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To elaborate a bit more on the previous post, a Fission Reactor created in the Asteroid belt could have the means of an electric propulsion system included into it. Perhaps Magdrive or Neumann Drive.
Sent then to Titan, it could use the method of heat shields and Parachutes to land on Titan.
Multiple reactors sent that way, then could foster robotic and human actions on the surface of Titan.
There are two interpretations of what the sand dunes of Titan may be composed of.
1) Hydrocarbon Particles.
2) Comet Dust.
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-titan-dunes-comet.html
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Are Titan's dunes made of comet dust?
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During this period, Neptune passed through the Kuiper belt, nudging many comets into new orbits. Many of these comets passed close by Saturn and its moons, and some even collided with the moons. The researchers suggest that much of the sand making up Titan's dunes may be debris from all these comets.
In any case it is fair to ask what happened to the dust from comets that surely have impacted Titan over time. If not in the dunes then it may be in the crust.
So, with Nuclear Fission reactors, then Titan would have the ingredients for a Civilization to be built.
And with its resources that civilization might create both solar orbital power methods and Fusion power (If practical).
So, using Nuclear Fission reactors as ballast in an orbital spin launch system would open Titan, and I hope promote the sending of cargo to our Moon and CIS-Lunar Space from the Asteroid Belt.
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I have developed the tether methods with (th) a bit more in another topic.
I will bring those here now.
https://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.ph … 02#p238802
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But for your needs (th) I would like to try something else:
So, now your Outie and Innie have their own propulsion methods. I imagined that it could be Alice for both, as Ceres will have water ice for it and also Aluminum for Nano-Powder.
The assembly would be spun up using electric rockets for efficiency. Possibly using either Magdrive or Neumann Drive.
https://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.ph … 14#p238814
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Interestingly the two disks could perhaps house human habitats.
The dumbbell can spin in either direction and the Innie/Outie in the other direction.
And so then you can release the Outie and the Innie, but then are left with a dumbbell that is spinning already.
If I could conjure up a new Outie and Inni, and have the tethers for it, then I need a means to attach them while it is still spnning.
So, the "Spin Collar" can be set to zero spin even if the "Dumbbell" retains spin from the last launch.
I currently am interested in this sort of thing in the Asteroid belt, but in that then delivering materials to our Moon, and to outer solar system worlds.
The Moon perhaps could use wood like substances and plastics delivered to it.
Jupiter and Saturn perhaps could use Fission Nuclear Reactors delivered to them.
I expect that the Asteroid Belt may provide fuel for such nuclear reactors, and also metals and other materials to build the nuclear reactors.
A Nuclear reactor delivered to Titan could have value.
Wood-Like materials and plastics delivered to the Moon and CIS-Lunar Space then.
But then within the Asteroid Belt itself to toss materials about to and from various worlds.
The asteroid belt will provide for various methods of propulsions.
In the pink and blue diagram above, I consider also that the "Disks" of the "Dumbbell" could include habitats for humans. The synthetic gravity will be variable though. People might have to migrate inside to get to proper g forces. The device will spin first in one direction and then the other.
While the Saturn System will not exclude the possibility of solar power in orbit, on Titan Nuclear Fission Reactors in large numbers could start up a new branch of civilization.
Starting with Nuclear Fission then beaming power to Titan from orbital solar and then we may hope developing Fusion power as well.
And for every reactor sent to Titan from the Asteroid Belt, similar mass of organic materials could be delivered to orbits of inner planets such as Mars and Earth.
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This is a value of having other nations work with us. Other dreams, in this case, a Japan dream: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo … r-AA20TzqC Quote:
apan wants to put a solar ring around the moon to power Earth
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I have another device/method, that if it can be practical, would eliminate the electric rockets and nte need thrusters for the spin-up.
It would have three major parts:
1) Dumbbell (Possibly I am)
2) Innie
3) Outie.
This becomes very hard to visualize. In reality it will have to work in orbit of some mass(s) in space, but to simplify it I will describe it as if in a universe of it's own.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbbell
https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/g415 … dumbbells/
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This would be the foundation of an orbital Spin-Launch method.
But if we spin it in its major axis, the shaft we want to avoid gyroscopic tumbling.
So, my understanding is that if a Disk spins in space, it will not tumble. My understanding is that a cylinder like an O'Neil Cylinder mus be paired in order to deal with the tumble.
So, the two disks need to be the dominant character and the shaft which is a cylinder needs to be a recessive trait. No guarantees this is just a best guess.
So, this is to be a substitute foundation for a spin-launch system where it does what a planet such as Earth does.
https://www.spinlaunch.com/
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We would then use the shaft of the "Dumbbell" to be the shaft of the spin-launch device.
Interestingly the two disks could perhaps house human habitats.

The dumbbell can spin in either direction and the Innie/Outie in the other direction.
And so then you can release the Outie and the Innie, but then are left with a dumbbell that is spinning already.
If I could conjure up a new Outie and Inni, and have the tethers for it, then I need a means to attach them while it is still spnning.

So, the "Spin Collar" can be set to zero spin even if the "Dumbbell" retains spin from the last launch.
You may attach a set of Outie and Innie.
Then for this launch you begin applying spin force in the opposite direction of the previous launch, perhaps spinning the "Dumbbell" down to zero spin or full inverse spin.
Then you launch.
Rinse and repeat.
Now when in orbit of the Earth, I believe that in one spin direction the outie goes underhand and the innie goes overhand as thows.
Then in the other direction the innie goes underhand and the outie overhand for the spin.
