Sci Fi Science

 

Real World Sci Fi

 

Learn about interesting real-world applications of the sci-fi fantasies you've seen on TV. Today, science fiction turns into reality as scientists and engineers are inspired and challenged by the genre.

 
  • Invisibility Cloaks
    While a cloak of invisibility may seem no less far-fetched than superpowers or magical rings, new technology makes it plausible to imagine invisibility that goes beyond sci-fi and fantasy.
     
    The Luke Arm
    Prosthetic arms have changed since the Civil War, but how far have they come? A prosthetic arm like Luke Skywalker's might not be so far, far away.
     
    Space Elevators
    In the world of "Star Trek," Capt. Kirk often asked chief engineer Montgomery Scott to beam him up. Imagine if space travel were as simple as hitting the "up" button on an elevator.
     
    Quantum Computing
    As high-tech as they sound, quantum computers got their start almost a century ago, when Max Planck, Albert Einstein and other great minds were laying the foundations of quantum physics.
     
 
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