Personal Shielding is a technology on the Galactic Warfare technology tree with a research cost of 5625 
. It unlocks one Star System Improvement and one Luxury Resource Exploitation, requires research in Localized Stasis, in Hypermagnetics, or in Large-Scale Neurals, and allows further research in High Albedo Alloys, Hypermagnetic Shielding, and Advanced Countermeasures.
"Primarily by bringing energy generation down to a portable size, small vehicles or even augmented individuals can transport their own shield systems."
Dark Energy Rifle[]
- +60 Defense per
on Star System - +5 Control Recovery (Invasion) on Star System
- -2 on improvement
Cost: 2900 
Requires: 
Hexaferrum
"An ideal defensive weapon that is difficult to detect, these firearms cause contained matter/anti-matter explosions in their targets."
Shield Generator (Automatons)[]
- Stacked Industry will be added to the System Defense
- -2 on improvement
Cost: 2660
"The clockwork Automatons are capable of stacking unused industrial power and capacity, holding it in storage in case of crisis. By converting that capacity into large shield systems, they gain a great bonus to system defense."
Contamination Barriers (Harmony)[]
Purification of the Star System
- 33% converted into
- 33% converted into
- No produced on Colonized Planet
- This Improvement cannot be Scrapped or Razed
Cost: 5 Turns
"The effects of Dust on members of the Harmony is devastating. This improvement gives them suits and environments permitting them to take Dust, process it into something useful, and rid the system of its corruption."
Dust-Enhanced Barriers (Sheredyn)[]
- 10% converted into Star System Defense
- -2 on improvement
Cost: 2660
"It is an expensive decision to make, but by adding Dust-driven enhancements to shields and defense systems planetary security can be greatly enhanced."
Artifact Analysis[]
Unlocks:
"Even before advanced forms of mining or biochemistry exist to take advantage of the resources available among the stars, great wealth can be found in the artifacts of long-lost civilizations. Once the artifacts -- which are occasionally active, even dangerous -- have been isolated and scanned, they can be analyzed, extracted, and safely transported--regardless of the laws."