adding material attenuation to the problem. In my previous lifetime working in part as exposure control on a US Navy submarine, there was a mantra we spoke about it: Time, distance, shielding.

On the one hand, this magnetic shield is responsible for life forming on Earth in the first place, as it protects the surface from most of the Sun’s harmful UV rays. In a less existential way ...

The magnetic north pole has shifted over 400 km from Canada towards Russia in the past century due to changes in Earth's molten core. Scientists use the World Magnetic Model to monitor this ...

Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation systems Ella Jeffries Staff Contributor The magnetic north pole, distinct ...

Captain America’s star-spangled shield can stand up against the universe’s most powerful forces all thanks to vibranium. This fictional and nearly indestructible element absorbs and releases ...

A drone with an explosive warhead has smashed a hole in the radiation shield at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine. The plant's chief engineer, Alexander Titarchuk, said there was a ...

Not too far away from where this is being written is one of Uncle Sam’s NATO outposts, a satellite earth station for their comms system. Its most prominent feature is a radome, a huge golf-ball ...

Hotspot Shield is a solid VPN with some of the fastest speeds I’ve ever seen. It also has a slick desktop app and a large server network. Privacy is an issue ...

Companies and collectors alike love to brag about their anti-magnetic watches and how many gauss they can withstand. If you’ve wondered what that means and why it’s a big deal, you’re surely not alone ...