Stable Super-heavy Element in Nature In this post I briefly outline the nuclear chemistry that is the background for my novel, Copernicium-296. If a stable super-heavy element in nature is found it could be the basis for harvesting quantum energy from the vacuum of space. This post discusses the chemistry of a stable super-heavy element…
Sci-Fi Weapons: How the Peacemaker Works As I explain in my novel, Copernicium-296, I have my female lead, Jana Anders, learning the truth about a sidearm issued to her as a Federation Navy Ensign, fresh out of Academy. The weapon was initially designed to be more than the simple stun gun for crowd control. The…
The “Peacemaker” I had fun inventing the handgun used by Jana in Copernicium-296. The Peacemaker, aka PKR, is the 24th-century Federation Navy’s working name for a sidearm issued to Federation Marines for personal self-defense. In coming up with the name for the weapon I remembered that a handgun used in America’s wild west had been…