I may have to review the above, but I think it may be correct.
If it can be done, then indeed for every action there is a reaction, but in this case, we keep the propellant as the Dumbbell and reuse.
I need a serious break. Goodnight.
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I hope Iran does not fart.
Well, you like to tussle don't you Robert.
What I have is that my news media reported that the Iranian Negotiator themselves said that they had enough 60% Uranium to make 11 bombs.
I agree that there can be nations that try to use the USA to advance their objectives.
But I ill agree that their also has been a story that the USA entered the war to keep Israel from dropping a nuclear bomb on Iran.
That is all I have. True or False? Take your best guess.
You need to keep in mind that your British and French sources per Canada, may be feeding you tainted information. It is not as if they have never lied.
There are quite a few suspicions that the "Romanoid" portions of Europe have been trying to put America into a shipwreck sort of a situation.
This would come from the Elites of the old Roman Empire areas. To some minor extent this resembles the confederacy in the USA. And indeed they were in volved with mischief with the confederates.
There is a mirror world for them.
Ireland>Scotland
London>Stockholm
Paris>Warsaw
Rome>Moscow
Greece>(Black Sea Area)
The Romanoids have lots of trouble maintaining a union.
Canada is experiencing that now with dictatorial rulership of the west by the Eastern servant of the Romanoids of Europe.
The USA though blood and toil, has managed to establish a system where both Romanoid and Rushionoid populations can mingle and be in Union.
India has seemed to accomplish the same thing. Adjacent to Africa is like our South and Adjacent to China is like our pacific. I think it is a miracle that India has achieved this, but so far so good.
Had our confederacy won the war they probably would have fragmented into several nations. Then the French in Mexico and the British in Canada would have recolonized the USA, as a defeated North would have had to bow down to the Crown. But although it was more symbolic than real the Russian Fleet discouraged the British and French from openly joining the way, and the Anti-Slavery sentiment also helped the Northern cause.
The Europeans are becoming stupid again, they have hopes of being on the top floor of a global ruling apparatus. Of course, we may very well withdraw our unifying power from them for this reason. We may still be able to work with the Baltics and curiously the Italians and Greeks. I think that the Baltics could be persuaded to work to keep stability between the USA and Russia.
As for the Italians and Greeks, if they do go independent, then there is no need to unify them. They will be in a circumstance where a larger union is not needed, just cooperation with the USA if they want to.
It is curious. I think that the Italians and Greeks can be rational. Ther British less so, and the French are just Bat S*** Crazy.
It is going to be tricky, but if you cannot count on your allies, then you are better off casting them out.
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It seems that you may allow some posting from me on this. So, I will.
Here is some reference materials from another topic: https://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.ph … 70#p238770
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This spin and fling method is already understood:
Electric Rockets would spin it up and at an appointed moment the tether would be cut. The "Outie" would be flung to a higher orbit in the sun's gravity well and the "Innie" would be flung to a lower orbit in the sun's gravity well.
So, far the "outie" is just a counterweight that we simply fling away and might not have any further use for.
But what if the "outie" was an explosive charge packed with water ice?
So, lets change the "outie" into a cannon, and modify the 'inie" to have "Pusher Plate" characteristics like for a nuclear Orion.
But for your needs (th) I would like to try something else: 
So, now your Outie and Innie have their own propulsion methods. I imagined that it could be Alice for both, as Ceres will have water ice for it and also Aluminum for Nano-Powder.
The assembly would be spun up using electric rockets for efficiency. Possibly using either Magdrive or Neumann Drive.
Probably because Ceres has attenuated sunlight, orbital power stations would beam concentrated power to the two electric thruster systems.
When the line (Tether) was cut in two places, the Outie would fly to a higher solar orbit, and the Innie would fly to a lower solar orbit.
The two electric rocket systems might stay in place still spinning, and possibly be reused by some method.
Where the Outie and Innie, are depicted as having one thruster body they could have multiples of them so that several firings could be done over the course of a mission.
In my desires the Innie would be made as much as possible of organic materials for structure.
The Outie on the other had may be made as much as possible of metals that might be wanted in the outer solar system.
Or as you seem t desire (th), a space probe to the outer solar system perhaps.
I hope this is useful to you.
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So, matter that might compose a propulsion device could have stored energy by at least two methods.
1) Flywheel.
2) Chemical.
A "Cannon" as the "outie" could have a large mass of water ice mixed with nano aluminum, I suspect. Then you might want a core that is even more chemically active to ignite the mass. (It might work).
The "Cannon" shell itself would be for one time use and you may not care if it splits apart during that event.
A method like that for Cere may be practical but other options might exist.
For instance, just using Alice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALICE_%28propellant%29
If the body of the rocket was largely made of Hydrocarbon Materials. You might want a collection of such rockets of various sizes connected, so that various trust events along with gravity events might bring the body of the rocket(s) into the desired location.
There would be other possible methds.
But when bases get set up on the Moon it might prove out that the deeper you dig on the Moon, the more water and Carbon there might be.
So, there is some concept of water inside of the Moon:
https://www.facebook.com/cnn/videos/moo … 579256509/
https://earthsky.org/space/fire-fountai … ry-solved/
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The volatile evidence suggests that either some of Earth’s volatiles survived that impact and were included in the accretion of the moon or that volatiles were delivered to both the Earth and moon at the same time from a common source — perhaps a bombardment of primitive meteorites.
