arc reactor

Miniaturized power core

An arc reactor is a fictional power source from the Iron Man comics and Marvel films—a compact, glowing device that generates enormous energy.

Tony Stark builds one to power his armored suit and keep shrapnel from reaching his heart.

The term sometimes appears in discussions of futuristic or impossibly efficient energy technology: We'd need an arc reactor to power that thing.

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power source type

arc reactorinternal combustion engine

Heat-driven mechanical powerplant

steam engine · hand crank · diesel engine · manual labor · hamster wheel

fictional technology alignment

arc reactorInfinity Stones

Reality-warping cosmic artifacts

Ultron

medical device function

arc reactorpacemaker

Device regulating heartbeat

defibrillator · artificial heart · heart-lung machine

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