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Nanocytes or nanotechnological machines are typically built in with preprogrammed lifespan limits, keeping them from running amok... But, what if those limitations didn't work. What would happen? What if the fail safes fail? | Nanocytes or nanotechnological machines are typically built in with preprogrammed lifespan limits, keeping them from running amok... But, what if those limitations didn't work. What would happen? What if the fail safes fail? | ||
− | The technology to create grey goo is projected to become available around [[TL:22-24]] and specifically at [[TL-23]] | + | The technology to create grey goo is projected to become available around [[TL:22-24]] and specifically at [[TL-23]]. It is not currently known to [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] science. {{page cite|name= T5 Core Rules |Page= 236 |version= Traveller 5th |article= (Core Rules 5.10 Book 2 Starships)}} |
=== Nantechnological Goo Variations === | === Nantechnological Goo Variations === | ||
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There are rumors that some [[Red Zone]] [[world]]s on the [[Imperial Fringe]] may be former [[Ancients]] experiments gone wrong... Experiments with ''Grey Goo''... | There are rumors that some [[Red Zone]] [[world]]s on the [[Imperial Fringe]] may be former [[Ancients]] experiments gone wrong... Experiments with ''Grey Goo''... | ||
+ | === Neumann Nanopocalypse === | ||
[[Neumann (world)]] (Trojan Reach 3105) was almost destroyed by a nanobot swarm, leaving vast portions of the planet covered in grey goo.{{page cite|name= The Pirates of Drinax |page=105 |version= Mongoose Traveller}} {{page cite|name= Aslan |page=174 |version= Mongoose Traveller}} | [[Neumann (world)]] (Trojan Reach 3105) was almost destroyed by a nanobot swarm, leaving vast portions of the planet covered in grey goo.{{page cite|name= The Pirates of Drinax |page=105 |version= Mongoose Traveller}} {{page cite|name= Aslan |page=174 |version= Mongoose Traveller}} | ||
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Grey Goo is a hypothetical future artifact, a sort of nanotechnology used for mass transformation of the environment.
- Many hypothetical scenarios assume that it will go horribly wrong. These dystopian scenarios are often referred to as the nano-pocalypse.
Library Data Referral Tree
Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
- Nano Science / Nanotechnology (Nano-)
Description (Specifications)
Grey goo (...also spelled gray goo) is a hypothetical end-of-the-world scenario involving molecular nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating robots consume all biomass on Earth while building more of themselves, a scenario that has been called ecophagy ("eating the environment", more literally "eating the habitation").
Nanocytes or nanotechnological machines are typically built in with preprogrammed lifespan limits, keeping them from running amok... But, what if those limitations didn't work. What would happen? What if the fail safes fail?
The technology to create grey goo is projected to become available around TL:22-24 and specifically at TL-23. It is not currently known to Imperial science. [1]
Nantechnological Goo Variations
Variations on this term include:
Nantechnological Goo Variations | |
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Type | Remarks |
Black Goo | It is the use of nanomachines by military forces in open combat. They are often known as Disassembler Swarms and are specifically designed to break target materials into components.
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Blue Goo | It is a defensive nanotechnological system. It is often used to denote any form of benign and protective neumann-capable technology.
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Golden Goo | It is an economic optimizer, that optimizes resource collection and processing across vast scales.
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Green Goo | They are usually thought of as out-of-control biologicals or bionanotech devices.
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Grey Goo | It is an assembler nanomachine used for widescale construction and transformation of the environment.
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Pink Goo | Pink goo is a self-replicating entity with a tendency to fill up existing space.
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Red Goo | It is the use of nanomachines by terrorists or nihilists to destroy all or some segment of humanity.
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History & Background (Dossier)
There are rumors that some Red Zone worlds on the Imperial Fringe may be former Ancients experiments gone wrong... Experiments with Grey Goo...
Neumann Nanopocalypse
Neumann (world) (Trojan Reach 3105) was almost destroyed by a nanobot swarm, leaving vast portions of the planet covered in grey goo.[2] [3]
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)
This technological phenomenon can be found in the following areas:
Charted Space
World Listing: 1105
The following systems and worlds are associated with this phenomenon:
References & Contributors (Sources)
This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Gray_goo. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The text of Wikipedia is available under the Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. |
This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Self-replicating_machines_in_fiction. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The text of Wikipedia is available under the Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. |
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
- EXTERNAL LINK: Grey Goo at TV Tropes
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. "(Core Rules 5.10 Book 2 Starships)." T5 Core Rules (2013): .
- ↑ Gareth Hanrahan. The Pirates of Drinax (Mongoose Publishing, 2011), 105.
- ↑ Gareth Hanrahan. Aslan (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), 174.