The spiral lead to the armoured plasma cable which is basically a fusion reactor in a very thick cable with plugs.ĭuring the Dark Age of Technology science advanced beyond logic or reason, only the great Artilects of Mars had the ferocious intellect to rend the very heart of Physics and rewrite it anew in their image. The most common shape is the torus (tokamak) and the spiral. A magnetic based fusion reactor with an inner lining of thermoelectric cells to directly convert the heat into electricity, and an over lay of high performance (temp) solar cells to convert light. These systems rely artificial 'psionic' minds to stabilise and complete the equations. The laws, because of the proximity of the warp are not fixed. The maths for such systems is 'dynamic' as in the equations are continually shifting as time progresses and the amount of phase level induced. These exotic systems dabble in science beyond quantum mechanicus and delve in boarder-space theories. While the vast majority of power systems are relatively mundane (but still highly advanced) in their science some systems are far beyond our understanding of what science is. The Imperium uses several power systems are are beyond our current technology. This is an important state of matter that many advanced technologies rely on to function. Materials that retain phase once removed from the effects of the field are said to have be 'imbued phase'. Imbued PhaseĪll materials experience phase shift when exposed to a high-yield phase field, yet some will retain the phase even when removed from the field. Whereas flesh is highly registrant due to it's complexity and bio-electric field (though DNA damage can result). Usually simple homogeneous materials readily take up phase, and a wider range of phase types, than complex molecules. The phase type depends on field/ atom/ electron harmonics, and only certain phases can be imparted to certain atoms and molecule combinations. When a mundane material is exposed to a powerful Phase Field (from Emitter), the material's atoms may become phased. This point of 'unlimited power consumption' is called The Great Barrier.Īrcheotech Foundations Phased Materials At 99.999% no matter how much more power is added it will not phase to 100% as 100% means it no longer has a link to reality. The power to obtain this level of phase increases dramatically as the phase increases. The Phase-Field Emitters can theoretically distort the materium up to 99.9% phase. One of these devices is the secret Phase Field Emitter (PFE). Physics of the Warp Field emitter Technologyįollowing on the from 'Physics of 40K' this delves into the application of warp physics and derivative technologies. All a Aethyr field does is temporally change the rules on how that conversion from one form to another is carried out. However this is not breaking the laws of conservation, energy is still required to produce these effect. A field effect using Aethyr can selectively negate the forces of nature a power weapon can nullify the bonds between atoms making any armour easy to destroy, a stasis field can stop all chemical reactions indefinitely preserving that which is inside, a conversion field can negate kinetic energy (inefficient fields produce light when struck). Within the Aethyr, the laws of physics diminish reducing to nothing as the phase distortion pushes towards to the Great Barrier. It is used in a number of roles, these being: an intermodal shipping container (rail, ship, truck, air, and space), an enclosure for large 'hot swap' devices (plasma engines, air-recon, recycling systems, etc), and as a basis of a modular hab-unit fittings used in hives, starships, military complexes, and Forge Worlds. The vast manufacturing muscle of the Adeptus Mechanicus and economies of scale mean that produce goods far cheaper that many local production facilities.Ī 'B1' universal enclosure is an 8' cube frame with auto-studded side panels. The idea of shipping kits is to maximise storage space on inter-stella ships. The kits can be put together by local 'techs' who are not acolytes of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Though they built and control all higher technology they also supply STC certified kits for local assembly (for more information of STC see: The Dark Age of Technology). The Adeptus Mechanicus are responsible for the vast amount of goods produced in the Imperium.