Research and Development

Science R&D Lab #4

> This page primarily documents the Research and Development ideas/projects aboard Joint Task Force Bellerophon's development base on ~~Deneb Kaitos II~~: ~~Hephaestus Station~~.
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### Project Categories

* **Weaponry (ship/ground, etc.)** - Defined as "anything intended to inflict damage or harm (including non-lethal forces) in an offensive or defensive manner".
* **Defensive** - Ideas geared toward mitigating or preventing direct damage of people, ships, etc.
* **Utility** - Small tech tailored to a specific function. Can include improvements on existing, larger tech.
* **Bio(-logical/-medical)** - Tech or medicine focused on healing and recovery of organic life. Can include viral study, vaccines, plague cures. Can stack with other categories.
* **(Title)\*** - An asterisk denotes that special security restrictions apply to who can know about, work on, or access this research depending on clearance level.
* **Special** - Spans multiple categories. VERY few projects will ever fit under this category.

### Project Stages

* **Conceptual** - Hypothetical ideas submitted to R&D and are deemed worthy of further exploration
* **Theoretical** - Submitted projects that have been developed into real-world theoretical models for simulated testing
* **Experimental** - Prototypes are typically available here, as the project moves to physical design. OiC approval needed for field (beta) testing.
* **Finalized** - Finished products are rolled out and final touches are made. End-users, as well as maintenance & engineering crews are briefed on safety, operation, and upkeep of new tech. Unless otherwise specified, new copies must be manufactured by R&D directly.
* **Dismissed** - Products deemed too costly, too impractical, or too redundant to continue. Notes will be added if prototypes still exist.
* **Forbidden** - Research (finished or not) deemed immoral or too dangerous to risk using. Special clarifying notes will always be added as to whether this tech is in service or has been mothballed, destroyed, etc.

## Current Projects

* **Krieger Wave Disruptors\*** - (Ground Weaponry, Finalized) - A black-ops weapon whose blueprints are not officially on-file, these weapons were adapted from portable Krieger Wave power cells. While the technology isn't necessarily new, and some similar weapons can be found on the black market, the additional stealth casings and untraceable power coils make the production of these a black-ops-only measure. The only known units made were aboard Agent Holo's ship before the "From the Ashes" mission. Of the units produced, only three did not find their way back into Dr. Aran's possession.
* **Mandatory Medical Treatment Rifle** - (Biomedical/Utility, Finalized) - The Mandatory Medical Treatment Rifle is a specialized tool developed by Starfleet Medical to deliver hypospray doses at range. Given the complex nature of the device and its near-weapon capability, the plans are restricted to authorized R&D personnel only and are created on an 'as-needed' basis at Olympus.
* **Quantum Scanning** - (Utility, Finalized) - The transporters of Olympus Station has been outfitted with special scanning equipment designed to detect non-Prime Universe characters. Terran Empire natives and unknown parallel universes sound a security/MACO alarm, while Kelvin timeline members send an automated, silent, low-priority security alert. A small complement of tricorders have also been modified to perform this scan.
* **Emergency Transport - Module V\*** - (Ground Weaponry/Utility, Experimental) - A shielded hypospray designed to deliver a precise dosage of P. Stellaviatori spores to a target. When used on someone with the appropriate augments, allows for greatly increased healing, or an immense boost to the range and capacity of self-sustained teleports. Currently, the only prototype is released to the augmented Valerie Callahan. *Note: This method of spore usage has shown negative side effects in one subject already (Rajesh Kapoor - Prime Timeline). Caution is advised.*
* **Isolinear Tracer** - (Ground Weaponry/Utility, Experimental) - A set of two rail-mounted isolinear tag launchers have been developed for use by MACO teams to utilize automatic transporter functions to aid in combat. On the prototypes, the only automatic setting is to transport a small number of thermal grenades to the designated target. These devices must be reprogrammed when using a non-paired network. Other settings are available as research progresses. Currently, both active prototypes are released to Valerie Callahan and are equipped to her rifles.
* **Phase Cloak Technology** - (Defensive, Experimental) - A ship system designed to render the ship undetectable to sensors and weapons while allowing passage through solid mass in 'normal' phase. As this is still a highly experimental technology, scientific research on this is ongoing.
* **XS-101 "Master Key" shotgun** - (Ground Weaponry, Experimental) - A custom-built shotgun designed to utilize serrated flechettes of super-heated metal. Due to its nature, it is technically illegal to possess without a military exception. A single prototype was issued to Shelly Piper during the black-op "From the Ashes" mission, and remains in her possession.
* **Matter-Energy Weaponry** - (Weaponry, Forbidden) - The tech has been deemed too extreme to utilize in any situation, violating most every civilized race's ethics and rules of engagement.
* **Graviton Compression Rifle** - (Weaponry, Dismissed) - The tech involved is impractical as a ground weapon, and already exists as a ship and station option. A MACO heavy weapon option has been considered as a defense-breaching tool, but there is no conceivable scenario in which a runabout or ship wouldn't better suffice for the job.

## Black Projects

These projects do not officially exist, so they can all be technically considered beyond "Forbidden". Knowledge of these projects is limited to briefed personnel and the R&D OiC. Even mentioning these aloud can elicit a swift (and possibly violent) investigation.

* **Spore Drive\*** - (Ship Utility, Experimental) - Study of the use and manufacture of the Spore Drive is secured at the highest level of clearance in Starfleet. Despite this, Samus has been personally tasked with studying the drive. Her findings and experiments were instrumental in the safe return of the crew aboard the ISS Boudica during its test run, though Cmdr. Callahan may have suffered some unknown minor side effects from the 'spore-similation' of her future counterpart. Unfortunately, due to the non-salvageability of the ISS Boudica, the research is mostly theoretical until a working model can be reestablished from the remaining wreckage.
* **P. Stellaviatori\*** - (Special, Experimental) - General study of the P.Stella fungus and spores, including symbiotic relationships, tardigrades, and humanoid biological compatibility. Unfortunately, use of any of these studies (including the bonding of the alternate future Moira Callahan) qualifies as genetic engineering experiments, which is banned by interstellar law.
* **Spore Neutralizer\*** - (Utility, Experimental) - Also known as the "Anti-Spore Drive". In response to Admiral Kapoor capturing (and now utilizing) a working spore drive, Samus was tasked to come up with a countermeasure for the drive. Not having a working model *and* having to avoid damaging the Mycelial Network complicated matters, but she is ready to move into the testing phase of her device...she hopes.