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[[Image:TOS dilithium chamber.jpg|thumb|right|[[Spock]] and [[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]] install raw dilithium in an emergency]] | |||
'''Dilithium''' is a crystalline substance used to regulate [[matter-antimatter annihilation|matter-antimatter reactions]] in [[Star Trek]] [[warp core]]s.<ref>[[TNG]] "Booby Trap"</ref> Dilithium is a natural material typically mined from planets. It is apparently impossible to [[replicator|replicate]], but decaying crystals can be made to "restructure" themselves via exposure to photons captured from a [[nuclear fission]] reaction.<ref>''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]''</ref> | '''Dilithium''' is a crystalline substance used to regulate [[matter-antimatter annihilation|matter-antimatter reactions]] in [[Star Trek]] [[warp core]]s.<ref>[[TNG]] "Booby Trap"</ref> Dilithium is a natural material typically mined from planets. It is apparently impossible to [[replicator|replicate]], but decaying crystals can be made to "restructure" themselves via exposure to photons captured from a [[nuclear fission]] reaction.<ref>''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:47, 9 January 2009
Dilithium is a crystalline substance used to regulate matter-antimatter reactions in Star Trek warp cores.[1] Dilithium is a natural material typically mined from planets. It is apparently impossible to replicate, but decaying crystals can be made to "restructure" themselves via exposure to photons captured from a nuclear fission reaction.[2]
Notes
- ↑ TNG "Booby Trap"
- ↑ Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home