ILLUMINARRPG: (-50 - 1200, 1700) Professor Chems Kitt and Team, Carirr Vikag

[Dieter Gregory]

Mission: Death in the Shadows
Day: - 50
Stardate: 2445.12.12

(Deneb V - Hammon energy research - Professor Chems Kitt and staff - 12:00)

Carirr had out done herself.  Jae had been correct, she was the 
efficient administrator that this operation need. It allowed Kitt to 
focus on the science and engineering.  The information and recovered 
pieces were really useful and jump started their research initiatives. 
The big breakthrough came about 5 days ago, when they finished the 
translation of a portion of the computer and began to understand that 
the system was a bi-phasic energy source.  something totally unique in 
Kitt's thinking.

The process of nano fabrication has begun to build larger and larger 
test samples.  Today's lunch was to review the data and power curves the 
team had been generating.  based on the side of these energy sources, 
they could easily achieve a five fold reduction in size of portable 
power size without sacrificing power.  Or put it another way, keeping 
the systems the same size, an output of five times would be readily 
achievable.

His team gathered in the room, taking food and sitting around the 
table.  There was a sense of joy in the room.  Reverse engineering 
helped them figure out the system and now came the work ot better 
understand how this energy source worked so that they could begin to 
push the limits again.  Wherever Jae had found this material was a boon. 
perhaps she could let him know and he could arrange a team to go search 
for more.  Who knows what secrets this planet held.  Of course, Jae was 
secretive as well, but she had to keep her edge to support research 
stations like this one.

Kitt looked around again and saw everyone was settled.  He stood up, 
"Thank you all for coming.  You should all be proud at the progress you 
have all made.  Today is to celebrate the data we have and review our 
progress.  From there, we'll talk about the next phase of work.  Mr. 
Lorynn, please start."

A Vulcan at the end of the table stood up, "Thank you Professor Kitt. My 
team has been working on the power output of these bi-phasic crystal 
power sources that Ms. Kerrigan and Qitra Vagon have been fabricating."

In crisp terms, coupled with various graphs and charts, Lorynn 
introduced the fundamental data about the power storage and generation 
of these bi phasic power supplies.  It took advantage of a unique 
resonance at the sub-atomic level that caused a simulated amplification 
of the string vibrations, leading to tremendous power outputs.  The 
important component was how the two crystals were channeled, using a 
microlaser to trace the conduits into the structure.

Even more importantly, when the two halves were separated, it was 
impossible to determine that they were anything more than two crystals. 
They did not give off any sort of radiation or other emissions that they 
could detect.  There was some speculation as to why this was the case, 
and a third team was working on that aspect.

"Thank you Mr. Lorynn.  Ms Kerrigan, tell me about fabrication process."

"Well Sir, that was Qitra's breakthrough,  I just run the machines."

Quitra, a Bolian, stood up.  "Well sir, thanks to having the examples, 
we were able to mathematically model the curves based on the size of the 
power output.  These equations," she showed a series of complex 
integrals, "help us plot the curves to etch into the crystal. We are 
hoping to further automate this, and understand some of these constants 
that we think will further allow us to boost the power.  It is also 
imperative we find more sources of these crystals.  And of higher quality."

"I think I have solved that problem, at least in part," spoke up the 
trill Terzed Lad.  "It seems that the Caitains mine one of these 
crystals for their own power sources.  However it is not clear that they 
have figured out this issue. Or are even aware of the potential."

Professor Kitt templed his hands and looked around the room.  "Thank you 
all.  This is most promising.  Have you identified the other component 
in detail?"

"Of course, it is a metallic block that is composed of layers of 
hexagonal spheres of gallium, darmstadtium and erbium.  These layers 
repeat and are finally encased on a ceramic stabilizer.  It is childs 
play with out molecular sequencer to make these in any size and shape."

The meeting went on for several more hours, all of which was recorded by 
Carirr, who also stopped in periodically to check on the people, using 
her telepathic powers to make sure no one was hiding anything.

(Deneb V - Hammon energy research - Carirr Vikag - 17:00)

The meeting over, the scientists sated and happy.   Now came the hard 
work.  Carirr encrypted all the data and prepared her report for 
Hammond.  This was going better than expected and this energy source 
would be ideal for phase two of the project.  A project that had 
languished fro the past two years due to the energy  issues that were 
not readily overcome.  That was until now.

She finished her work, uploaded the data to she secure site.  Hidden in 
various reports that only Jae could put back together.  With that, she 
called a Currier to bring the backup data crystal to the dropoff point. 
Looking up she had plenty of time before her date tonight.  She was 
meeting a fascinating human named Michael Weston.  It wasn't often she 
dated humans, but he intrigued her, in part because of his mental 
training, she could not get a read on him, and that intrigued her.

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