So, at this point, I am supposed to enter into a team sports monkey battle and obsessively maintain that the Moon has useful substances like Carbon and Water in the remnants of it's fire fountains. But of course I do not know that..
So, the proper process instead is to find out.
So, the suspected history of the space program in America is that the religious conservative people of that time really did not want taxpayer money "Wasted" on space exploration. I was there, I knew how their thinking worked.
But the money flowing from taxes into space hardware could be funneled to preferred locations in the country by politics.
So, it was important to milk the space program while keeping humans Earth bound. This was done along with the time of Rust Bel/Sun Belt proclamations. (To some extent the revenge of the confederacy).
We were locked into a prison of OPEC oil.
But I do not hate the people from those locations, they in part created fracking. Even the confederacy took a dirt nap and became something better.
The above may have some amount of truth. Anyway, the idea of Mars and not the Moon was crafted to make sure that a space industry was a conduit for money flow to preferred locations by politics, but it would always be desired to make sure that the human race did not leave Earth. Letting humans leave Earth would be like letting your plantation slaves get out of your reach.
I think that we are in a north era now, it's infancy, so the plantation mentality is on the decline. I therefore have hopes that the human race will indeed be liberated into space. It appears that the Moon may be an early event for that.
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Well, he does not like Trump as president does he.
A major issue is the Iran Nuclear one. It is claimed that the Iranians bragged that they could make 11 nuclear bombs. I think P. Zeihan said that they did not have the ability to make any bombs, or the intentions. That seems strange. I want to know better about that.
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Sigh. No, Donald Trump is not leading the world to a better future.
That is insulting and arrogant. It appoints you as the source of correctness. It is you saying that I am stupid.
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The Trump administration is following Nazis from the 1930s.
That is not proven, just claimed by you and some others.
The Europeans messed up 1930. NAZI were cultists and had poor understanding of science.
But I do not hold Northern Europeans eternally guilty. Peoples are placed into temptation and punishment periodically.
Just because 1930 to about 2010 had a pattern which placed the British as the saviors and Germans a satanic, does not mean that the next period of time will read the same.
Had the Europeans and Americans known what we know now they would very likely not follow the NAZI cult.
My posting however is not to convince you to align with my thinking, rather it is to present you with a different view of realty which you are welcome to reject, and I can accept (Until I change my mind).
The flow of events though time are as tricky as relativity. Frame of reference matters.
But you are stubborn, and must have a realty where you are the measure of all things, from your frame of reference.
I am not mad at you but it seems that you cannot understand and so I waste my time.
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Sigh. No, Donald Trump is not leading the world to a better future.
That is insulting and arrogant. It appoints you as the source of correctness. It is you saying that I am stupid.
You have a right to be concerned Robert, and I am not able to tell you how well this will progress, for good or bad.
But I choose to look, and see if I can understand better.
I have a personal theory that I do not need you to accept. I think that the era we have entered is the compliment of the last one. In these oscillations, many things that were correct are now incorrect. This is part of a seeking process in control to keep the flow of things in the main channel where it needs to be.
Two views of the world can be 1) The world is best if averaged. 2) Parts of the world are leading us into a better future.
As a Canadian it will be almost impossible for you to accept that America could be traveling #2, and so giving a promise that others may do similar. By the way if you don't remember, one of my Grandfathers was Canadian. So, I probably have a "Taint" on me I have to hide from the American redneck/hillbillies. I believe that India may have great promise and am looking for it, but it is a curious situation where they are both older than us and younger than us. But in a similar manner that talent fled west from the spreading degeneracy of the Middle East, it also fled east into India. Two nations similar in that way perhaps, but so much different in other ways. But curiously having some history of representative government.
But if you believe in #1, then the moral thing is to average the world. If someone has success, then they must have stolen it. In such a view, then Europe and perhaps Canada, and others have been tempted to sell out the USA to degenerate entities.
In that view Europe is simply a jealous entity that wants its power back and hates that stupid people like Americans can do so well.
And I am afraid that then that makes Carneys Canada, a Roman/European outpost in a formerly and still partly Eurasian continent.
Now don't get me wrong. I do have a bit of a Pictish instinct harass Romans, but in the end it has to be admitted that the Romans have had a lot to offer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picts
I believe that that is some part of what makes America work, that we have literally blended the two, and even have woven other fabrics into that.
If we allow Europe to rule the world again, exclusively we know that they are totally capable of doing stupid. Look how juvenile the French President has been acting like the world stage is a socker game and that America is on a rival team.
And what is this "Team Canada" thing?
In any case my theory is either right or wrong. If right then we are on an upwelling event that is occurring in North America that is needed to change the world, and to keep it from repeating past errors. If I am wrong, we are probably dammed.
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The way I manage things sometimes is to entertain several theories of what is true. Then I look to find further evidence for any of them.
Most people choose a binary analysis. They pick a team, and until shown otherwise they stick with that team. That makes it harder to receive evidence as what the monkeys on the opposition team present, are first analyzed as false simply because of their source.
So, this is material that I have uncertainty about: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=EX … ORM=WRVORC Quote:
EXPOSED: Trump Names the Hidden War — Britain Has No Cards Left
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Promethean Updates
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The Identity "British" is ambiguous. I am actually favorable to it in more cases than not.
To explain that would be to make this post too large. I will try to simplify it. Commoner power is a preference. Not all common people are suitable to run a railroad.
But in realty power and intelligence will collaborate. To the Extent that the residual of the British and other e empires function as a conduit to bring archaic power from archaic regions of the world, I am against it. Because those archaic remnants of former civilizations are corruptors. It is as if putrid flesh as allowed to infect healthy flesh. Even if this makes money for the "Conduits", it is usually not worth toleration.
