Asgard

The Asgard are a highly advanced, noble and benevolent race in the Stargate Universe.

Technology
The Asgard are one of the most technologically advanced races in the Stargate universe. They were once contemporaries of the Ancients, and learned much from them. Amongst their most significant advancements are beaming technology, intergalactic hyperdrives, and plasma beam weapons. The Asgard are no longer capable of traditional reproduction and instead perpetuate themselves through cloning, as they have the technology to upload and store Asgard consciousnesses and transfer them to new bodies. Neutronium is a key element of Asgard technology. Technology is a central aspect of Asgard civilization; they have become so dependent on it that their mindsets are incapable of coming up with more "primitive" solutions to a problem.

The Asgard's military technology is, with a few exceptions, largely superior to that of the, Wraith and even The nox. Their directed plasma beam weapons are highly effective against nearly all kinds of shields. In addition, Asgard shields are shown to take large amounts of damage from Wraith, Ancient weapons.