Polarized hull plating

• Physical defensive technology
  • Common in 22nd century Earth Starfleet and Starfleet vessels (ENT)
• Devoted power relays emit polarized electromagnetic fields along waveguides embedded in a vessel's hull plating, increasing its physical strength and durability (ENT: "E²")
  • Branch technology from structural integrity fields
    • Where SIFs are about increasing hull stability as a whole, hull polarization specifically increases its strength under impact
      • Hull polarization can enhance an SIF, but does not serve as one on its own (ENT: "The Catwalk")