Even so, I can appreciate the value of Middle East cultures in some cases. But it is for them to live as they do and to deal with the putrid remnants of extinct cultures in the best manner they can manage to hold the infection at bay.
But if a "Middle Power" finds a way to gain money by opening doors to the west for the infection to spread, that cannot be tolerated. Not at all.
Still, I do not hat the British. Except the daemons who exploit our desire for kindness.
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I had that e-mail for a very long time, and it got filled up. I stopped using it as I had for some reason a cleaner one. I suspect that the provider thought the e-mail was abandoned and so disabled it.
On pressure from you I revived the e-Mail. it seems to be working well, but the previous history is gone.
I will think about it as I have said, I have another E-mail address, and I may try that at some point.
My more paranoid parts, suggest to me that the UK has told citizens not to play in this place. Good chances I am wrong, but I did notice the absence of some members before the web site went down. It is said that the UK and Europe are behaving strangely as per free speech.
Unlikely but not impossible, I think.
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I have often thought that the Asteroid Belt could be used to make our Moon more valuable. This would not bypass Deimos/Phobos/Mars, as these are between the two locations, Ceres<>Luna.
If as is expected the Starship technology matures into a high level of utility, then all of these worlds should become accessable.
From post #283:
Also from post #282 we also have the option to import volatiles to a world like our Moon: OK, here is a crude drawing:
Other asteroid materials may do, but for now I will suggest Ceres as it is thought that it will have Nitrogen to export along with Carbon, and Hydrogen.
In this scheme "Ceres" would be important as a place for humans and robots, not just our Moon. The substances of Ceres could be made into Biological Structure Materials and also Plastics. But metals and Silicon would be available.
The objective would be to make a device out of these materials and to transfer it to CIS-Lunar-Space, Mars Orbits, and possibly to inner solar system asteroids. It may also be possible to crash them into the Moon, if it could be done in a way that would deliver valuable materials.
I have suggested this elsewhere, but will review it again.
Ceres is still close enough to the sun that mirrors could provide lots of solar energy.
To transfer these devices to a more inner solar orbit than the orbit of "Ceres", a Mass driver might be considered, but that requires electric power to provide a large amount of inertia over a very short period of time.
A modification of T.A.R.S might be more suitable, as it can accumulate and store flywheel type energy over a long period of time.
Query: "T.A.R.S. space launch method"
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The T.A.R.S. (Torqued Accelerator using Radiation from the Sun) is a revolutionary space propulsion concept developed by David Kipping. It utilizes solar radiation to generate rotational energy, which is then converted into kinetic energy to accelerate small spacecraft to speeds greater than the escape velocity from the solar system.
TARS consists of two reflective paddles connected by a tether, with each paddle having a reflective side and a dark side.
The paddles spin due to solar radiation, accumulating energy over time.
Once sufficiently powered, a small spacecraft is released at high velocity, potentially reaching speeds of up to 7.5 miles per second.
This method does not require fusion reactors or gigawatt lasers, making it a simpler and more accessible approach to interstellar travel.
3The concept has been detailed in a study published on arXiv, showcasing its potential for launching microprobes into interstellar space.
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The modifications desired would be;
1) Not for interstellar.
2) Accelerated by Electric Rocket Propulsion, not sunlight.
So then perhaps "Torqued Accelerator using Electric Propulsion."
It activities at Ceres occur, then it would be desirable to seek methods for Space Elevators there. If you have tethers for that you might then have tethers for "Torqued Accelerator using Electric Propulsion."
This spin and fling method is already understood: 
Electric Rockets would spin it up and at an appointed moment the tether would be cut. The "Outie" would be flung to a higher orbit in the sun's gravity well and the "Innie" would be flung to a lower orbit in the sun's gravity well.
So, far the "outie" is just a counterweight that we simply fling away and might not have any further use for.
But what if the "outie" was an explosive charge packed with water ice?

So, lets change the "outie" into a cannon, and modify the 'inie" to have "Pusher Plate" characteristics like for a nuclear Orion.

Of course, then the "innie" has to be rugged to survive the blast, and you lose the "Cannon" of the "outie" to the more outer solar system.
But the two methods flywheel and chemical allow the storage of large amounts of energy over a time period and the sudden release of much energy over a short time period.
A Mass Driver is the different. You have to apply energy (Electric) over a short time period and so inertia transfer to the projectile is made difficult.
What is left of the "outie" is probably abandoned and derelict.
The "Innie" then sent to a more inner sun orbit, might get to better sunlight and the "innie" then might use on-board propulsion such as electric rocket propulsion to get into some gravity assist situations such as with inner planets such as Mars and others.
At some point the hope would be to use methods akin to "Ballistic Capture" to bring the device into orbit of Mars or Earth/Moon or maybe Venus.
Well.....That was fun!
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I am sorry but the message did not go through. I will try from a different e-mail address at a later date.
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I have the address, and will make two attempts today some time, I expect, from two different E-Mail Addresses.
I will let you know the results today or tomorrow, I hope, if it fails.
I suspect that if it works, he will show up.
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I think that possibly you just want a reaction and maybe I should be insulting?
Kung-Fu is cool and I suppose humanoid robots with swords could slice and dice people on a battlefield.
But isn't that as to bring knifes to a gun fight? Granted, if humans run out of bullets, then swords carry the day. But if robots with guns face robots with swords, what then?
