Triangulation
Something so new that its never been made.
Triangulation is a method used in various fields, including surveying, navigation, and computer graphics, to determine the location of a point by forming triangles to it from known points. The basic principle involves measuring angles and distances to create a geometric representation of the area of interest.
Let's consider the need to find rare earth materials. But why is this important? The answer is that we require rare earth metals to operate nearly everything. The phone you are using to read this relies on rare earth metals for the circuits inside it. This is crucial, but the traditional methods we use for extraction are not very effective.
Currently, we acid-mine entire mountains just to obtain a very small amount of rare earth metals. We will need more of these materials, and sometime after the mid-21st century, we may run out of them. However, this project does not focus on the production of rare earth metals; rather, it concentrates on the larger issue of finding more of them.
With traditional methods, we will not be able to locate sufficient supplies, and we risk exhausting our reserves of rare earth metals by the mid-21st century. If we can develop a way to explore deeper into the Earth using complex mathematics and artificial intelligence, this project could provide a solution.