Chapter: 145
"Alright, let's talk about the necklace later. The treatment is not over yet," Mark interrupted Tony's self-absorbed thoughts.
"Not over yet? Didn't they remove all the remaining shrapnel fragments from my body? What else is there?" Tony put down the fragments in his hand and turned to look at Mark with confusion.
Mark had a helpless expression on his face as he reached out and tapped the arc reactor in Tony's chest a few times. "They did remove all the shrapnel fragments from your body. Why are you still keeping this thing on your chest? Take it off and enter the nutrient hibernation pod for a full-body repair. That's when the whole treatment will be considered complete."
Tony looked down at the metal device emitting blue light on his chest. This device had once protected his life, and today it was bidding farewell to him. "Alright, let's do it."
Tony personally removed the arc reactor from his chest, and then Mark controlled the nanobots to help him remove the base and electromagnetic components. Finally, Tony entered the nutrient hibernation pod, and under the effect of the nutrient solution, the wounds left on his chest were repaired. He finally returned to looking like a normal person.
"This should finally be the end," Tony said, his emotions indescribable, as he gently touched his smooth chest and asked Mark.
"It's done. Finally, I fulfilled a wish and also fulfilled my promise to you," Mark breathed a sigh of relief and said casually.
"Then, should we talk about Pym Particles and nanotechnology?" Tony enthusiastically made the request.
Since Mark had already promised Tony beforehand to discuss this matter with him, he had no intention of going back on his word.
"Alright, the matter of nanotechnology is such that from the beginning, my plan was to achieve mass production and commercial use through Pym Particles.
But now it seems that although we have achieved mass production, there is still some distance to go before we can truly launch a commercial product. The reason is that I haven't fully replicated Dr. Pym's preparation technology."
"What does that mean? If you haven't replicated the technology, how did you obtain the Pym Particles?" Tony became even more puzzled upon hearing Mark's words.
So Mark didn't hide anything from Tony and roughly explained how he obtained the fragmented data of Pym Particles through a transaction with S.H.I.E.L.D. and how he gained knowledge of Rune Tech through the Thor incident, and how he broke through the research bottleneck.
"You, my friend, are not only into technology now but also dabbling in magic!" Tony was not only shocked but also amazed by Mark's description.
"It's not exactly magic. The so-called magic is just scientific technology that we have yet to understand. I still prefer to call it Rune Tech. Due to the method and material constraints, the Pym Particles I currently possess can only be stored in the equipment in the underground production room of the company. To use them, I have to go back to the production room. I can't package them like Dr. Pym did."
Mark was confident about the convenience of Rune Tech, but due to the fact that magic had to be transmitted through a medium to be effective, he faced material limitations that hindered his research, which he also regretted.
"The Rune Tech and Pym Particles you mentioned are indeed a path to breaking through the nanotechnology barrier. However, if I were to conduct research, I would start with liquid metal nanotechnology. Nanosuits made of liquid metal should have advantages in application and control compared to your current method."
After witnessing Mark's nanotechnology, Tony clearly realized that nanotechnology was the future direction for the development of his Iron Man armor.
With the quick and convenient transformation, flexible and adaptable armor structure, and real-time repair of armor damage to ensure optimal performance, Tony saw the future direction with nanotechnology combined with the arc reactor.
"Then let's research them separately and follow different paths. This way, we can explore more possibilities and learn from each other to progress together," Mark suggested directly.
"Let's give it a try then," Tony said confidently.
In fact, Mark had many rich ideas about nanotechnology. The most significant idea he wanted to accomplish was the "Hoi-Poi Capsules" from "Dragon Ball."
[TN: Capsules, also known as DynoCaps or Hoi-Poi Capsules, were created by Dr. Brief of the Capsule Corporation, for the purpose of making objects compact and easy to transport.]
Initially, Mark's idea was to achieve this concept through space technology. However, during the feasibility demonstration, he found that the application of space technology was not only highly challenging but also highly unstable. Moreover, the energy requirements were beyond imagination. Thus, Mark had to abandon this idea.
His second attempt to realize the Hoi-Poi Capsules concept came after a trade with Nick Fury for Pym Particles.
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Mark attempted to shrink objects using the shrinking ability of Pym Particles and place them inside capsules.
However, he later dismissed this idea. The key to this idea was using Pym Particles to achieve storage, but Pym Particles were consumable. With each use, the Hoi-Poi Capsules would inevitably deplete the Pym Particles.
This meant that using the Hoi-Poi Capsules would require constant refueling of Pym Particles, similar to refueling a car. However, this method was not only costly but, more importantly, Mark currently couldn't achieve the packaging and storage of Pym Particles.
Thus, the third solution was born: the nanotechnology solution. Although Mark's current nanotechnology also required the use of Pym Particles, unlike the second solution that Mark dismissed, this solution involved incorporating a nano folding mechanism into each Hoi-Poi Capsule used for storing items, achieved by shrinking with Pym Particles.
The nano folding mechanism could rearrange and fold the atomic and molecular structure of an object, shrinking it into a size that the capsule could accommodate.
When needed, the release mechanism on the capsule could be pressed, unfolding and restoring the folded object, thereby achieving the effect of the Hoi-Poi Capsules.
Although there were still many challenges to overcome, for Mark, this was the most likely and worthwhile solution to succeed.
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