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Real or semi-real technology The following are technologies that actually exist, or are very similar to ones that do. Firearms The standard weapons of humans and SG teams remain conventional firearms that, while technologically inferior to many alien weapons, have at times proven tactically superior (as the character Thor puts it, "The Asgard would never invent a weapon that propels small weights of iron and carbon alloys, by igniting a powder of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulfur.") Explosives and pyrotechnic devices Other Fictional Technology The following are technologies that do not exist in the real world; in some cases the new technology is an enhancement or modification of existing technology made possible by interstellar contact, whereas others are completely within the realm of fiction. Anti-Prior device A device invented by Samantha Carter and Bill Lee, it is a black disk containing a device that produces high-frequency sound when activated. Developed after the Khalek encounter,• the device, when set to the proper frequency, can stop a Prior of the Ori from using his powers for a limited time. Anti-Wraith Retrovirus Though developed exclusively in Atlantis, this "virus" is actually a gene therapy developed by Dr. Carson Beckett that suppresses the Wraith, or Iratus bug, part of the Wraith genome, and leaves only the human genes active. It causes a Wraith to slowly become a human. Once the process is complete, the subject usually experiences memory loss, allowing him or her to then be fooled into thinking that they have always been human. This was what was done to Michael in the episode . The invention of this process served as the catalyst for the exploration of a new theme in Stargate Atlantis, which began to explore the idea that maybe the Wraith are not any more "evil" than humans who breed and cull other animals to survive, as well as exploring the concept of identity. The Wraith Michael, though converted into a human genetically, was never the less still a Wraith (or so a select number of Atlantis personnel attested vigorously). Unless given regular injections of the gene, a subject's Iratus Bug DNA will start to express itself again. However, the retrovirus does not always have to be injected. It can be transmitted through the air, and used to potentially infect an entire Wraith hive ship. ATA Gene Therapy Pioneered by Carson Beckett, this is a simple injection that will give humans the ATA gene expression required to use most Ancient technology. It is successful in just under 50% of subjects. It takes at least four hours for the therapy to kick in. However, the therapy is not permanent and might cause diseases. Field Remote Expeditionary Device (FRED) The Field Remote Expeditionary Device (FRED) is a six-wheeled cargo vehicle used to carry supplies through the Stargate. It has several tie-down cables for securing crates and often serves as cover when SG teams come under fire. Garage Door Opener (GDO) The Garage Door Opener (GDO), transmits a coded radio signal containing an Iris Deactivation Code (IDC) to Stargate Command through the event horizon of the Stargate. If the correct IDC is transmitted, the Iris is opened to allow homecoming travellers. This system is unique to Earth and Atlantis. Goauld Buster Naquadah enhanced nuclear weapon used in the episode "The Serpents Lair". It was developed at Area 51 by Col. Samuels and Col. Maybourne. It uses a Type 12A warhead, which is made with radar-absorbing material used on stealth aircraft. However, the material may be ineffective against Goa'uld sensors. Enhanced with Naquadah, it had a yield that exceeded 1000 megatons. Col. Samuels was quite confident that the Goa'uld Buster weapon would work, but it proved ineffective against Goa'uld sheilds. Despite the failure of the Goa'uld Buster, the SGC contiuned to develop other Naquadah enhanced nuclear weapons. Iris Blocks incoming traffic through the Stargate when closed; developed to prevent other alien races from dialing Earth and invading. Can be deactivated by a GDO. There have been occasions when enemies breached the Iris; after these breaches the iris was replaced several times. Many of the breaches are detailed in the main article. Kull disruptor A weapon developed with the Tok'ra to fight Kull Warriors. Originally installed on a Transphase Eradication Rod, it has since been shrunk to fit as an attachment most SGC small arms such as the P90 and M249. As Kull Warriors seemed impervious to both energy weapons and standard force, the Kull Disruptor became the only thing capable of stopping them. Locator beacon All SGC personnel are equipped with implanted locator beacons for use with beaming technology. Originally, the beacons were handheld devices or ankle bracelets, but after Dr. Daniel Jackson was taken hostage and separated from his beacon in the season 9 episode "Ethon," the devices were implanted under the skin and are therefore less detectable. Although on the episode "Memento Mori," the chip was removed from Vala in a van while she was being kidnapped. It also appears that anyone who travels off-world is fitted with the beacons. In the season 9 episode "The Scourge," SG-1 and members of an international diplomatic tour were stranded on the planet host to the Gamma Site after a carnivorous insect species overran it. Upon the arrival of the Odyssey, all of them were beamed to safety. This technology may be an enhancement of the RFID chip. Mark VIII Tactical Missile A primary offensive missile used against enemy capital ships, it is speculated that this device has a naquadah enhanced nuclear device and shield inhibitors to penetrate a ship's defenses and increase its destructive capability. Mark IX "Gate-Buster" bomb Developed by Samantha Carter at Area 51, the Mark IX is a naqahdriah-enhanced nuclear weapon "designed solely for the purpose of vaporizing Stargates and anything else within a 100 mile/170 kilometer radius."