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Tag Archives: star trek
The Tricorder Will See You Now
If you feel faint on the Starship Enterprise or your head starts spinning around, Bones McCoy would crinkle his brow in concern, take a step back, and scan you with the medical tricorder, a handheld device with a detachable scanner, … Continue reading
Posted in genetics, medicine, technology
Tagged bones mccoy, diagnosis, DNA, gattaca, genetic testing, medical tricorder, medicine, minION, Nosanov, quantuMDx, star trek, tricorder, X prize
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One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure, Thanks to Plasma
This post is written by guest blogger Beth Kelly, a Midwestern freelance writer with a passion for sci-fi and analog photography, as well as all kinds of other outdated and obsolete technology. She graduated from DePaul University with a degree … Continue reading
Posted in Could this Happen?, environment, technology
Tagged British Airways, fossil fuels, gas, hydrogen-carbon monoxide mixture, MSW, municipal solid waste, picard, plasma, pollution, Solena Fuels, star trek, syngas, trash, waste management
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Microsoft’s Holographic System Will Project More Than Princess Leia
When I first watched R2D2 beam a hologram of a distraught Princess Leia onto a tabletop, I was more interested in how I could get my hands on that technology than I was about her problem (don’t judge—I was little … Continue reading
Posted in Could this Happen?, technology, virtual reality
Tagged holodeck, holograms, hololens, microsoft, star trek, star wars, virtual reality
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Going Out For a Jaunt? Try Teleportation
I’ve long said that if I could have any superpower, it would be teleportation. To be liberated from airports, airplanes and tickets would be amazing. I wouldn’t mind leaving behind my passport and never suffering another border crossing again, although … Continue reading
Posted in Could this Happen?
Tagged alfred bester, jaunting, quantum teleportation, star trek, stars my destination, teleportation
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Wag the Dog, Sci-Fi Style
I recently read that 20% of Americans don’t believe we really landed on the moon in 1969. Apparently, the conspiracy theory has gained steam over time—why haven’t we returned since the Apollo missions? How can that American flag wave in … Continue reading
Posted in Could this Happen?
Tagged astronauts, Capricorn One, conspiracy theory, Elvis, Hawaii, Hi-Seas, hoax, Mars, mission, moon landing, NASA, simulation, space food, space program, star trek, Tang, volcano
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A Head of Its Time
Battlestar Galactica, the Terminator, Star Trek: TNG, and works by Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, and Isaac Asimov, among many others, feature humanoid robots that are indistinguishable from humans. Such robots are discussed in more detail here. This post explores … Continue reading
Forget the Red Pill
Tomorrow, I’ll be lounging in a hammock on a Thai beach drinking Mekhong whiskey, resting up for a Full Moon Party. On Wednesday, I’m scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef. On Saturday, I’ll be on Mars, peering up at Olympus … Continue reading
Posted in Could this Happen?
Tagged 3-d, afghanistan, avatar, battle school, BIE, body immersion environment, brain simulated environment, BSE, cave, Cave Automatic Virtual Environments, computer model, ender's game, environment, goggles, holodeck, immersion, immersion therapy, interactive, iraq, lab, matrix, modify, neuroscience, PTSD, star trek, therapy, vritual reality
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From Replicant to Replican
Given that it might be awhile before we have functioning nanofactories and molecular assemblers, what are we supposed to do if we simply can’t wait to replicate things? The answer involves an object most of you probably already own–a computer … Continue reading
Posted in Could this Happen?
Tagged 3-d, 3d, 3D printer, archiving, arthur clarke, blade runner, build box, CAD, Cornell University, file, Frankenstein, french culinary institute, harrison ford, laser sintering, plastic, polymer, power, printer head, printing, rapid prototyping, replicant, replicator, star trek, wired.com
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Monkey See, Monkey Make
In 1964, Arthur C. Clarke called the replicator “the invention to end all inventions.” Just a few years later, the replicator became a staple on Star Trek, providing the crew with food, water, spare parts, and later on, breathable air. … Continue reading
Posted in Could this Happen?
Tagged arthur clarke, diamondoids, eric drexler, mechanosynthesis, molecular assembler, molecular position fabrication, molecules, nanofactory, nanotechnology, parallel positional assembly, picard, programmable positional assembly, ralph merkle, replicator, self-replicating, star trek, subatomic particles, tribbles
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Make Your Next Car a Beamer
Ever taken a much-needed break and found yourself thinking that a beer would be the perfect thing–if only you didn’t have to get up and get it? There might be a solution…in space. We may not be ready to beam … Continue reading
Posted in Could this Happen?
Tagged beam, Bessel beam, electric, electromagnets, IAC, lasers, magnetic field, me up, millennium falcon, NASA, optical tweezers, optical vortex, particles, rings of light, solenoid beams, space, spacecraft, star trek, star wars, tractor beam, vacuum
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