Volume VI: Technology
Machines, energy installations and living systems need materials, care and skilled workers. Their capabilities change distances and daily labour; breakdowns, cost and access determine who can use them.
A story from this world · Places, eras and a path through the book
Chapters: 1–11
| # | Chapter | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy | Fusion, resonance power, biological energy systems |
| 2 | Quasi-Transport and Resonance Networks | Transportation, resonance highways |
| 3 | Xha-Ven — The Biosphere Network | Planetary communication network |
| 4 | Living Computation | Biological computing, organic processors |
| 5 | Non-AI: A Different Path | The Xha'Ruun approach to intelligence augmentation |
| 6 | Space: Symbiotic Expansion | Orbital infrastructure, lunar bases, interplanetary |
| 7 | Materials Science | Six classes of matter, living and grown materials |
| 8 | Medicine | Three-species medicine, molecular surgery, regeneration |
| 9 | Construction | Growing structures, living buildings, building keeper |
| 10 | Infrastructure | Six planetary networks, 500-year planning |
| 11 | Conclusion | Technological synthesis and limitations |