New Technology Is Being Developed to, Protect Astronauts From, Deep Space Radiation.br Engadget reports that of all the ways br space can prove deadly, radiation poses br one of the biggest challenges.br As a result, international space agencies br have been working to develop advanced br protection for the astronauts of tomorrow.br The European Commission's Community Research and br Development Information Service (CORDIS) is developing br a new method based on Earth's magnetosphere.br The European Commission's Community Research and br Development Information Service (CORDIS) is developing br a new method based on Earth's magnetosphere.br The team at CORDIS is working br to develop a magnetic force field br small enough to fit on a spaceship.br The Space Radiation Superconducting Shield br (SR2S) is capable of producing a magnetic field br over 3,000 times more powerful than Earth's.br The prototype coil is designed to quantify br the effectiveness of the superconducting br magnetic shielding technology, Bernardo Bordini, coordinator of CERN activity in br the framework of the SR2S project, via Engadget.br Engadget reports that the team br does not anticipate its new tech br to be ready for another decade or two.br Meanwhile, researchers at the University br of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Astronomy are br developing their own version of a magnetic force field.br The Cosmic Radiation Extended Warding using br the Halbach Torus (CREW HaT) project utilizesbr the same concept but with a new approach.br Dr. Elena D'Onghia, a UWM associate professor br and lead author, says CREW HaT uses , “new superconductive tape technology, br a deployable design, and a new configuration for br a magnetic field that hasn't been explored before.