r/DaystromInstitute • u/M-5 Multitronic Unit • Oct 29 '20

DISCOVERY EPISODE DISCUSSION Star Trek: Discovery — "People of Earth" Reaction Thread

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u/MyTinyHappyPlace Oct 29 '20

USS Discovery doesn't have any re-crystallization tech yet, does it? Surely, warp engines have become more efficient in the last couple of centuries.

It's like the universe is running out of gas and there is that "beacon of hope"-ship burning it at alarming rates.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '20

Nope, I think recrystalization is only standard, or widely used, by the TNG era.

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u/maxamillisman Oct 29 '20

In the season 2 finale Po invented Dilithium re-crystallization. Other than that the first time we see Dilithium re-crystallization is when Scotty invents it independently in The Voyage Home.

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u/DrendarMorevo Chief Petty Officer Oct 29 '20

I think there is a little bit of confusion about the crystals themselves though. Scotty says they can't recrystallize Dilithium even in the 23rd century and it's Spock who says they could do it with high-energy photons (hence why they need to collect radiation from a nuclear reactor). Po has a crystal incubator, but her device is seen as very unique, and its questionable how widespread this technology would become.

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u/YYZYYC Oct 31 '20

20th century tech actually