Strange thing I've noticed about the papers, articles, etc... maybe it's my comprehension of them, but I don't see any claiming a true "gravity shielding." Rather, they seem to allude to what I would instead call "gravity opposing," as in something is levitating due to an applied force -- electro-magnetic, aerodynamic, acoustic -- opposing gravity at some level (ostensibly greater than 9.80 m/s/s).

On the other hand, the term "gravity shielding" would seem to imply a reduction in the force of gravity on an object. But then I'm not even sure how this definition of gravity shielding fits in with the notion of gravity as a manifestation of space-time being warped by large mass objects. IOW, how can an object be shielded from the effects of curved space-time?

Maybe enough energy could be supplied to un-warp space-time and create a localized gravity-reduced bubble for that object? But then what effect would that have on space-time surrounding this event?

Ideas? More experts? Kicks in the pants?


>Hi,
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>Here is another paper on using superconducting (e.g. low temperature physics) to shied gravity. Also, the second link is a paper where superconduction could be used in a practical sense, to protect astronauts against harmful sun radiation using superconduction to create an electromagnetic force shield during a space trip to Mars, for example.
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>The Earth has natural electromagnetic fields that protect us against sun radiation.
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>http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shadowlands/6583/project167.html
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>http://www.freemars.org/studies/magshield/
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>Regards,
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>LelandJ