• This is no small feat, as Stargates have proven extremely durable. (See note below.) The bomb creates a multi-gigaton detonation.• It has built-in safeguards that prevent it from being deactivated by electromagnetic countermeasures or any form of tampering. When the bomb was first used, it failed to destroy the gate in question, which was being protected by an Ori Prior. During the first Abydos mission, Col. O'Neill was under orders to destroy the Stargate with a tactical nuclear weapon. Ironically, the Stargate would likely have survived the blast, only its outer layer of Naquadah feeding the nuclear reaction. The Goa'uld, Ra, was prepared to send a supply of refined, weapons-grade Naquadah back to Earth with the bomb, which would have amplified its destructive force enough to destroy the gate. Mobile Analytic Laboratory Probe (M.A.L.P.) The Mobile Analytic Laboratory Probe (MALP) is a remote-controlled, wheeled, robotic probe, used to explore alien planets without endangering SGC personnel. MALPs contain equipment used to determine such things as the breathability of the atmosphere and the presence of a working DHD on a planet to be explored. The camera equipment allows video, including videoconferencing, between Earth and off-world SG teams. Most MALPs appear to be based on Prowler or Talon Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV). Naqahdah generator
Portable Scanners Hand-held devices that can detect/analyze electromagnetic energy and other objects. The original expedition to Abydos used scanners to analyze the local food and minerals. Samantha Carter used a scanner to analyze electromagnetic energy emanating from the crystal skull in the episode "Crystal Skull". She also used a similar device to detect electromagnetic energy emanating from the android Reese when SG-1 discovered her in an alien tomb in the episode "Menace". Prior Plague Vaccine A serum developed by the de-ascended Ancient Orlin. When the Prior plague was accidentally brought to Earth, SG-1 and 12 went back to Sodan and took samples of a Prior's blood to complete the formula. However it wasn't efficient. A Jaffa-turned-Prior, Gerak, used his powers to heal the infected in the base but bursted into flames and died. Thanks to him, Dr. Lam isolated an antibody and with Orlin's work, they made a perfect cure. It saved Earth with total casualties of 3000. In "Ripple's Effect", Maj. Gen. Landry gave Alt-Fraiser the cure for her Earth. Railgun A railgun is a type of electromagnetic launcher. The variety developed in the series by Earth as a weapon produces an initial bullet velocity of Mach 5 with a 250 mile/425 kilometer range. A standard magazine is capable of holding ten thousand rounds. The projectiles fired from these weapons are so powerful that they can quite easily eliminate the smaller gliders of hostile aliens such as the Wraith Dart and the Goa'uld Death Glider. These railguns were effective in helping defend Atlantis from the Wraith "Dart" fighter ships in the Atlantis season 1 finale, "The Siege". They have also been installed on the Prometheus and the Daedalus-class battlecruisers. In reality, the technology exists to build railguns; however, it is difficult to obtain sufficient power for them to be effective and to get the barrel of the gun in question to withstand the extreme temperatures and speeds of the projectile, wearing out the barrel with only a few uses. Presumably, the fictional explanation for the ability to make operational railguns would be the invention of the naqadah generator and the discovery of more durable materials, such as trinium. Replicator distruptors Apparently based on similar Ancient technology, these pistols are intended to destroy Replicators and Asurans. Their efficacy is not known, as they have only been seen in one episode thus far ("The Return"), and it is possible that these disruptors are not of Tau'ri make but rather taken from Atlantis. Spacecraft
Stargate chain After Atlantis's ZPM became depleted, Dr. McKay and Samantha Carter devise a plan to solve the problem of transportation between the Pegasus and Milky Way galaxies. Using 34 Stargates from both galaxies, Stargate Command has constructed a massive chain of Stargates between the galaxies that would reduce the time to travel between Atlantis and Earth from three weeks to thirty minutes. With this Atlantis can resupply themselves and evacute faster. | |||||||||||||
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