Ioners
Ioners are a fictional ethnolinguistic group used in speculative science fiction to explore societies organized around ion-based science and technology. The term designates people who live in a world where ionic processes shape everyday life, energy systems, and governance. The name derives from ion, the charged particle, with the -er suffix used to indicate inhabitants or practitioners.
In most depictions, ioners inhabit a network of coastal city-states or a single research-centric polity connected
Technologically, ioners are imagined as pioneers of ion propulsion, advanced batteries, and ion-exchange technologies. Their economy
Culturally, ioners may value intellectual humility, reproducibility, and communal research ethics. Rituals or festivals commonly celebrate
See also: ion propulsion, ions, plasma physics, electrochemistry.