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Cloak of Silence on the way. Spacesuit of the Future . “Nanopaper” stronger than steel . How to build a quantum eavesdropper . DARPA wants blob bots . These links and others can be found at http://del.ico.u ...

Blog entry - eclipseadmin - 2008-08-10 12:40 - 4 comments - 0 attachments

One of the problems any space-faring sci-fi game has to deal with is how to handle space travel and space combat. Both of these can be significant glitches in an RPG setting. Space travel can mean a long delay between action, as the players must boar ...

Blog entry - eclipseadmin - 2008-08-10 12:29 - 1 comment - 0 attachments

This year's Edge question -- "What will change everything?" -- has been posted. The answers always make for fascinating reading, and of course with this question many of them involve the various transhumanist technologies we detail in Eclipse Phase ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-12-31 21:35 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

In addition to all of the genetically-enhanced human morphs (bodies) in Eclipse Phase, there are a number of robotic morphs into which characters can sleeve, such as the dragonflies shown here, in this illustration by Nathan Geppert . We picked ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-12-27 22:38 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Using nano to control the weather ... and more The failures of voice print biometrics Placebo gene discovered New blast-protection adhesive Sex-chip stimulates pleasure center of brain These and other links ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-12-23 22:41 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Sure, our sun won't go nova for a million years, but what are we going to do if someone or something ignites a fusion reaction inside a gas giant like Saturn or Jupiter, turning it into a giant bomb ? Image: Senor Codo (EotW) ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-12-19 03:06 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

This piece from Viktor Titov depicts the interior of a "Reagan cylinder." In Eclipse Phase, Reagan cylinders are a variant of O'Neill cylinder habitats -- essentially tube-shaped spaces carved out inside asteroids that are spun for ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-12-19 02:49 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

One space power to rule them all Saturn's moon a good candidate for alien life Injectable artificial bone developed Scientists extract images directly from brain The clear future of electronics These an ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-12-18 02:06 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth or sat down for a demo this past weekend.  We all had a blast getting to meet you and talk about the game to new and interested people.  The response to the game was awesome, it seemed like nearly ...

Blog entry - kylleran - 2008-08-30 21:03 - 5 comments - 0 attachments

Here's a piece from Bruno Werneck , illustrating a scene from a ruined Earth. This was originally done black & white and then colorized after we made the switch to full color. Clickie clickie for a bigger size. Nice!... looks like ...

Blog entry - RobBoyle - 2008-10-30 21:41 - 2 comments - 0 attachments