave attenuation ...

Enricko Ozoa is a lover of video games of just about every genre. His particular love for the MOBA and action-adventure genre shows with the 10,000 hours he has on Dota 2 and his ability to beat ...

'Force field' tech could make US tanks unstoppable Defense Specialist Allison Barrie has the inside scoop on astonishingly futuristic new technology that creates a seemingly invisible, impenetrable, ...

People certainly haven't been afraid to try and reinvent the umbrella over the years. There was the solar-powered Booster Brolly, the windproof Rainshader and the lopsided Rain Shield, just to name a ...

Star Wars jokes aside, Boeing actually just patented a force field that would use energy to deflect explosions. For real; it's called, "method and system for shockwave attenuation via electromagnetic ...

In his 1951 classic, "Field Theory in Social Science," Kurt Lewin introduced the concept of force field analysis. Decades later, managers still use this tool to understand the forces that drive ...