Wie wäre mit einer Art Koralle, die nur auf einem dortigen Planeten gedeiht und dort in Überschuß, deren Skelett extrem stabil ist und die sogar im Vakuum eine Zeitlang weiterwächst, was den Bau extrem günstiger Raumstationen und Raumschiffe ermöglicht, die sich selbst regenerieren...
Ein Planet hat eine Ideale Zusammensetzung, die auch noch homogengeug ist, als dass man ihn mit Nanotech zum großoen Teil in Computronium umwandeln könntecomputronium
Matter supporting computation, especially artificial substances suitable for high efficiency computation.
"Computronium" is a catchall term for a wide range of substances comprised of very densely packed computational elements and used by higher intelligences for its speed and efficiency. Using it reduces signal times because of the short distance between each element and the fact that the huge number of processing units per unit volume (from a baseline's macroscale point of view, it would appear to be a continuous substance, much like human brain matter) means only a small volume of it is necessary to do a certain amount of work.
Although similar in basis, computronium varies widely according to design, function, characteristics, manufacturer, and from job to job. e.g. something that has large data access requirements (object recognition) have relatively little in common with computronium designed for something with massive computational needs (e.g. cryptography) etc. Every task requires different resources to complete, and the computronium would be optimized for performing a given type of work. Higher-order systems and AIs would no doubt have many subsystems, each containing different types of computer matter. Different empires, polities, and archai also may have a preferred type
Like all computer equipment, there are many different grades and implementations, ranging over all levels of technology, from regular nanoscale down to the smallest limits of matter manipulation. Smaller scales increase heat dissipation problems, of course, but also means the means of dealing with them is more advanced -- computronium made with regular nanotech might be cooled by passive radiative means, for instance, whereas the much denser picotech generally requires advanced neutrino cooling.
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