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Line 1: ==Description== ==Description== − '''Germanium''' is an element critical in the construction of [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive|Kearny Fuchida drive]]s and is an expensive and rare commodity. The core of the drive is composed of an alloy made with titanium.<ref name=SO_123>''Strategic Operations'', p. 123, "Engineering Systems"</ref> + '''Germanium''' is an element critical in the construction of [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive|Kearny Fuchida drive]]s and is an expensive and rare commodity. − Concerning the electronic attributes, it is a half-metal and thus useful in many electronic applications as a semiconductor.{{cn|June 2017}} Early solid state electronics were based on germanium. + Concerning the electronic attributes, it is a half-metal and thusly useful in many electronic applications as a semiconductor. Early solid state electronics were based on germanium. − The planet [[Alphard (MH)|Alphard]], the capital of the [[Marian Hegemony]], has huge resources of germanium and is the source of the planet's wealth.<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 166</ref> The [[Federated-Boeing Interstellar Galax Megaplex]] has the largest known factory station: a germanium ore refinery massing more than 2 megatons.<ref name=SO_137>''Strategic Operations'', p. 137, "Factory Stations"</ref> + The planet [[Alphard (MH)|Alphard]], the capital of the [[Marian Hegemony]], has huge resources of germanium and is the source of the planet's wealth.<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 166</ref> ==References== ==References== <references /> <references /> − ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''+ ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' − * ''[[Strategic Operations]]'' [[Category:Technology|Germanium]] [[Category:Technology|Germanium]]
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| − | '''Germanium''' is an element critical in the construction of [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive|Kearny Fuchida drive]]s and is an expensive and rare commodity. | + | '''Germanium''' is an element critical in the construction of [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive|Kearny Fuchida drive]]s and is an expensive and rare commodity. |
| − | Concerning the electronic attributes, it is a half-metal and | + | Concerning the electronic attributes, it is a half-metal and thusly useful in many electronic applications as a semiconductor. Early solid state electronics were based on germanium. |
| − | The planet [[Alphard (MH)|Alphard]], the capital of the [[Marian Hegemony]], has huge resources of germanium and is the source of the planet's wealth.<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 166 | + | The planet [[Alphard (MH)|Alphard]], the capital of the [[Marian Hegemony]], has huge resources of germanium and is the source of the planet's wealth.<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 166</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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[[Category:Technology|Germanium]] | [[Category:Technology|Germanium]] | ||