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Science and Technology List

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Extraction pumps [1] Device used in the mining of deuterium. [1]
Explosive matrix [2] System of the Xindi planet destroying weapon. An explosion of sufficient yield within the explosive matrix would set off a chain reaction sufficient to destroy the whole weapon. [2]
Exoskeleton [3] Any skeleton which is on the outside rather than inside of the body. Insects have exoskeletons. Borg drones have an artificial exoskeleton attached to their skin. [3]
Exogenic field [4] Enery field that can surround a planet and cause a time shift in sub-space radio signals passing through it. Interaction with active sensor scans can cause a quantum reaction leading to a surge of metreon radiation which can be hazardous to ships. [4]
Exocomps [5] Created by Dr. Farallon to assist in the Particle Fountain project on Tyrus VIIA, the exocomp is a small computerized autonomous repair unit. Each exocomp is equipped with an antigrav unit which allows it to move around under its own power, a computer which allows it to analyse and diagnose faults and produce repair strategies independent of outside control, and a replicator unit which allows it to produce a wide variety of tools with which to conduct repairs. [5]

The exocomps were highly successful in their initial service, but quickly developed what appeared to be erratic behaviour. When an exocomp refused to enter a work area shortly before it exploded, Lieutenant Commander Data theorized that the devices had developed sentience and were acting in their own interests. The first tests designed to prove this hypothesis failed, but subsequently Data discovered that this had been because the exocomps had outwitted the tests. [5]

Before he could communicate this information to the Enterprise-D crew, an accident at the particle fountain put Captain Picard and Lieutenant La Forge in danger from high radiation levels. Commander Riker attempted to sacrifice the exocomps to save the officers, but was prevented from doing so by Data. Data argued that since the exocomps were in fact sentient, they had the right to decide for themselves whether to sacrifice their lives. [5]

Riker agreed, and three exocomps were allowed to board the particle fountain under their own control. They were able to successfully rescue both officers, although one of the exocomps was tragically lost in the operation. [5]

After this striking demonstration of their sentience, Dr. Farallon agreed to allow the exocomps full autonomy in all future work on the project. [5]
Exocomp [5] A small robot designed to analyse problems and replicate the tools required to fix them. [5]
Exatanium [6] Exotic metal alloy [6]
Event horizon [7] The region around a black hole at which the escape velocity reaches that of light. Certain types of singularity generate an event horizon in the form of an immensely powerful force field. [7]
Eugene's limit [8] A limit which applies to warp drive systems. According to Eugene's limit Warp 10 could not be achieved because this involved travelling at infinite velocity. The Federation long suspected that the barrier could be circumvented to allow warp factors above 10 to be reached, and attempted to do this with the Excelsior class Starship. The attempt failed, and the Federation has never achieved a practical transwarp drive. The shuttle Cochrane did achieve warp 10 in 2372, allowing it to occupy every point in the universe simultaneously, but practical difficulties kept the system from being developed. Several examples of alien transwarp drives have been observed. [8]
Escape pod [9] Small capsule which is ejected from a Starship when it seems certain that it will be destroyed. Escape pods can generally carry several people. [9] Kirk was ejected from the USS Enterprise in 2258 and landed on the the ice planet Delta Vega [10]
EPS taps [11] Component of a Federation EPS system which diverts plasma from the warp drive in order to power the onboard systems. [11]
EPS synchronizer [12] Element of the weapons systems of an NX class starship. If the synchroniser was not reset when connecting certain systems to the power grid, it could cause the person working on it to have their eyebrows singed. [12]
EPS regulators [13] Element of Deep Space Nine's systems. If not calibrated properly they could interfere with the station's artificial gravity grid. [13]
EPS matrix converter [14] Element of Deep Space Nine's systems. [14]
EPS Manifold [15] A component of Starship engine systems. Damage to the EPS manifold caused engine power loss and shutdown. In 2153, Captain Archer expected to take down the main power system of a Borg assimilated Tarkalean ship by destroying its EPS manifold with a pair of photon torpedo hits. He was unable to do so as the NX-01 was incapacitated. However, he did beam into the ship close to the EPS manifold and destroy it with grenades. [15]

When the NX-01 was captured by Triannon fanatics, the crew sabotaged the EPS manifold to cause the ship to lose power. On the NX-01 the system was located in on Deck D, section J-15. [16]

