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High Z: Metal Foams Shield X-Rays, Gamma Rays and Neutron Radiation (2015) (science20.com)
1 point by peter_d_sherman on May 18, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


Multilayered mirrors are another approach. https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/...


Would High-Z Metal Foams -- make good shielding for future human spacecraft?

At this point in time, I don't know... but it seems possible...

(One can only ponder and speculate...)




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