Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:57:40 -0400
From: mark <whitroth at 5-cent.us>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [WSFA] Airplane giant Boeing granted patent for FORCE FIELD technology
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

Excerpt:
However, unlike the technology dreamt up by George Lucas, Boeing's "Force
Field" will not be able to deflect direct impacts.

Instead it will aim to protect a vehicle or building from the shockwaves
and shrapnel emitted by a nearby impact.

Boeing's patent, which was first filed in 2012 but only approved last
week, claims the shield will be generated by lasers, electricity and
microwaves.

The Chicago-based company's shield will not permanently surround a target
but will only appear briefly after an explosion.

This is because a plasma shield, held in place by an electromagnetic
field, will also deflect light \342\200\223 leaving anyone protected the "Force
Field" completely blind (far from ideal for soldiers fighting in an
explosive military situation).
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<http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/565768/US-Patent-Boeing-Star-Wars-Force-Field-Technology>

      mark "but does it go up the spectrum as more stuff hits it?"

       mark