Our largest nuclear accelerator, the Bose Tunnel, generates a stream of ultra-heavy atomic nuclei that turn out to be astoundingly stable.
The particles' outer electron orbits can be fine-tuned to make them chemically identical to much lighter elements. We have already made air flow like water! Of course when bombarded with neutrons the nuclei disintegrate violently.
Contrary to rumors, ten-ton people would not be almost invincible. They would probably die at once.
We have also successfully created the secret substance we were looking for all along.
Embedded in a carbon substrate, a few milligrams of Bose Transuranium can be imploded around a marble filled with deuterium.
If done precisely, this will trigger direct nuclear fusion: enough to boil a hundred tons of water.
The limiting factor is the cost of a milligram of heavy matter, which is getting cheaper by the day.
This is the only technology that could keep our current power plants operating, after the necessary modifications.
Unfortunately, it could also be used to cheaply mass-produce one-decaton hand grenades, capable of demolishing your average office building.
Humanity will have to adapt to this new energy source by becoming stronger in many ways.
Bose Matter computing cores will be made of the toughest substance in the universe, and will eventually store our minds as immortal simulations, but that may take centuries to happen.
The greatest danger will come in the next ten years, after our technology has spread to every country, but before it's tightly controlled.
We predict about thirty million people will perish in terrorist blasts. Fortunately, there will be little radioactive fallout.
At least half a billion people will starve in the economic collapse if we don't solve our current energy crisis.
The choice is clear.
Infinite Thunder by Jack Arcalon.
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