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"Beam me up, Scotty." Despite the fame of this line, the actors in the original Star Trek series never uttered those words in that order. We've seen teleportation of one sort or another throughout TV and movies. Mike Teavee in Willy…

We're taking it light today. We'll explore some of the most fascinating and lesser-known facts about technology that have shaped our world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLX7CmA9weI

I’m a Trekkie (not a “Trekker,” thank you), so I’m tickled every time I see one of these “Star Trek inspires tech” stories. If you’ve watched TNG (The Next Generation) with the venerable Sir Patrick Stewart serving as captain, the crew…

The Star Trek Universe has inspired many modern technologies, from transparent aluminum (aluminum oxynitride or ALON) to communicators (smartphones) to AI (Majel Barret is the best) and more. If you want a rundown, ask a Trekkie and brace…

I’m a big Star Trek geek and always figured the Federation got the short end of the stick in the Treaty of Algeron. They got the Neutral Zone, and the Romulans kept their cloaking tech and a promise that the Federation would not pursue the…

The holodeck has existed in the Star Trek universe since the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987. It used holograms to simulate any environment, including people and may be closer to becoming a reality. But, what does…

This is fascinating. Now, a new approach sidesteps the long-standing problem of scaling up quantum prototypes. 'Counterportation’ provides the first-ever practical blueprint for creating a wormhole in the lab that verifiably bridges space.…

Gene Roddenberry, visionary, American writer and television and film producer who created and was the executive producer of Star Trek , would have turned 100.  To celebrate his legacy, NASA will observe Roddenberry's 100th birthday with a…