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Megascale engineering — (or macro engineering)[1] is a form of exploratory engineering concerned with the construction of structures on an enormous scale. Typically these structures are at least 1,000 kilometers in length in other words, at least 1 megameter, hence the… … Wikipedia
megascale integration chip — milijoninės integracijos lustas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. megachip; megascale integration chip vok. Megachip, n rus. кристалл ИС со степенью интеграции 1 млн. элементов на кристалле, m pranc. mégapuce, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
Megastructure — Not to be confused with Superstructure. For other uses, see Megastructure (disambiguation). The Great Wall of China is a megastructure. This picture was taken near Beijing in winter. A megastructure is a very large manmade object, though the… … Wikipedia
Orbital ring — An Orbital Ring is a concept for a space elevator that consists of a ring in low earth orbit that rotates at above orbital speed, that has fixed tethers hanging down to the ground. The structure is intended to be used for space launch. The… … Wikipedia
Astroengineering — is the construction of megastructures in space by technologically advanced beings. It is a form of megascale engineering, but deals with structures that are easily observable from interstellar or even intergalactic distances with 20th century… … Wikipedia
Dyson sphere — A Dyson sphere (or shell as it appeared in the original paper) is a hypothetical megastructure originally described by Freeman Dyson. Such a sphere would be a system of orbiting solar power satellites meant to completely encompass a star and… … Wikipedia
Space elevator — A space elevator for Earth would consist of a cable anchored to the Earth s equator, reaching into space. By attaching a counterweight at the end (or by further extending the cable upward for the same purpose), the center of mass is kept well… … Wikipedia
Exploratory engineering — is a term coined by K. Eric Drexler to describe the process of designing and analyzing detailed hypothetical models of systems that are not feasible with current technologies or methods, but do seem to be clearly within the bounds of what science … Wikipedia
Space fountain — The Hyde design for a space fountain A space fountain is a proposed form of space elevator that does not require the structure to be in geostationary orbit, and does not rely on tensile strength for support. In contrast to the original space… … Wikipedia
Macro-engineering — In engineering, macro engineering (alternatively known as macroengineering or macro engineering and as megaengineering) is the implementation of extremely large scale design projects. In particular, macroengineering is the process of marshaling… … Wikipedia
