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 ====== Fermite ====== ====== Fermite ======
-[{{https://​upload.wikimedia.org/​wikipedia/​commons/​thumb/​d/​d2/​Wardite%2C_Childrenite-Eosphorite_series-199243.jpg/​800px-Wardite%2C_Childrenite-Eosphorite_series-199243.jpg?​300 |Large specimen of Fermite}}]+{{https://​upload.wikimedia.org/​wikipedia/​commons/​thumb/​d/​d2/​Wardite%2C_Childrenite-Eosphorite_series-199243.jpg/​800px-Wardite%2C_Childrenite-Eosphorite_series-199243.jpg?​300 |Large specimen of Fermite}}
  
 Fermite is an unusual and rare mineral, the crystal structure of which acts as a stabiliser for the radioactive element Fermium. Fermite has unusual properties that affect interactions many chemicals have with organic tissue. Fermite is an unusual and rare mineral, the crystal structure of which acts as a stabiliser for the radioactive element Fermium. Fermite has unusual properties that affect interactions many chemicals have with organic tissue.
  
-The mineral was discovered and subsequently described during a 3582PT survey of the tomb world of [[system:​Kannavax#​Kannavax III|Kannavax III]] in [[sector:​Wesrix'​s Sector]], whose atmosphere was stripped away and biosphere sterilised by a nearby supernova in 530BE. The [[Dominion]] scientific crew that discovered it was a diverse multidisciplinary team, and were able to work out its effects on biochemical reactions as well as the solvent mix to incorporate it into pharmaceuticals before they finished their 1-year survey. Yuallon, the lead scientist on the expedition, is regarded by the [[Tulaki ​Ecclesiocracy]] to have ascended upon her death to the Court of [[Dekal the World-Shaper]].+The mineral was discovered and subsequently described during a 3582PT survey of the tomb world of [[system:​Kannavax#​Kannavax III|Kannavax III]] in [[sector:​Wesrix'​s Sector]], whose atmosphere was stripped away and biosphere sterilised by a nearby supernova in 530BE. The [[Dominion]] scientific crew that discovered it was a diverse multidisciplinary team, and were able to work out its effects on biochemical reactions as well as the solvent mix to incorporate it into pharmaceuticals before they finished their 1-year survey. Yuallon, the lead scientist on the expedition, is regarded by the [[dominion_leadership#​the_ecclesiocracy|Dominion ​Ecclesiocracy]] to have ascended upon her death to the Court of [[immortal spirits#Dekal the World-Shaper]].
  
 ==== Composition ==== ==== Composition ====
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 The source of this stabilising effect is unknown. It is thought that the precise position of the phosphate ions in fermite'​s crystal lattice constrains the Fermium-257 nucleus and prevents alpha-particle emission somehow. A number of experiments have been carried out in the last few centuries to introduce other unstable isotopes to the stabilising structure of fermite, allowing them to last for more than a few seconds. So far, success has been limited at best. The source of this stabilising effect is unknown. It is thought that the precise position of the phosphate ions in fermite'​s crystal lattice constrains the Fermium-257 nucleus and prevents alpha-particle emission somehow. A number of experiments have been carried out in the last few centuries to introduce other unstable isotopes to the stabilising structure of fermite, allowing them to last for more than a few seconds. So far, success has been limited at best.
  
-[{{ https://​upload.wikimedia.org/​wikipedia/​commons/​thumb/​5/​5f/​Pulsar_model.jpg/​800px-Pulsar_model.jpg?​150|Narrow beams of radiation from pulsars may cause fermite to form.}}]+{{ https://​upload.wikimedia.org/​wikipedia/​commons/​thumb/​5/​5f/​Pulsar_model.jpg/​800px-Pulsar_model.jpg?​150|Narrow beams of radiation from pulsars may cause fermite to form.}}
 ==== Occurrence ==== ==== Occurrence ====
  
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 ===== Applications ===== ===== Applications =====
  
-Fermite acts as a biochemical catalyst, increasing the speed at which interactions take place between organic molecules and a vast array of chemicals - particularly ​pharmaceuticals.+Fermite acts as a biochemical catalyst, increasing the speed at which interactions take place between organic molecules and a vast array of chemicals - particularly ​[[medicaments]].
  
-Samples of mineral fermite, when ground up and dissolved in a cocktail of acids and nanocapsules,​ can be incorporated into a variety of pharmaceuticals ​to enhance their effect, shortening the time before their effects take hold in the body.+Samples of mineral fermite, when ground up and dissolved in a cocktail of acids and nanocapsules,​ can be incorporated into a variety of [[medicaments]] ​to enhance their effect, shortening the time before their effects take hold in the body.
  
-Care must be taken in making up the solvent cocktail, as incorrect proportions can ruin both the pharmaceutical ​and fermite sample.+Care must be taken in making up the solvent cocktail, as incorrect proportions can ruin both the drug and fermite sample.
  
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 ====== OOC Game Information ====== ====== OOC Game Information ======
  
-Fermite is a type of [[Exotic Reagent]] - an [[Exotic Substances|Exotic Substance]] related to [[Corporeal Science]]. A physrep of some kind of mineral can be used to represent measures of this substance, small mineral samples can represent one or two measures, while larger physrep samples can hold more. Ideal fermite physreps are a milky white colour, but this is not required.+Fermite is a type of [[Exotic Reagents|Exotic Reagent]] - an [[Exotic Substances|Exotic Substance]] related to [[Corporeal Science]]. A physrep of some kind of mineral can be used to represent measures of this substance, small mineral samples can represent one or two measures, while larger physrep samples can hold more. Ideal fermite physreps are a milky white colour, but this is not required.
  
-A measure of Fermite can be applied to any single measure of an injectable ​pharmaceutical. Applying a measure of this substance will speed up the injectable's effects, halving all times and durations. This can make healing chemicals work faster, as well as deadly poisons. It also shortens the duration of beneficial substances - anything with a duration of an event will instead only last a single day, while anything that lasts until the end of the day will last only half that long (check how many hours you have left until time out, and then half that number).+A measure of Fermite can be applied to any single measure of an injectable ​[[Medicaments|Medicament]]. Applying a measure of this substance will speed up the medicament's effects, halving all times and durations. This can make healing chemicals work faster, as well as deadly poisons. It also shortens the duration of beneficial substances - anything with a duration of an event will instead only last a single day, while anything that lasts until the end of the day will last only half that long (check how many hours you have left until time out, and then half that number).
  
-As with all [Science ​Substances]],​ a character with at least 1 rank in the relevant speciality ([[Corporeal Science]] in this case) can spend 1 minute of appropriate roleplaying to apply 1 measure of Fermite to an injectable. After this roleplaying,​ they should unpeel the sticker that represents this substance, and stick it to the lammie of the injectable, modifying its game effect.+As with all [[Exotic ​Substances]],​ a character with at least 1 rank in the relevant speciality ([[professional skills#Corporeal Science]] in this case) can spend 1 minute of appropriate roleplaying to apply 1 measure of Fermite to a [[Medicaments|Medicament]]. After this roleplaying,​ they should unpeel the sticker that represents this substance, and stick it to the lammie of the [[Medicaments|Medicament]], modifying its game effect.
 {{tag>​science galactipedia item corporeal_science}} {{tag>​science galactipedia item corporeal_science}}
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