Science and Technology

There are many Technologies and Science that are introduced to the show.

Hydrazine
Highly unstable in its nonsolid form. Appears dark pink in color. The Delinquents scavenged some from the crashed Exodus ship, then later used a supply under the original dropship. Clarke, Bellamy, and Roan were delivering the Hydrazine to fuel the Rocket on Becca's Island. After Spacekru went up to the Go-Sci Ring, they have less Hydrazine to get back to the ground, leaving them stranded in space, but when Eligius IV came to the Earth's orbit, they went to go to the mothership and get the Hydrazine there.

Hythylodium
Hythylodium is an incredibly efficient energy source that was first discovered on an asteroid called "Proxima VI". The toxicity of the Hythylodium caused the lung disease that a large amount of prisoners suffered from. It must be a radioactive-like element as Miles Shaw talked about its half-life in "Damocles (Part 2)".

Hydroponic Farms
The Hydrofarm is a subset of hydroculture, which is a method of growing plants without soil by using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent. There was a hydrofarm in the Second Dawn Bunker. During the time in the bunker, Kara Cooper told Octavia that a fungus started eating the soybeans. Cooper managed to remove a few healthy plants away from the fungus to prevent the beans from vanishing. It would take a year before the fungus, and the healthy plants regrowed to an fair amount for the population in the bunker. In The Warrior's Will, Monty and Harper interrupt the fight. Monty is seen carrying a flowering plant. He says the farm is working again, due to his algae. Everyone starts cheering Monty and saying "Nou Blodreina nowe!" ("Red Queen no more!) Octavia slips away from the chaos. Soon the fire alarm starts blaring. When Monty, Harper and Indra check the Hydrofarm, she sees Octavia standing in front of the doorway, watching it burn. Indra tells them that she took away the choice.

There most likely was a hydrofarm on the Ark, in a station called "Agro" or "farm" station. Kara Cooper is known to be a 3rd generation farm manager on the Ark.

Nightblood (Serum)
"Nightblood" is an experimental serum created by Becca. According to the records, she first developed it for the Eligius Mining Company to protect against solar radiation for long duration space missions. She later used the serum to help the human body not reject the A.L.I.E. 2.0, protecting the body against radiation emitted from the device. In addition, it also helps the human body metabolize nuclear radiation. Becca made the cells combine by experimenting in space with perfluorochemicals and oxygenators, the building block of artificial blood. The serum genetically modifies the user's DNA and causes them to have black blood. The term "Nightblood" is also used to refer to people who have been injected with the serum or who have inherited the genetic modifications causing the black blood.

Flares
Flares used by the Delinquents to signal The Ark, burned down a Grounder village and started the war with the Grounders. In Sanctum, a group consisting of Jackson, Murphy, Clarke, Bellamy, Echo, Shaw and Emori use flares to fend off the insects on the planet. Soon after they cross the radiation fence, they are safe from the alien insects, their flares burn out.

Cryopods
A Cryopod is a stasis chamber that puts a person into a suspended animation called "Cryosleep", by using cryonics to prevent aging, during space travel.

On Eligius IV, the prisoners and crew members used the cryopods to get to the asteroid Proxima 6. The survivors from the Damocles Event were put into cryosleep for 125 years until they were sent to the Two-Sun World.

Sonic Drill
The Sonic Drill is a mining tool used to break rocks and minerals, during the mining operation in space. These are also used as weapons.

In Pandora's Box, an eligius prisoner named Wayne Szybunka attempts to fire his sonic drill at Octavia igniting the battle for Eden. Later Paxton kills Szybunka.

Lasercom
Laser Communications or Lasercom was used for long distance space communication. After the Second Nuclear Apocalypse, radio waves were blocked by residual radiation on the Earth, but Lasercom could still be used since it was designed to cut through worse atmospheric conditions.

Radiation Chamber
The Radiation Chamber is a machine that Becca conducted her research on, in an effort to find a cure for cancer. Abigail Griffin and Eric Jackson also used it.

Shock Collar
The Shock Collars, also known as the Pulse Collars, are electrical collars used by the Eligius Corporation to control prisoners. After the prisoners' successful coup, they use it on people they can't trust and for torture.

Rock Crusher
The Rock Crusher was used by the Eligius Corporation, during the mining operation. In Damocles (Part 2), McCreary used the Rock Crusher to torture Shaw, to get Raven to fly the ship.

Radiation Fence
The Radiation Fence is a defense technology used to protect the settlement on the Two-Sun World.