In theory, a plasma could deflect a particle beam or laser attack

July 26, 2000

Force Fields and 'Plasma' Shields Get Closer to Reality -- this is very cool stuff. Check out this caption of a picture of the plasma:

"Side view of a cold plasma inside a Pyrex glass container. Cold plasmas can cloak satellites and spacecraft from radar view and shield against attack from certain kinds of energy weapons."

And this is reality? Yikes.