I think with TN elements, we have the tendency to think of them like we would a different type of metal ore, and that they act like regular elements. But they don't have to, what if TN elements are always in the form of free floating atoms? Or partly in another dimension? Or even some form of energy state that we "mine" by gathering it in large canisters that we then scatter around the hallways of our ships to be shot and exploded, taking out a group of enemies with one shot?
I mean, they make all this fantastic stuff possible, I don't see why it is such a stretch that they be fantastic themselves.