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Combining technologies from different science-fiction settings

Fictional technologies can be combined to enhance individuals, support independent starships or expand production and transport, depending on the objective.

Question

Which three fictional technologies would the panel combine, excluding universe-ending weapons?

Short answer

Fictional technologies can be combined to enhance individuals, support independent starships or expand production and transport, depending on the objective.

Notes

Runon's combination uses fictional combat implants and Star Wars cybernetics to enhance an individual; the implant names are unclear in the captions. Dr. Clarke instead combines a Stargate wormhole drive, Star Trek phasers and an Andromeda-style Glorious Heritage ship. Its self-rebuilding capability and AI offer independence from a large crew. Another contribution combines matter replicators, stable matter-antimatter warp cores for power and transporters. Iconian-style transport could move entire armies or ships, with ordinary Star Trek transporters offered instead if the stronger version would violate the question's superweapon restriction. Dan considers how Star Trek transporters and Star Wars FTL would change Babylon 5 or Battlestar Galactica, without settling on a third addition. These choices optimise different things: individual capability, an independent ship, or production and transport.