In 2154 Captain Archer disabled the alternate timeline version of the NX-01 by beaming its EPS manifold off the ship during combat. [17]
EPS [18] Electro Plasma System, a network of conduits which allows plasma to be routed around a ship in order to power the major systems. [18]
Engram transcriptor [19] System used by the Mari police force to record memories for later examination. [19]
Engineering section [20] Typically, the part of a Federation Starship in which the fuel, power, propulsion and other major systems are located. [20] Some designs such as the Miranda and Akira have merged the engineering hull into the Saucer section. [9]
Emitter stage [21] Element of a Federation phaser weapon. [21]
EMH [22] Emergency Medical Hologram, an artificial person who is intended to serve as a supplement or replacement for a ships medical officer in an emergency. EMH's can only exist within holographic facilities such as a suitably equipped sickbay or a holodeck. [22]
Emergency transporter armband [23] Device used for the remote activation of a transporter. [23]
Emergency manual monitor [24] Auxiliary control system on board Constitution class Starships. [24]
Emergency hand actuator [25] Backup system for opening a Starship door in the event of a system failure which renders the automatic opening system inopperative. Also known as a handle. [25]
EM base frequencies [23] Term which is used when measuring the electromagnetic wavelengths of a phaser beam. [23]
Elgol-red [26] A Cardassian code system. [26]
Element 247 [27] Un-named element discovered by USS Voyager. The element was the first stable trans-Uranic element discovered. [27]
Electrophoretic activity [28] Slow movement of charged colloidal particles in a fluid under the influence of an electrical field. [28]
Electrodynamic turbulence [29] Strong currents in the upper atmosphere of some planets. This type of turbulence is a severe hazard to aircraft. [29]
Electroceramic [30] Material used as in the construction of Kazon spacecraft. [30]
Electro-dynamic probe [31] A tool used by Entharan arms dealers. The probe can be fitted with a mono-filament stimulator, allowing it to manipulate neuro-transmitter levels. [31]
Electro plasma conduit [13] Type of conduit used in the USS Defiant. [13]
EJ7 interlock [32] Device used on Deep Space 9 to open high-security panels. [32]
Eisilium [33] An extremely rare mineral; until 2151 the Vulcans had never managed to study it in any detail. The NX-01 discovered large deposits of Eisilium on a comet in 2151. [33]
Eichner radiation [34] A type of radiation which can mutate plasma plague or accelerate its growth. In 2295 Doctor Susan Nuress used Eichner radiation to create new strains of plasma plague during an outbreak in the Oby System. Eichner radiation can be produced by produced by a subspace phase inverter and certain cyanoacrylates. [34]
Echo displacement [35] Method of projecting false sensor readings using a Starships deflector. [35]
Ear reciever [20] Device used by Starfleet to allow audio information to be heard in private. [20]
E-Mail [36] 20th century method of communicating information from one computer to another. [36]
E-band emissions [37] Signals emitted by a collapsing protostar. [37]

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References

# Series Season Source Comment
1 ENT 2 Marauders
2 ENT 3 Azati Prime
3 Generic canonical information
4 DS9 6 The Sound of Her Voice
5 TNG 6 The Quality of Life
6 VOY 4 Vis-a-Vis
7 VOY 1 Parallax
8 Star Trek The Next Generation Technical Manual
9 Star Trek : First Contact
10 Star Trek XI
11 TNG 5 A Matter of Time
12 ENT 3 Proving Ground
13 DS9 5 In the Cards
14 DS9 5 Empok Nor
15 ENT 2 Regeneration
16 ENT 3 Chosen Realm
17 ENT 3 E2
18 DS9 1 The Forsaken
19 VOY 4 Random Thoughts
20 Various Original Series episodes
21 DS9 5 Soldiers of the Empire
22 VOY 1 Caretaker
23 TNG 3 The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
24 TOS 2 The Ultimate Computer
25 TNG 5 Disaster
26 DS9 5 In Purgatory's Shadow
27 VOY 1 Emanations
28 VOY 2 Elogium
29 VOY 2 Innocence
30 VOY 2 Initiations
31 VOY 4 Retrospect
32 DS9 1 In the Hands of the Prophets
33 ENT 1 Breaking the Ice
34 TNG 2 The Child
35 VOY 2 Basics, Part 1
36 VOY 3 Future's End, Part 1
37 TNG 4 The Mind's Eye
Series : ENT Season 2
Episode : Marauders
Series : ENT Season 3
Episode : Azati Prime
Source : Generic canonical information
Series : DS9 Season 6
Episode : The Sound of Her Voice
Series : TNG Season 6
Episode : The Quality of Life
Series : VOY Season 4
Episode : Vis-a-Vis
Series : VOY Season 1
Episode : Parallax
Book : Star Trek The Next Generation Technical Manual
Film: Star Trek : First Contact
Film: Star Trek XI
Series : TNG Season 5
Episode : A Matter of Time
Series : ENT Season 3
Episode : Proving Ground
Series : DS9 Season 5
Episode : In the Cards
Series : DS9 Season 5
Episode : Empok Nor
Series : ENT Season 2
Episode : Regeneration
Series : ENT Season 3
Episode : Chosen Realm
Series : ENT Season 3
Episode : E2
Series : DS9 Season 1
Episode : The Forsaken
Series : VOY Season 4
Episode : Random Thoughts
Series : TOS Season
Episode : Various Original Series episodes
Series : DS9 Season 5
Episode : Soldiers of the Empire
Series : VOY Season 1
Episode : Caretaker
Series : TNG Season 3
Episode : The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1
Series : TOS Season 2
Episode : The Ultimate Computer
Series : TNG Season 5
Episode : Disaster
Series : DS9 Season 5
Episode : In Purgatory's Shadow
Series : VOY Season 1
Episode : Emanations
Series : VOY Season 2
Episode : Elogium
Series : VOY Season 2
Episode : Innocence
Series : VOY Season 2
Episode : Initiations
Series : VOY Season 4
Episode : Retrospect
Series : DS9 Season 1
Episode : In the Hands of the Prophets
Series : ENT Season 1
Episode : Breaking the Ice
Series : TNG Season 2
Episode : The Child
Series : VOY Season 2
Episode : Basics, Part 1
Series : VOY Season 3
Episode : Future's End, Part 1
Series : TNG Season 4
Episode : The Mind's Eye


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