Max SyndromeDaphne kept abreast of what Sally and Brad with their uploads were doing. While the tensors were still investigating, she visited their lab.
“Is there a way,” she asked, “once your tensors have completed their task, of inserting a charged molecule into the electronic mix?”
“There might be,” Sally said. “What molecule with what charge?”
“We have discovered a way to squeeze an argon atom between the atoms in a water molecule. It’s a tricky process, and the resulting argon compound is unstable, but we can keep it viable for a few minutes. It carries a charge of one because of the separation of the two hydrogen atoms and the oxygen. When the argon atom finally squirts out like a watermelon seed, the remaining water molecule loses its charge.”
“Let’s set it up for tomorrow morni
