Shield

Electromagnetic shielding is usually placed around electronics to prevent interference. Now, engineers have found that a 2D material called titanium carbonitride is excellent at the job, absorbing rather than reflecting electromagnetic waves.

Scientists at EMPA have developed a new aerogel-based material that blocks a wide range of electromagnetic radiation frequencies, forming what they describe as by far the lightest electromagnetic shielding material in the world.

To provide riot police with a psychological advantage, Nottingham Trent University has come up with a new riot shield that allows the police to see the rioters clearly, but not vice versa.​

Nvidia has announced a new, gaming-focused portable in the form of the Shield Tablet. Like the Shield handheld that the company launched last year, the new tablet runs on Android, but also has the ability to locally stream PC games.

NASA scientists have installed the largest heat shield ever created onto the crew module of the Orion spacecraft. The shield, made of the same material that protected the crew on re-entry during the Apollo missions, will be tested to the extreme later this year as Orion's maiden flight blasts off.

Nvidia has announced its Shield handheld gaming console will be available in June for US$349.