Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb, Future Information Warfare

Listening to Merlin and Gwen, Peter tightened the backpack in his hand.

"Thank you, but don't worry, no one will bully me anymore," he said gratefully, then spoke earnestly.

Gwen thought he intended to take Merlin's advice and learn martial arts, and felt happy for him.

Merlin, however, frowned as he looked at the backpack clutched tightly in Peter's hand.

"I'll send you the coach's email later. Don't be too impulsive until your strength improves," he cautioned.

"Okay, I'm going to the restroom first." Peter, unsure if he had even heard, quickly left the hall with his backpack.

After Peter left, Gwen looked at Merlin in surprise. "You learned martial arts too? When did that happen?"

During the holidays, she had either been at home or out swinging through the skies of Apple City as Spider-Woman, always busy. She hadn't spent much time with Merlin recently.

Mainly, during their previous dates, she had stood him up to catch criminals, which made her feel a bit embarrassed to face Merlin.

"After watching the movie alone..." Merlin raised an eyebrow.

Gwen: "..."

"Just kidding, I'm not angry. That movie did look good, and it would have been a shame not to see it."

"Then... let's go see another one this Saturday," Gwen suggested, tilting her head.

"Saturday... Sorry, I might be a bit busy during this period." Merlin gestured to the side. At some point, people from other tech companies had gathered and were arguing with Stark Industries' technical agents.

Electromagnetic pulse jammers, atomic guns...

As a top student, Gwen naturally understood the technological implications of these weapons. While she understood, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Alright, it looks like you've been up to some incredible things too."

"Shit, Merlin, you can't be this much of a bastard. Hurry up and show us the stuff."

"No, I haven't finished looking yet!"

The astonishing scene hadn't only been witnessed by Stark Industries' technical agents; companies like Hammer and Osborn had also discovered it.

However, they were a step too late and were immediately beaten to it by Stark Industries.

Besides the tech company agents, there were also some newspaper reporters present.

Seeing them arguing while pulling at each other's ties, Merlin quickly stepped forward.

"Hey, gentlemen, I've brought an exhibit this time. Perhaps you'd be interested in seeing it," he said, gesturing towards his booth.

Upon seeing Merlin, the arguing agents immediately straightened up and resumed their professional demeanor.

"You're Merlin Shaw, right? I'm from Hammer Industries. Here's my business card."

The others also handed over their cards one after another.

Honestly, they hadn't expected such a huge surprise at the Midtown High School Tech Expo.

Midtown High School, as a landmark institution in Queens, had strong teaching staff and had nurtured many outstanding students.

And every tech expo featured some eye-catching small inventions, but compared to this, they were on a completely different level.

Technologies that many labs had failed to break through despite investing hundreds of millions were showcased here.

Under Merlin's guidance, many tech agents flocked to his booth. Other students and teachers, seeing this, also gathered curiously.

Soon, Merlin's exhibition area was packed with people, both inside and out, forming many layers.

"This is a miniature electromagnetic pulse emitter. I believe everyone is familiar with it," Merlin said, pointing to his exhibit.

"Electromagnetic pulse?" They were indeed familiar with it; it had even been used in warfare. When the North ganged up on the South, it had been employed.

In recent years, the meddlesome USA had also deployed many, setting back local residents by a hundred years.

It was a soft-kill area attack method. Electromagnetic pulse bombs were mainly used in future information warfare.

EMP bombs were divided into two types: nuclear EMP bombs and non-nuclear EMP bombs.

Comparatively, non-nuclear EMP bombs had a much smaller radiation range.

They worked by compressing a current-carrying coil through implosion, generating a transient electromagnetic pulse that destroyed electronic equipment within its radius.

However, after the USA took the lead in using them, other countries began to develop countermeasures, establishing three layers of shielding defenses: far, medium, and near.

Therefore, non-nuclear EMP bombs had only one advantage left in warfare: they were not lethal to personnel.

Of course, in some specific situations, they were also effective for disrupting network communications.

Nuclear EMP bombs, on the other hand, were more terrifying. These had only been detonated in space during the Star Wars plans concocted by the USA and the Soviet Union.

More accurately, it was a nuclear explosion test. The nuclear explosion at the time not only produced a large amount of gamma rays but also unleashed a powerful electromagnetic pulse.

One-third of the satellites in near-Earth orbit were destroyed at that time.

EMP bombs were inspired by this.

Merlin's understanding of this came from a book published by Liu Cixin.

Currently, the technology for electromagnetic pulse bombs isn't very mature, let alone miniaturization.

During this period, economic and practical considerations must also be taken into account, but future development will certainly focus on the extension of electromagnetic pulse weapons.

Many technical agents showed interested expressions.

"First, let me explain the purpose of my research into electromagnetic pulse weapons. I mainly developed them to assist police in apprehensions."

"They are primarily used in scenarios like vehicle interdiction and communication disruption."

A micro electromagnetic pulse emitter sounds like something out of future technology, but it's not practical on the battlefield.

Grounding, shielding, and filtering—each step significantly reduces the effectiveness of the electromagnetic pulse.

Instead, it has better results for urban vehicle interdiction and the destruction of electronic equipment during infiltration.

"Once the size issue is resolved, this micro electromagnetic pulse emitter also solves the problem of area-of-effect strikes. The internal pulse bullets can precisely target a single objective."

"The pulse bullets have a cylindrical explosive charge inside and are wrapped with a coil of wire on the outside."

"The bullets need to be fully charged first. After being fired, the internal cylindrical explosive will detonate instantly. Because it detonates from one end of the explosive column, a violent detonation wave will be generated at the ignition point."

"The shockwave can also..." Merlin smiled and continued his explanation.

"The wavefront propagates forward at a speed exceeding the speed of sound in the medium. The explosives in the reaction zone behind the wave detonate continuously under high temperature and pressure."

"The linear magnetic field formed by the spiral wire on the outer casing, as the explosive detonates from left to right, causes the fracturing casing to short-circuit with the coil."

"During high-speed movement, the magnetic flux within the coil is continuously compressed, and the induced current increases until it is finally fed into the virtual cathode tube at the end."

"Ultimately, this forms a powerful electromagnetic pulse!"