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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
If the crisis is big enough to threaten an otherwise-stable group or society, the story can't be optimistic.
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It can if the crisis is averted before serious damage is done.
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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
In science a PhD shows that your peers consider you capable of doing independent research.
What novel scientific ideas did you introduce in your books?
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A method of exciting the particles in a region of space, at the quantum level, in order to induce instantaneous tunneling from one point in space to another, without passing through normal space, thereby moving the particles from point to point faster than light, and maintaining position relative to each other via quantum entanglement; said concept based on articles published in various issues of
Scientific American. (
Verdant Skies)
Photovoltaic panels backed by a nano-antenna that absorbed infra-red radiation, making the solar cells significantly more efficient and longer-lasting; said concept based on research documented by Idaho National Laboratory, along with partners at Microcontinuum Inc. and Patrick Pinhero of the University of Missouri. (
Chasing the Light)
Applying a combination of self-hypnosis, bio-feedback analysis and realtime computer imagery to enable a human subject to gain control of autonomous physiological systems that are normally independent of conscious control, such as control of heartrate, glandular systems and memory control/manipulation. (
Evoguía)
Of course, there's more to SF than just the science...