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In the Star Wars universe, firing up the deflector shields is no big deal. Imperial cruiser on your tail? Deflector shields. Incoming TIE Fighter? Better flip on the deflectors. Science fiction has ...

Magnetic “deflector shields” could one day guard astronauts against dangerous space radiation, if experiments now underway pay off. Exposure to energetic charged particles could put astronauts on ...

A newly invented deflector device for skateboards will soon enter the market and may change the safety of the industry. Rockochet, the world’s first and only rock and debris deflector, was invented by ...