China and Western robotic technologies are intertwined. It will be a matter of not much time and everyone will have all the secrets for them.
So, in any case there will be robots. This then means that an expanding work force will occur or robots will cut people up. I don't think that America will wait around to get cut up by other peoples robots.
We would more rely on Sea, Air, and Space robots to keep your cutlery robots away from the people. But if we needed robots with swords, we would copy them and perhaps improve them.
Here is an example: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/th … r-AA20i95W Quote:
National Security Journal
50.5K Followers
The US copied Iran’s Shahed drone and is now using it against Iran — the most important new American weapon was stolen from the enemy
Story by Brandon Weichert • 5d •
5 min read
We are capable of mimic and improve just as much as other peoples are.
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A Tomahawk Costs $2 Million — The LUCAS Drone Does the Same Job for $35,000, and the Pentagon Can Build Hundreds for the Price of a Few Missiles
Nothing demonstrates the greatest military superpower like having to reverse-engineer a drone from the Islamic Republic of Iran. But that’s exactly what the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) is.It’s a dynamic, deadly, and cost-effective system.
Now, it seems that robots not only could be violent, but verbal: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r … &FORM=VIRE Quote:
humanoid robot Figure 03 at the White House
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This may be very important in many ways.
For one thing it may solve our problem with the vinegar people. My theory of the Verbal and Violent Vinegar People is that a civilization emerges from the wild and with that original nature crafted from the teachings of nature, the civilization may become like a wine, perhaps a fine wine. But then it turns to Vinegar, as the Verbal and Violent specialize to seize all means of wealth including the ability for birth. Bad men who are specialized in the Verbal and Violent, kill out all the other talents, and bad women of that breed assist them to it. Hence the Middle East.
These robots will be competition for the Vinegar People as they will be more capable of the verbal and perhaps also more capable of the violence than the evil Vinegar Breed are. But they will not replicate by murdering other men of other talents, steeling the property of the murdered men, and even their women.
This will change things. I am not totally sure how.
But Evil Verbal and Violent Priests may be at risk.
It may have another more useful effect, where should a person of a language skill go to a location where that language is not in use such robots can make a non-functional actor more functional by providing interpretations. An example of this being useful would be that in North America or Europe, probably all languages will be functional most of the time in all places.
Finally, the robots of other skills can do quite a lot for America, as we need the labor force. Also, it can do well for China, but because of a lack of a Market, in the short term, both American and Chinese robot will make things for Americans, the way economies currently function.
But of course, robots will be so disruptive that it is very risky to have strong assurances of outcomes.
Robots will also be very assistive in raising children, I am sure. And of course various countries will also be interested in artificial wombs too, won't they.
Strange things coming.
China should more think to partner with us. We are not that much in coopetition with them as some think.
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A device that I have hoping for is one that uses heat and some types of reactive gasses to modify a solid object.
A cutting torch does so but is not suitable for highly Oxidized Lunar regolith or bedrock. It can "Cut" metal with heat and Oxygen.
So, although I am still interested in the "Lava Pond" concept, it may be possible to use a heat source and a "Fuel" type to eat into highly Oxidized Lunar bedrock. (That is the hope).
Hydrogen might serve as the fuel or possibly Methane.
The source of the heat might be Microwave, Laser, or some sort of Gyrotron.
Query: "drilling geothermal wells with microwaves"
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Microwave drilling uses high-powered electromagnetic waves to melt and vaporize rock, enabling access to superhot geothermal energy at unprecedented depths.
How Microwave Drilling Works
Microwave drilling, also called millimeter wave drilling, employs high-frequency microwaves generated by a device called a gyrotron. These microwaves are transmitted down a borehole to the rock face, where they spall, melt, and vaporize the rock, creating a hole without the need for conventional mechanical drill bits or complex downhole equipment (Quaise Energy). The only downhole component is a guiding tube that directs the microwave beam to the target rock (Quaise Energy). This method is particularly suited for ultradeep wells in extremely hard basement rocks like granite and basalt, which are difficult to penetrate with traditional rotary drilling (JPT).
Society of Petroleum Engineers
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Advantages Over Conventional Drilling
Extreme Depths and Temperatures: Microwave drilling can reach depths of 10–20 km and temperatures up to 500°C, far beyond the limits of conventional geothermal drilling (Quaise Energy).
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Faster Drilling Speeds: Field tests have demonstrated drilling speeds 10 times faster than prior lab demonstrations, significantly reducing project timelines (Quaise Energy).
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Reduced Equipment Wear: Since the rock is melted rather than mechanically ground, there is minimal wear on drill bits and seals, which are typically destroyed at superhot conditions (JPT).
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Access to Superhot Geothermal Energy: This technology enables the production of supercritical steam, which has a much higher energy density than conventional geothermal steam, making electricity generation more efficient (Quaise Energy).
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Current Development and Field Testing
Quaise Energy, an MIT spinout, is leading the development of this technology. They have conducted field tests in a granite quarry near Austin, Texas, achieving a 100-meter milestone in millimeter wave drilling, demonstrating the feasibility of scaling the technology to commercial depths (Quaise Energy). The company plans to retrofit existing coal power plants into geothermal plants by drilling ultradeep wells beneath them, potentially providing carbon-free electricity at a global scale (MIT Energy).
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Technical Components
Gyrotron: A vacuum electronic device that generates high-power microwaves in the millimeter-wave range, previously used in nuclear fusion experiments (EEP).
