Topics pertaining to science fiction and/or fantasy, in book, TV show, or movie formats.
It’s a good thing that I’ve had a lot of practice at suspending my disbelief, or today’s shows would often be ruined for me. These (link NSFW due to language) are just some of the many, many reasons. At least with real science fiction shows, the writers generally goes out of their way to make …
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This is probably the first really tangible benefit of any form of nanotechnology. It won’t be the last. I expect that replacements for most body parts will be able to be fashioned and seeded this way within a decade, and that it will become common practice within twenty years. So much for the SF/horror scenario …
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Wow… three new battery technologies that sound awesome. If they all pan out, rechargeable batteries could charge up to 90% capacity in two minutes, have three times their current battery life (six times for “mobile gadgets”!), and be lighter as well! Imagine a full-powered laptop that’s lighter and would last several work days on a …
Cancer is now the leading cause of death, but if these guys have their way, that will change in the next decade. There will come a time when suicide is the most common cause of death. You’ll be able to live as long as you wish to. The only good excuse for death right now …
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Nothing I can really add to this. Everything from Scooby Doo to hard science fiction has played with the idea of a way to talk with animals… though I’ve always wondered just what they’d have to say that would be so interesting.
If you’re a science fiction fan, this will give you quite a chuckle, I guarantee it. 🙂
Neat stuff: “Translucent concrete, rubber glass, unwetable sand, suction cup tape, etc.” Stretch-sensing rubber, silver-plated nylon thread, and bendable wood too. Dr. Cal Meacham: (paging through mysterious catalog) A catherimine tube with an endiom complex of plus four. Joe Wilson: What’s that? Dr. Cal Meacham: I don’t know, but this outfit has ’em. — From …
3D printing is a really interesting technology that’s quickly gaining steam. With a 3D printer (like the RepRap), you can quickly make everything from shoes to your own parts for long-dead technology to your own action figure souvenirs. Future (and much larger) 3D printers might just build your next house for you. Today’s 3D printers …
How fitting that a scene from a science fiction movie is not only the direct inspiration for a technology, it’s also the first demonstration of it. The demo doesn’t look all that impressive here, but I suspect it would be a lot more impressive if seen in person.
Big news in the science of astrophysics. I hadn’t heard that anyone was even remotely near figuring out where the universe’s missing mass might be. Immensely hot, immensely long shoe-strings of matter… who’da thunk? 😉 Might make an interesting component of a hard science fiction story. A space station, slowly moving along one of these …
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