Nochipa Fluid Containment System

Preservation of historical and archaeological materials has always been a challenge, but this changed with the development of the Nochipa Fluid Containment System (NFCS). Comprised of two parts, the container and the fluid, it is solely responsible now for the survival of many objects and remains into the present era. The fluid and systems were developed in house at Tecnologico de Monterrey during the turmoil of the Burning Era. Subsequent developments made it more efficient and slightly less expensive to make.

Utility

NFCS units are the preferred way to preserve everything from collected specimens to ancient archaeological finds.

Access & Availability

This technology is generally limited to academic, industrial, commercial, and government facilities owing to the cost of creating it. Private citizens can purchase a NFCS, but it's exceptionally rare.

Complexity

The materials to make an NFCS range from common to rare, but it's the zero-g manufacturing that's the real challenge. Even the most basic NFCS (an unmonitored tube filled with the fluid) requires exceptional effort.

Discovery

Chemists, engineers, and technologists at Tecnologico de Monterrey were under pressure to develop a better way to preserve Mexican archaeological heritage as temperatures soared and conventional storage became less viable. Ultimately they created a viscous fluid that worked to permiate any object submerged in it. It was antiseptic, anoxic, filtered UV rays despite being nearly transparent, non-flammible, protected from harmful vibrations, and appeared to stop time as far as the object inside was concerned. It was also oddly not "wet" in a conventional sense. After and admittedly rushed testing period, it was brought into use and swiftly became a money making opportunity for Mexican industry.
Later researchers discovered a better and more efficient blend that could be made in zero-g, and this became the new standard. The constainment system developed to go with it has been described as a "techno-jar", using clear armoluminum for viewing access, and it's all wrapped in an armoured, shock resistant shell. A power pack provides the onboard monitoring systems that provide a continuous feed of data about the state of the object inside.