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Star Trek’s Replicator: The Last Thing You’ll Ever Buy
Star Trek presents us with what is quite possibly the ultimate technology: the replicator. It rearranges subatomic particles into tangible goods. Because it brings most m…
Memory Alpha and the Power of the Crowd
In the Star Trek universe, Memory Alpha is the cultural and scientific archive for the Federation and acts as a neutral center for academic learning and knowledge gatheri…
Tricorders: The Next Generation
In the 23rd century, the time of Star Trek, tricorders are standard operating equipment (aka props) for Starfleet personnel. These multifunctional handheld devices were u…
Hypospray to the Rescue!
Star Trek introduced the consumer world to jet-injection technology, better known as hypospray on the popular science-fiction television series. Jet injectors were first …
I’ll Meet You on the Holodeck…
“The Holodeck," a virtual reality simulator introduced in Star Trek “The Next Generation,” foreshadowed this generation’s immersive games and gaming systems. Its …
VISOR, the Original Google Glasses
Summary: Google may soon release Google Glasses, eyeglasses capable of acting like a computer. While they do not improve eyesight, Google Glasses provide information not…
