Intergalactic Summit

A few weeks ago I got hired by Duvolle Laboratories to look into the prospects of compressing antimatter for use in hybrid charges. This is shortly after my graduation from the Federal Navy Academy so I was very eager to get myself in a lab and get to work. But, of course, this is antimatter, the wonderful negative material that annihilates regular matter in a violent reaction that mostly makes gamma ray photons.

I didn't think of that at the time.

So naturally, Antimatter is a simple equation: ( radioactive isotope + gamma quanta ) + matter = quanta decaying into matter and antimatter.

For this project, I'm with my physicist crew members Michael. We throw some switches, activate a laser, and soon we get two different containers flooding with matter and antimatter, like sepration of hydrogen and oxygen from water. We managed to have enough materials to make about a single kilogram of antimatter. With our tub held in stasis away from any kind of regular matter, we get to compression!

We assumed that antimatter would have the same properties as any regular matter, that with enough pressure massive amounts of regular matter can be squeezed into any size you want. The experiment was going smooth. We found that we can take the kilogram of antimatter and squeeze it to a five centermeter sphere. It was during this time that a power surge hit us.

Regular power got knocked out and an on site battery kicked in. It was at this time that Michael and I looked like we **** our pants. Did I mention yet that we had a group of twenty people observing this research? Well, they were there, and wondering just what was making us pale and shaking like an Amarr in a cleansing pool.

Simply put, a single kilogram of antimatter, when reacting with regular matter, anihillating each other, make 180 petajoules (18 with sixteen zeroes behind it) of energy, about the same as 43 megatons of TNT. And we happen to be using an amazing amount of power just to hold this bomb in a sphere that could fit in your hand. I looked up at the reserve power to discover that we had already used up 7% of the energy in the reserve battery. So, it was time to get everyone out of the building and far away.

I was about to jump out of the building myself, I mean, I don't really like taking a shower with Gamma Photons, that stuff burns terribly and leaves a bad aftertaste after waking up in a med facility. Which is exactly the reason why security shoved Michael out and locked me in giving me the order to shutdown the container.

About three or four minutes passed from the surge, and turns out that 38% of the energy in the battery was depleted. More than a third used up, so I had about six to eight minutes left. Of course, the power surge locked the mechanical controls holding the tub, it's part of the company plan to maximize the amount of power the battery could manage. I mean, if they used a generator then we could keep the place powered as long as we had fuel, but, of course, that would cause unwanted pollution which was clearly a terrible thing with all the hippies.

I climbed through some radiation shielding, grabbed the tools available to me and had to manually crank the power feed to the tub, slowly releasing the pressure around the antimatter, and allowing the tub's nuclear battery to manage the stasis around the antimatter. I did get a little bit of a burn, but it's nothing that decontamination couldn't handle. When I got back to the lab, it turned out that the building had 7% of power left. So...hurray! A research lab didn't explode.

So, we proved that antimatter, like regular matter, can be squeezed with pressure. In other news, some scientists are finding if rain makes people wet. The next question of course, would be what can we do with squeezed antimatter, and what power source do we use to keep it contained.

That'll be for another scientist to find out. I had enough.

I'll consider CreoDron, I'm a fan of their work. Just I feel like ending a world through a giant explosion is more humane.

Great story.

Not sure if I believe it, but entertaining nonetheless.

Interesting story Pilot Dallas. There have been quite a few researchers who have had similar stories while researching various things... Among many stories are the folks who played with Jovian technology, nanite technology, bio-engineering and alien wreck exploration, etc. A common thread through all of them is that most had something unforseen or unexplainable happen to them.

So don't let that deter you in the future! Research can be hazardous but it does have rewards. I might suggest a non-Gallentean employer. As you have seen, Gallentean corporations treat employees as disposable garbage. The Caldari would consider it your duty to die for the State. The Amarr would consider you to have been 'reclaimed'.

For those reasons I personally prefer the Minmatar as they tend to treat employees better than most. I believe knowing abuse of workers violating tribal ethics can lead to some very serious consequences has a way of keeping the most egregious abuses away.

Pilot Scherezed, the opinion I expressed is strictly my own and I'll be the first to admit that I have not worked for every corporation... I believe that would be challenging, even for an immortal. I have however, worked for the Ishukone corporation and based on that limited exposure I have had most of my prejudices confirmed.

You'll note, and most Caldari would probably agree that Ishukone is not like most Caldari corporations and I can confirm that it is absolutely true!! I would have to describe them as the most liberal faction within the State. That being said, I've personally heard many Caldari describe them as 'traitors' for negotiating with the Federation to lead relief convoys to Luminaire after the Shiigeru landed on it. (I believe some enterprising individuals now offer sightseeing tours to see it... but I digress). They are however, most definitely Caldari to the core of their regimented beings. Lai Dai could be different but in all probability it is worse.

As I said, I prefer Minmatar simply because tribal customs, (ie: revenge), keep things civil.

Yes that is quite offensive, for a second there I thought you were Diana Kim about to tell me, "This is the REEEASON why the Federation must be DESTROYED!" Have you seen our clothes? We dress nice because a lot of Gallenteans like to make each other look and feel great. If I was looking to be treated like garbage I'd just fly out to Nullsec.



Thinking of it, this likely wouldn't work. With that much energy being expended, the body would be vaporized easily if it would be close to the blast and remain through the shockwave. Capsule technology detects when a breach is about to occur so there's enough time to transmit a snapshot. I would actually be doubtful it could happen, any volunteers to see if it'd work?.....anyone....no? Thought I had someone this time.



I'll check out Lai Dai and see what they offer. What I'm actually amazed with is Sorjat's point that these things seem to happen with a lot of Researchers out there. But well, that's what happens when you don't check your info before jumping into your first public spot. Lessons learned.

That couldn't be more incorrect. The entire reason why we are the leading drone and AI manufacturer in the cluster is because we don't have that attitude.

There's a reason why hard labor and dangerous jobs are almost impossible to come by in the Federation. We've replaced the human lives with drones. Drones are expendable, people are not.

I've had good business dealings with Ms Scherezad and Lai Dai Research, and its nice to be able to see what she looks like in person instead of an outline.

I was fortunate enough to operate under Oniseki-haani's command during that convoy action. I'm a Patriot - possibly one of the most Patrioty Patriot's that you're likely to meet.

I respect Ishukone as one of the Okusaiken. I'm not saying that I agree with everything that they do, but they're one of us.

This was done at the Federal Naval Academy? I shudder to think of such an experiment, much less imagine it carried out within the heart of the Federation. What in the Maker's work would compel a research team to do this sort of thing? You have my deep sympathies for your experience. The Todaki SAK campus has been accused of being a little cavalier in its research discretion, but never so blatantly wasteful and immoral!

I hate to sound pedantic about it, but the above is one of many cautionary tales regarding AI research. The CreoDron model of network development is dangerous, wasteful, and without rigor. For the love of our ancestors, when will we see sense in this research field?