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Downhole Waveguide: A long tube that directs the microwave energy to the rock face, eliminating the need for complex mechanical components in extreme conditions (Quaise Energy).
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Field Rig: Compact rigs are deployed to test and eventually scale the technology for commercial geothermal wells (Quaise Energy).
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Microwave drilling could unlock the world’s largest source of stored energy by making superhot geothermal energy accessible almost anywhere,
Quaise Energy: https://www.quaise.com/
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Unlocking the true power of clean geothermal energy.
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Our gyrotron-powered drilling platform vaporizes boreholes through rock and provides access to deep geothermal heat without complex downhole equipment.
Based on breakthrough fusion research and well-established drilling practices, we are developing a radical new approach to ultra-deep drilling. First, we use conventional rotary drilling to get to basement rock. Then, we switch to high-power millimeter waves to reach unprecedented depths.
I would like to modify the process to become a carving tool rather than a drilling tool.
In the Quaise drilling process drilling creates dust which then is forced up the bore-hole with a injected gas. (That is what I understand).
If the gas we used to blow the dust from the carving site were Hydrogen, I think it is likely that it would reduce the dust of Oxygen and create water vapor. To maintain a greater partial vacuum in the carving chamber, then I suppose that the water vapor will be collected and split into Hydrogen and Oxygen. The reduced dust could be collected an processed further. The result would then be a useful cavity in the bedrock of a world like the Moon.
Methane might be used instead of Hydrogen, but I anticipate that the Carbon may tend to bond with some part of the resulting dust. Then you would need a process to recover the Carbon.
In the dust should be some Iron. Various methods may be possible to recover that Iron. Beyond that then the remnant might be processed to get things like Aluminum and Silicon out of it.
The remainder might be re-Oxidized and converted into some sort of solid object like a brick.
Of course, I do not know for sure that my above speculations will work at all or by some modifications. Testing would tell, I expect.
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It is a hope that some rocks submerged further down in the bedrock may hold more useful things like Carbon, Hydrogen, and Chlorine.
Soviet Drilling on the Moon suggested that it could be so.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech … overy.html
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In the rocks that it brought back, water made up around 0.1%.
I am not interested in the politics of the issue, just the water.
I think we might want to be interested in extinct volcanoes on the Moon: https://earthsky.org/space/fire-fountai … ry-solved/
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When the first astronauts went to the moon in the late 1960s and early ’70s, they found glass beads on the lunar surface that could only have been made in active volcanos. The beads are a sign that fire fountain eruptions took place on the moon, similar to the eruptions that occur frequently in Hawaii, for example. From that time, although we’ve known that the moon was once volcanically active, scientists have pondered the question of what volatile substances could have driven the lunar fire fountains. Scientists from Brown University and the Carnegie Institution for Science announced this week (August 24, 2015) that they’ve identified the volatile gas that drove those eruptions. They say carbon monoxide (CO) gas was responsible.
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For many years, the moon was thought to be devoid of volatiles like hydrogen and carbon. It wasn’t until the last decade or so that volatiles were definitively detected in lunar samples. In 2008, Saal and colleagues detected water in lunar volcanic beads. They followed that discovery with detections of sulfur, chlorine and fluorine. While it became apparent that the moon was not completely depleted of volatiles as was once thought, none of the volatiles that had been detected were consistent with fire fountain eruptions. For example, if water had been the driving force, there should be mineralogical signatures in recovered samples. There are none.
Although the quantities will likely be very low, they will still be valuable. And at the same time Iron, Aluminum, and Silicon might be recovered from the rocks in much larger amounts.
I suppose that fire fountains may either have had so much heat that the vented the vast majority of these volatiles before cooling down, or the volatiles kept coming up form the deeps until the rocks solidified, then perhaps trapping some of the volatiles at a depth but perhaps not out of reach.
So, from post #281, a carving-drilling method into a ancient Fire-Fountain might yield value:
Perhaps this will help visualization of it:
Both in the form of recovered materials and the vaults which in some cases could be rendered "Habitable" eventually.
Also from post #282 we also have the option to import volatiles to a world like our Moon: OK, here is a crude drawing: 
Previously I have suggested that such devices could be crafted from the materials of Mars, Asteroid Belts, or Callisto.
I want to include that at some point in the future it might be possible to get such from Dwarf Planets such as Pluto and Eris.
This may particularly be true if it becomes possible to beam power to those locations from our sun's inner locations, or if fusion becomes practical as a power source.
So, the device largely made of organic substances and some metals, is intended to impact a very thin atmosphere created for the Moon. A good location for impact might be near the poles of the Moon. Presuming the craft burns and breaks up, on atmospheric entry, the desire is that the burned volatiles such as compounds of Hydrogen, Carbon, and Nitrogen will condense in the shadowed craters and any surviving wreckage may also crash into those craters.
So, the solar system does contain plenty of materials to turn the Moon into a garden. But that would take much effort and time and may or may not be a desire.
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I am so far in agreement with much of what is said in this video: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r … ORM=VRDGAR
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The Moon-Path that I have recently posted for suggests that the Moon can become something very important and not a ball of rock to ignore.
It may be possible that deeply buried rock on the Moon may some Carbon and Hydrogen, Chlorine and other minority substances, however if we are going to emerge into a Kardashev II solar system, I feel that importing more from other places in the solar system will not be out of reach.
Most other worlds in the solar system have substances that might be worth importing to the Moon.
In carving massive amounts of vaults into the Lunar Bedrock, much excess Oxygen will be produced. Much of that can be compressed into the vaults. But some would leak to make a thin atmosphere, I suspect.
