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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 7560296" data-attributes="member: 710"><p>Too bad megastructures are out - I always thought that one of the possibl explanations for the seeming lack of tech advancement in the Star Wars universe might be that the logistics of uncovering new knowledge has become too complex to manage. To find out new stuff about the nature of matter you might need particle accelerators larger than planets, but who is going to start building them in uncertain times or when they won't see their labor come to fruition in their lifetime / election cycle.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Research</strong></p><p>A study for finding/describing "pre-historic" hyperdrive routes (e.g. there are no cultures that would have records of that time, but there might have been lost civilizations.)</p><p></p><p>Studying the Hawking Radiation on the smallest known black hole in the galaxy.</p><p></p><p>Extra-Galactic Planet Hunting / Spectral Analysis</p><p></p><p>Studying Migration Patterns of "Space Whales" or similar cosmological lifeforms. </p><p></p><p>Tracing invasive species that were transported via colonization or interstellar trade/traffic. (Okay, the Bantha is found on X planets, but where did they really come from?)</p><p></p><p>Tracing the origins of an ancient and formerly common disease that died out due to a succesful vaccine development centuries ago. </p><p></p><p>Coruscanti Mating Rituals predating the Old Republic</p><p></p><p>Cataloguing Alderaan Debris (Origins, changes due the destruction of the planet, any surprises on the nature of the planet's core now that it's laid bare?)</p><p></p><p>Archeology on an industrial world whose population died out before the planet could join the galactic civlization. (They won't have force secrets, revolutionary tech or anything. But you can certainly get some papers and cautionary tales on how you can ruin your planet and not make it.)</p><p></p><p><strong>Engineering</strong></p><p>Better particle filters for industrial applications</p><p></p><p>A disposable light-weight Chemical Scanner that can eschew with a rare earth in construction that make existing ones hard to recycle</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 7560296, member: 710"] Too bad megastructures are out - I always thought that one of the possibl explanations for the seeming lack of tech advancement in the Star Wars universe might be that the logistics of uncovering new knowledge has become too complex to manage. To find out new stuff about the nature of matter you might need particle accelerators larger than planets, but who is going to start building them in uncertain times or when they won't see their labor come to fruition in their lifetime / election cycle. [B]Research[/B] A study for finding/describing "pre-historic" hyperdrive routes (e.g. there are no cultures that would have records of that time, but there might have been lost civilizations.) Studying the Hawking Radiation on the smallest known black hole in the galaxy. Extra-Galactic Planet Hunting / Spectral Analysis Studying Migration Patterns of "Space Whales" or similar cosmological lifeforms. Tracing invasive species that were transported via colonization or interstellar trade/traffic. (Okay, the Bantha is found on X planets, but where did they really come from?) Tracing the origins of an ancient and formerly common disease that died out due to a succesful vaccine development centuries ago. Coruscanti Mating Rituals predating the Old Republic Cataloguing Alderaan Debris (Origins, changes due the destruction of the planet, any surprises on the nature of the planet's core now that it's laid bare?) Archeology on an industrial world whose population died out before the planet could join the galactic civlization. (They won't have force secrets, revolutionary tech or anything. But you can certainly get some papers and cautionary tales on how you can ruin your planet and not make it.) [B]Engineering[/B] Better particle filters for industrial applications A disposable light-weight Chemical Scanner that can eschew with a rare earth in construction that make existing ones hard to recycle [/QUOTE]
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