The following story includes spoilers for Netflix’s 3 Body Problem
THERE ARE A great deal of intricate clinical subjects present in Netflix’s 3 Body Problem (provided, think it or not, in a much more absorbable method than the extreme ideas provided in author Cixin Liu’s books. The enjoyable part? Practically all of the science provided is based, one method or another, in realities or theory. The not-so-fun part? It’s not precisely the method things might decrease today– this is a sci-fi story after all, and, as far as I understand, there’s not a Trisolaran intrusion on the horizon.
Among the most significant principles presented in 3 Body Problem is the concept of nanotechnology, and, particularly, nanofibers. The Three-Body Problem book’s lead character has this as one of his numerous abilities, however because that character is divided into 5 various individuals for Netflix’s series, each character gets their own specifying abilities and qualities. Dr. Auggie Salazar (Eiza Gonzalez), becomes our nanofiber effort– she’s reinvented the field and innovation, and sets the phase for what ends up being the season’s greatest and most terrible set piece.
If you’ve currently seen the scene, you understand what we’re speaking about– however we’ll summarize simply in case. As a method to protect innovation aboard an opponent ship– the Judgment Day, chartered by the reclusive billionaire and alien sympathizer Mike Evans (Jonathan Pryce)– Auggie’s nanofiber innovation is basically utilized as an unnoticeable, razor-sharp lattice. It extremely, strongly, eliminates everybody on board– guys, females, and kids consisted of– however leaves the Trisolan alien innovation salvagable for the human beings to make the most of.
The scene produces a fantastic minute for Gonzalez to act, as Auggie is captured in between pride for her technological developments, and the scary of what that exact same innovation can performing. (As illustrated in the season ending, her perfect usage of the nanofiber tech is just to filter water for settings that truly require it, for instance).
Here’s a bit more to understand about nanofibers, in the context of 3 Body Problem.
What are nanofibers?
To put it just, nanofibers are a very, incredibly thin product that can be made from an extremely strong (and extremely thin) carbon product, and are usually great conductors of heat and electrical energy. If made to be extremely tight– as seen in the early-episode nanotech presentation– nanofibers might in theory cut through almost anything, while appearing unnoticeable.
How do nanofibers suit 3 Body Problem
With Auggie’s function as the chief nanotechnology professional in 3 Body Problem, she becomes our main character who sees the renowned countdown in front of her eyes. This ends up being, obviously, since the Trisolarans understand what her innovation can (spoiler alert: it’s damaging to them), therefore they utilize their super-advanced Sophon computer system innovation to blast the countdown in front of her eyes, attempting to coerce/convince her to stop her research study.
And quickly, she does. Ultimately she’s called back to it, and we see the damage of the Judgment Day and all aboard in Episode 5.
Can nanofibers truly cut through boats, diamonds, people, and anything else?
Netflix’s Tudum talked to Dr. Matt Kenziewho is not just an associate teacher of physics at University of Cambridge, however likewise the science consultant for showrunners David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo on 3 Body Problem–Essentially, his computations are what made the program’s science go.
Kenzie states, in other words, that nanofibers are too pricey and tough to consist of to be made at a scale big enough for Auggie’s business and the scene in the Panama Canal with the Judgment Day to play out– however that nanofibers might really cut through “nearly anything.”
IGN Spoke with a Dr. Erin McDonaldwho has a PhD. in astrophysics and works as an expert for the whole Star Trek franchise, to inquire about 3 Body ProblemShe states that from a product science point of view, the Judgment Day series is entirely impractical (“in a manner, that’s hot rubbish”). As far as physics, she sees a method:
Atom bonds are incredibly strong. That’s the nuclear bomb? Dividing an atom and launching the energy that holds that atom. There’s lots of energy there. Could you then chain them so they could cut through anything and ruin things? Suuuuuuuure. If you are decreasing that path, then yes.
The word “in theory” is doing a lot of work here, however whatever we see occur in that 3 Body Problem scene– from bodies slicing in half to knapsacks slicing in half to the metal of the boat slicing like a loaf of bread–might take place (if, you understand, the resources existed).