If that became true, it would likely not be desired to let it go so far as to interfere with Mass Driver activities. (Presuming that Mass Drivers will be in use).
So, for Mars, it is said that 5.5 millibar may allow Mass Drivers, so I suspect that 11 millibars on the Moon would be a problem.
But it can be noted that a 1 millibar atmosphere might allow objects to aerobrake into the Moon, as the gravity is about 1/2 that of Mars and the very thin atmosphere might stack higher.
Cellulose and other organic structure might significantly comprise the body of such objects to aerobrake. Keep in mind that we are not going to try to land these things. If they burn up in an O2 Lunar atmosphere the results will largely be more Oxygen and also CO2 and H20.
The Moon has cold traps that could capture the CO2 and H20 from the atmosphere on a continuing basis.
So, giant cellulose mirrors constructed at another world would be receivable to the Moon by such a method as a delivered resource.
Obvious donor worlds could be Mars, The Asteroid Belt, and Callisto.
OK, here is a crude drawing: 
The object largely made of organic structure like cellulose and plastics, may have a thin aluminum surface for the mirror. If the object can be projected by some means like a chemical explosion or perhaps particle beams, it might start in that manner. Then as it drew near to the sun improved on-board power might allow it to use some electric propulsion method to intersect our Moon.
As I have said the intention is not to land it, so it can come in hot and fast to burn-up and break-up in a thin Lunar atmosphere.
If we presume robotic labor, these can be created in large quantities in regions of the solar system having the desired substances.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose
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Chemical formula (C6H10O5)n
Plastics might also provide useful structure, perhaps including other substances as well.
Query: "Plastics that contain Nitrogen"
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Plastics that contain nitrogen include:
Polyurethanes: These are versatile plastics used in various applications, including automotive parts and textiles.
Polyamides: Often referred to as nylon, these plastics are known for their strength and flexibility.
Nylon: Specifically, nylon is a nitrogen-containing polymer that is commonly used in various products due to its durability and resistance to wear.
Melamine resins: These are also nitrogen-containing plastics used in manufacturing and have applications in electrical and electronic components.
Nitrogen plays a crucial role in the manufacturing of these plastics by displacing oxygen, which helps prevent oxidation and maintains the integrity of the material during processing.
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Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyurethane
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For a time the Moon could maintain both Mass Drivers in a very thin atmosphere and the reception of these objects. But eventually perhaps the asteroids will provide the rocky materials, and the Moon could be significantly more terraformed. But that will be a long time off, I expect.
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The reason I am posting this is not to have unfriendly relations with any other members, but because I believe it is an important action to know about no mattery where your loyalties might be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=739gFSF9Khw
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This is actually a classic pattern that I think I recognize.
A "Faker/Taker" class trying to loot a "Representative/Maker class.
So, a undemocratic aligns with Carbon burning undemocratic entities in some ways such as Russia and emerging economies.
And entities such as (Part) of the USA, align with the attempts to promote representative/productive culture.
I do more or less side with the representative/productive culture action. And I feel that it is more important to produce both Carbon and non-Carbon energy sources.
It may be seen historically that the globalists seem to both oppose Carbon and Nuclear energy for nations with representative governments.
The do support wind and solar with are scientifically/industrially underdeveloped. In fact, I am very enthusiastic about them.
I so support the further development of wind and solar, but it is becoming apparent that the globalist effort to suffocate nations like the USA was to make the world more lootable for an unelected ruling class for globalism.
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In the previous video, I had pondered Silicon Carbide Semiconductors which have good properties for space data centers.
But I stumbled into a video where a commenter mentioned (GaN) semiconductors that apparently Intel already has skills in.
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r … ORM=VRDGAR Quote:
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I believe that the USA gov recently bought 10% of Intel.
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Intel (GaN) technology?
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Intel's Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology is revolutionizing semiconductor performance, particularly in power and RF electronics, with innovations like 300mm GaN-on-TRSOI substrates.
Overview of GaN Technology
Gallium Nitride (GaN) is a wide bandgap semiconductor material that offers significant advantages over traditional silicon in terms of efficiency, power density, and thermal performance. Intel has been at the forefront of developing GaN technology, particularly for applications in power electronics and radio frequency (RF) devices.
Recent Advancements
300mm GaN-on-TRSOI Substrates: At the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) 2024, Intel showcased the industry's first 300mm GaN-on-TRSOI substrates. This innovation is designed to enhance performance by reducing signal loss and improving signal linearity, which is crucial for high-performance applications in AI and energy-efficient systems.
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High-Performance Transistors: Intel has developed enhancement-mode GaN MOSHEMTs (metal-oxide-semiconductor high electron mobility transistors) with remarkable performance metrics. These transistors have achieved an Ron x Coff of 80 femtoseconds and an fmax exceeding 500 GHz, making them ideal for cutting-edge RF switches.
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Integration with Silicon: Intel's GaN technology also includes advancements in integrating GaN with silicon processes. This integration allows for the development of more compact and efficient power delivery solutions, such as a 5V-to-1V GaN converter capable of fast-switching with ultra-high current density.
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Applications and Benefits
Power Electronics: GaN technology is particularly beneficial for power converters and inverters, enabling higher efficiency and reduced size compared to traditional silicon-based solutions. This is essential for applications in data centers and networking platforms where power density and efficiency are critical.
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RF Electronics: The advancements in GaN technology also enhance the performance of RF electronics, which are vital for telecommunications and radar systems. The improved signal integrity and reduced losses contribute to better overall system performance.
