Appleton Laboratory Station Log

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Official Appleton Laboratory Station Log
February 11, 834 A.S.
-Recorded by Dr. Ron Kosher

Things have been chugging along. We have made great progress on the graviton based mining array. We have optimized the system for beryllium ore as well now as for niobium and cobalt. The array has nearly double the yield of standard mining arrays, but it does take an insane amount of energy, which we are still working on optimizing. After we get the energy consumption down a bit, I will select another ore for optimization. We also will need to commercialize the technology soon as well, but we need some more development before it is ready for the general public.

We have also had great luck with neutralizing all of the interference on our instruments from the Omega-3 sun, so being in the ice field and using Freeport 1 as a shield is no longer necessary for our operations. I am working to get the station moved out of the ice field to make supplying it a less costly affair. Relocation will also be a costly affair, even though the transit will be a short one. Leaving the field will also allow us to analyze the unusual radiation from the sun more readily, as we won’t have the ice or the Freeport shielding our instruments.

Otherwise, a few scattered Corsair attacks, but nothing very coordinated. We will keep an eye out for any patterns.

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