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by xaxis 442 days ago
I "invented" a practical Force Field Technology last night during a fever dream.

All of this could be implemented with existing tech to create an effective system to protect spacecraft from radiation and physical debris. My hope is such a system could be built on top of future spacecraft to effectively protect human space explorers.

Quick Summary of System:

Optical Micro-Particle Shield Array (OMPSA) uses holographic optical trapping to form a dynamic, self-sustaining shell of tiny, laser-controlled particles around a spacecraft, providing an adaptable, lighter-weight alternative to traditional shielding that defends against both high-speed debris and intense electromagnetic radiation.

I would like to also clarify that "invented" is too strong a word. I did what humans are most proficient at: I recombined existing knowledge and applied it to a different application creating a somewhat unique system to be used as the basis for further analysis to ultimately result in real-world production and implementation.

In other words, I did nothing, other than probe the collective mind along a path in an effort to learn more and determine if such a path might be viable.