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.

Aerospace and defense company Boeing recently earned a patent for its first ever force field. The design, submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a "method and system for ...

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 ...

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 ...

How aircraft company's new patent takes a page out of science fiction. Pictured is a still of the Battle of Naboo from "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace." Lucasfilm — -- Boeing's new ...

'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, ...