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    Thread: If a hypothetical Star could fuse iron into heavier elements; what are those element?
Post: If a hypothetical Star could fuse iron into heavie...

Im writing a story and I was watching a John Michael Godier video and he said that a technosignature that could be identified to indicate alien life may be a star with a composition not formed in natu...
Maximum7 Creative Writing 1 52 08-30-2021, 02:11 AM
    Thread: Which tech in the Orion’s Arm database could NOT work in Star Wars?
Post: Which tech in the Orion’s Arm database could NOT w...

What piece of tech in the Orion’s Arm database can NOT be replicated in the Star Wars civilization? All megastructures can be created since they have the capability; it just would take resources and t...
Maximum7 Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 6 107 09-04-2019, 01:12 PM
    Thread: Does anybody know of a site that does a “Future Technology of the Week” feature?
Post: Does anybody know of a site that does a “Future Te...

I’m looking for a site or blog (or YouTube channel or podcast) that every week postulates a future science idea or technology. Amateur blogs and sites are EXTREMELY welcome and it has to focus on a sp...
Maximum7 General Off-topic Discussion 1 4,570 07-08-2019, 11:43 AM
    Thread: Are you allowed to use Orion’s Arm tech ideas or are they copyrighted?
Post: RE: Are you allowed to use Orion’s Arm tech ideas ...

Drashner1 Wrote: (04-20-2019, 04:33 AM) -- You appear to be suffering from a significant misunderstanding of how copyright works. Simply changing the name does not protect you from being held lega...
Maximum7 Creative Writing 4 89 04-20-2019, 05:28 AM
    Thread: Are you allowed to use Orion’s Arm tech ideas or are they copyrighted?
Post: RE: Are you allowed to use Orion’s Arm tech ideas ...

Drashner1 Wrote: (04-20-2019, 03:20 AM) -- Short on time atm, but the short answer is that OA tech ideas are covered by copyright, with that right owned by the author of a given idea. However, the Or...
Maximum7 Creative Writing 4 89 04-20-2019, 03:27 AM
    Thread: Are you allowed to use Orion’s Arm tech ideas or are they copyrighted?
Post: Are you allowed to use Orion’s Arm tech ideas or a...

I really want to use the Stellar sunline idea from the Encyclopedia Galactica. What could I change “Stellar sunline” to so i can use it. Basically what other name can I make it?
Maximum7 Creative Writing 4 89 04-20-2019, 03:13 AM
    Thread: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic be working on?
Post: RE: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic...

For my story, my scientist is studying sub-Hyperspace, the dimension in which quintessence can be turned into Phantom Energy and then travel to destroy star systems in real time. This is how Starkille...
Maximum7 Creative Writing 16 336 03-27-2019, 07:10 AM
    Thread: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic be working on?
Post: RE: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic...

I’m making one last round on all the forums I posted on. I’m looking for something highly advanced.
Maximum7 Creative Writing 16 336 03-24-2019, 02:41 PM
    Thread: Can you help me come up with a celestial body idea?
Post: Can you help me come up with a celestial body idea...

I decided that I’m going to have my scientist study an astrological body BUT it’s something that we haven’t identified in the real world. I’m no good at physics so I don’t know what kind of new astrol...
Maximum7 Creative Writing 3 72 03-21-2019, 12:09 PM
    Thread: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic be working on?
Post: RE: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic...

Someone on writingforums.org knocked some sense into me. The Star Wars galaxy has had 1,000’s of years to develop stuff so all science left to do is theoretical or observational. I’m going to have him...
Maximum7 Creative Writing 16 336 03-14-2019, 08:34 AM
    Thread: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic be working on?
Post: RE: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic...

I’m going about this all wrong when it comes to asking what idea I want. I’m looking for a science thing that my scientist could study. On Steven Jackson games forum, someone suggested the migration p...
Maximum7 Creative Writing 16 336 03-13-2019, 04:26 AM
    Thread: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic be working on?
Post: RE: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic...

I decided to go with a quark star. It’s better than a black hole because we don’t even know if they exist. Perfect for expansion However, I still need something for him to be working on before he deal...
Maximum7 Creative Writing 16 336 03-07-2019, 03:06 PM
    Thread: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic be working on?
Post: RE: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic...

My idea was perfect. I got it from Mythic Scribes. Intermetallic energy alloy plating. Then I found something like that existed on Wookieepedia. I’m so pissed!!!! Why can’t I find an idea that works a...
Maximum7 Creative Writing 16 336 03-03-2019, 10:46 AM
    Thread: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic be working on?
Post: RE: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic...

QwertyYerty Wrote: (02-25-2019, 02:59 PM) -- So are you saying that you are now deciding between the three ideas you described, or did you mean to just add the ideas you mentioned to the idea list so...
Maximum7 Creative Writing 16 336 02-26-2019, 11:17 AM
    Thread: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic be working on?
Post: RE: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic...

I was down to 3 ideas. A Guided recirprocating deflector shield from someone on abovetopsecret forums, Synthetic coaxium from FFG forums and The Dynamics of an Asteroid Field on Sjgames. I decided ag...
Maximum7 Creative Writing 16 336 02-24-2019, 12:02 PM
    Thread: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic be working on?
Post: What could a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic be ...

Im trying to write a story about a scientist who is working on something in the era of the New Republic. He does not believe in the Force. I just need something for him to be researching. It really is...
Maximum7 Creative Writing 16 336 01-21-2019, 11:00 AM
    Thread: Does anybody know of a site that updates every day or week with a future tech idea?
Post: Does anybody know of a site that updates every day...

I'm looking for like an Invention of the Day website or of the week ( either is acceptable). Serious Wonder had a feature called The Future This Week every Saturday before it ended in 2016 and Planetp...
Maximum7 General Off-topic Discussion 2 8,277 12-31-2017, 07:04 AM
    Thread: Future inventions point system game I'm creating
Post: Future inventions point system game I'm creating

Im making a game where each future invention equals 5 points  +5 James Webb Space Telescope +10 Quantum computer +15 Fusion reactor +20 Fusion rocket Can somebody help me think of inventions for ...
Maximum7 General Off-topic Discussion 1 5,929 09-24-2017, 11:18 AM
    Thread: My future world
Post: My future world

We are currently living in the Information Age. The next ages of humanity are as follows 1. The Post-Information Age -not too far in the future. Maybe 20 years 2. The Fusion Age -the discovery o...
Maximum7 Other Media 6 170 04-23-2017, 07:04 AM