On Jan 26, 2:42*pm, wrote:
"Raytheon has developed a countermeasure system using quantum
dots to protect satellites from anti-satellite missiles."

See:

http://alert5.com/2012/01/26/raytheo...or-satellites/

http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=24041.php

well isnt that interesting. why provide countermeasures if sats arent
at risk from attack?

Makes me wonder if ISS has something like this buried in its design?