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[VIDEO] Star Trek's Warp Drive: Are We There Yet?

Marc Millis, former head of NASA's Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project, explains how physicists approach the intriguing possibility of faster-than-light travel.

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Star Trek tractor beam to save Earth from asteroid Armageddon • The Register

Star Trek tractor beam to save Earth from asteroid Armageddon • The Register | Science News | Scoop.it

A new international consortium has been set up to figure out what Earthlings could do if an asteroid came hurtling towards the planet on a path of imminent destruction.

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Making the Science Fiction-Inspired Star Trek Tricorder a Reality

Making the Science Fiction-Inspired Star Trek Tricorder a Reality | Science News | Scoop.it

A lot of exciting gadgets have been unveiled so far at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Yet none of these products have anywhere near the transformative potential of what Peter Diamandis unveiled. Diamandis introduced the new X Prize competition to "develop a mobile solution that can diagnose patients better than or equal to a panel of board certified physicians."

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'Beam me up, Scotty:' ASU professor uses Star Trek themes to communicate science | Science Codex

'Beam me up, Scotty:' ASU professor uses Star Trek themes to communicate science | Science Codex | Science News | Scoop.it
VANCOUVER, CANADA – Before firing up the dilithium crystals in your warp drive, you should know what you are getting into, said Lawrence Krauss, ASU Foundation Professor at Arizona State University.
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Op-Ed: What Scientists Under Pressure Can Learn From Spock

Op-Ed: What Scientists Under Pressure Can Learn From Spock | Science News | Scoop.it
As kids, my brothers and I watched re-runs of the original Star Trek series every afternoon. Perhaps because I was the youngest (and the one...
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