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Conclusion
Intel's commitment to advancing GaN technology positions it as a leader in the semiconductor industry, addressing the growing demands for energy-efficient and high-performance solutions. By pushing the boundaries of materials and integration technologies, Intel is paving the way for innovations that will shape the future of computing and electronics.
https://www.blog.baldengineering.com/20 … e-gan.html
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Saturday, December 14, 2024
Intel Pushes Gallium Nitride (GaN) Technology to New Heights with 300mm GaN-on-TRSOI Substrates
Intel Foundry continues to redefine the future of semiconductor technology with groundbreaking advancements in gallium nitride (GaN) technology. At the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) 2024, Intel showcased the industry’s first 300mm GaN-on-TRSOI substrates, setting a new benchmark for high-performance power and radio frequency (RF) electronics. This innovation is part of Intel’s larger commitment to solving critical challenges in AI, energy efficiency, and thermal management.
Query: "temperature of (GaN) technology in space?"
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Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology exhibits exceptional thermal stability and radiation resistance, making it suitable for space applications.
GaN can operate reliably at high temperatures, with some devices even functioning at up to 500 degrees Celsius without significant degradation.
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Its wide bandgap (~3.4 eV) allows for efficient operation under intense solar radiation, which is crucial for space missions.
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GaN's radiation tolerance makes it ideal for long-duration missions, providing protection against cosmic rays and solar particles.
1These properties make GaN a promising material for next-generation space technologies, enabling more efficient and durable electronic systems in harsh environments.
So might tolerate hotter than the surface of Venus.
So, then the radiators can be much smaller than would otherwise be true. Almost "Red Hot".
Query: "Temperature of "Red Hot"?"
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Red hot metal typically glows visibly at temperatures between 500°C (932°F) and 900°C (1650°F).
Red hot refers to the stage of incandescence where a metal emits visible red light due to its high temperature. The initial faint red glow, often called "blood red," begins around 500°C to 540°C (932°F to 1000°F), which may only be noticeable in complete darkness. As the metal absorbs more heat, the red color becomes more pronounced and visible even in daylight, progressing through dark red (~700°C / 1292°F) to dull cherry-red (~800°C / 1472°F). The upper limit of the red-hot stage, known as bright cherry-red, occurs around 900°C (1650°F), after which the metal begins to shift toward orange heat.
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Understanding the Color-Temperature Relationship
The color of heated metal is determined by blackbody radiation, where the peak wavelength of emitted light shifts with temperature according to Wien's displacement law. At lower temperatures, the peak is in the infrared, invisible to the human eye. As the temperature rises, the peak moves into the visible spectrum, starting with red. This principle explains why different metals, such as iron or titanium, glow red at similar temperatures despite differing chemical compositions.
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Beyond Red Hot
After the red-hot stage, further heating leads to orange heat (~980°C to 1090°C / 1796°F to 1994°F), yellow heat (~1100°C to 1300°C / 2012°F to 2372°F), and eventually white heat (>1300°C / 2372°F), indicating even higher thermal energy and shorter wavelength emissions. These stages are used in metalworking to indicate malleability and readiness for forging or welding.
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+1In summary, red hot metal is generally between 500°C and 900°C, with the exact shade of red providing a visual cue for temperature and workability in practical applications.
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I believe that both SpaceX/Xai and Tesla/Intel will have a lot of national security money headed their way.
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Thanks Robert. Perhaps this will also interest you: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r … ORM=VAMGZC
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I feel it to be best to not add my own speculations at this time about these things.
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I have been pondering space data bases and Silicon Carbide Semiconductors.
From what I have read, Terrafab will not work with Silicon Carbide Semiconductors at this time. But Silicon Carbide Semiconductors are being considered for space applications and can tolerate rather high heating.
Query: "terrafab and silicon dioxide semiconductors"
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Terafab and Silicon Dioxide Semiconductors
The Terafab project, a joint venture between Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI, aims to build a semiconductor fabrication plant in Austin, Texas, to produce chips for AI, robotics, and other high-demand applications. The project is expected to cost between $20 and $25 billion and will consolidate all stages of semiconductor production under one roof, including chip design, lithography, fabrication, memory production, advanced packaging, and testing. The facility will produce two distinct chip families: one for Tesla's Full Self-Driving system and another for high-power, radiation-hardened processors built for space operations. The Terafab project is a significant step towards meeting the growing demand for advanced semiconductor technology, particularly for AI and robotics applications.
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I am interested in Silicon Dioxide Semiconductors for two reasons at this time.
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Compound semiconductor composed of silicon and carbon
Silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors are a type of compound semiconductor composed of silicon and carbon. They are known for their wide bandgap, high thermal conductivity, and chemical inertness, making them ideal for applications requiring high endurance and efficiency. SiC can be doped with n-type elements like nitrogen or phosphorus and p-type elements like beryllium, boron, aluminum, or gallium. These properties allow SiC to operate at high temperatures and voltages, making it suitable for power electronics, automotive, aerospace, and renewable energy systems. SiC's ability to function in extreme conditions, such as those found in space and meteorites, underscores its importance in both terrestrial and extraterrestrial applications.
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What I have read is that these can tolerate 400C and maybe > than that. They may be made to work on Venus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_carbide
So, I am wondering if the use of such devices could reduce the amount of radiator effort needed for orbital data centers.
I also have my eye on recycling the Carbon in space to make Carbon Steel, perhaps using Lunar Iron.
Just some things that I think may have potentials in the future.
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