A Smart Skin is a special type of composite hull structures. The Stealth bomber used smart skin technology to avoid radar detection. The process of applying a smart skin to the fuselage of an aircraft is highly sophisticated and requires a clean room environment.

A system of semiconducting diode elements (SDEs) will be used to charge the hull surface with controlled harmonics. The final layer of the smart skin will be composed of synthetic blue diamond, selected for its semiconducting properties and its ability to withstand more than 3000ºF. The exterior surface charge will prevent the diamond layer from deteriorating through oxidation.

Unitel's smart skin design, containing layers of niobium, will support a close adhering cloud of electrons. This is a proven technology. In 1967, a design was offered to NASA by Avco of Everett, N.J., with the ability to screen out
harmful particles and radiation, including heat, during re-entry into the earth's atmosphere. Avco maintained that an electron cloud would provide as much protection as a ten-foot thick lead wall.