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Why do (Federation) starships need Bussard collectors in front of their warp nacelles?
Ever since Zephram Cochrane's first human-built warp-capable vessel, the Phoenix, Human ships with warp drives have had Bussard collectors placed in front of their warp nacelles.
Why are the Bussard ...
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Can the navigation shields resist lasers of any strength?
In The Outrageous Okana, it is described that lasers are ineffective against the Enterprise:
WORF: Still no response. Captain, they are now locking lasers on us.
RIKER: Lasers?
WORF: Yes, sir.
PICARD:...
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Can Borg drones control their ships with their minds?
I've seen some people get upset at seeing Borg drones press buttons on computer consoles, arguing that they should be able to simply control the ship via their hive mind connection.
I'm pretty sure we'...
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How do Star Trek viewscreens show perceivable depth?
This has bothered me ever since I noticed it; the viewscreen in The Next Generation shows perceivable depth even when viewed from an angle when, I would imagine, such an angle should start to warp the ...
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Where do replicator patterns come from? [duplicate]
We take for granted you can get almost anything you want.
But, Where do replicator patterns come from?
I don't recall any discussion of this. (Possibly the only evidence I can recall is that ...
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Has human child-bearing age been extended in Star Trek?
We know that life expectancy has been radically increased due to significant medical advancement. For example, Dr. McCoy lives to be at least 137 per his depiction in "Encounter at Farpoint"...
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How common is Geordi's VISOR technology?
As far as I recall, various people were not familiar with the VISOR when they first encounter Geordi. Yet he was apparently fitted with it when he was five.
Is the VISOR extremely rare or unique? ...
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Vacuum or shock wave cased by beaming [duplicate]
Is anyone aware of it ever having been addressed that for a technology such as beaming to remove an object from an environment that is not a vacuum, that on removing it, there would be an instant ...
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How do miniature holograms work?
"Miniature" holograms are seen a few times in Star Trek, including the hologram of Tasha Yar, which Data had, and the mini-EMH hologram ("Virtuoso").
This technology presumably had some sort of built-...
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Is Data's brain more akin to organic neural networks, or software running on hardware?
I know Data's brain is 'positronic', but what does that mean? It was invented by Asimov, right?
Sometimes they talk about creating new connections, such as in an organic network, but other times they ...
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What is the range of the Enterprise-D's sensors?
A similar question on the functionality of sensors can be found here, but my question goes beyond that (pun intended). What is the range (distance) of the sensors of the Enterprise-D? My ...
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In Star Trek, what uses would an astrophysics lab have for a stasis unit?
At the beginning of TNG: Starship Mine, Captain Picard tells Dr. Beverly Crusher to arrange with Geordi La Forge to beam a stasis unit from the ship's astrophysics lab.
Why would an astrophysics lab ...
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How many photon torpedos can an Ambassador-class starship’s shields withstand?
I have looked at a ton of Star Trek episodes ever since Yesterday's Enterprise, but I have not found any information at all on the shielding capabilities of an Ambassador-class starship. I'm looking ...
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Does the Turbolift on the bridge of Star Trek TNG Galaxy class vessels provide shipwide service, or are there additional Turbolifts?
Can you access the entire ship via the Turbolift that services the bridge? Is it a single system, or do you have to switch lifts somewhere along your journey?
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