Forget Your Hands, This Game-Changing Technology Controls Apps with How We Walk Chrissy Newton·January 14, 2025Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a system that uses changes in how we walk to control augmented reality devices.
Science Fiction is Fueling Our Development of the Metaverse and Virtual Reality Movies like The Matrix, Snow Crasher, and Ready Player One have inspired a new generation to accept virtual worlds. Kenna Castleberry·December 8, 2021As VR technology becomes more accessible and affordable, it is becoming more mainstream, and sci-fi plays a big role here.
Pair of Massive Portals Allow Instantaneous Communication between European Cities Dr. Daniel Jackson, Eat Your Heart Out! Christopher Plain·June 14, 2021Called 'pOrtals,' two giant, circular screens create a virtual 'window' between a pair of European cities nearly 400 miles apart.
This Company Is Bringing Back Supersonic Commercial Flights Harrison Kass·May 24, 2021Boom is working to reintroduce supersonic commercial flights. The goal is to provide four-hour flights to any location in the world for $100.
New Self-Learning Robots Show Evidence of Evolution As They Move Christopher Plain·May 11, 2021Researchers invented self-learning robots that use a basic algorithm to move, and they adapt to their environment indicating evolution.
France Will Give Its Citizens $3k If They Buy An E-Bike MJ Banias·April 16, 2021France will offer its citizens €2,500 to trade in their cars for environmentally friendly e-bikes, and a lot of people will take the deal.
You Need This Bullet (and Bomb!) Proof Flying Iron Man Suit Jazz Shaw·April 12, 2021TV host Adam Savage revealed that he had developed a functional "Iron Man" suit created out of titanium. Oh, and it can fly.
The Digital Passport Is The Future, And Apple is Leading the Charge MJ Banias·April 12, 2021New patents filed by Apple show the company wants to make your IDs and passports digital, and stored on their devices
Top 5 Things About A.I. That This Science Fiction Writer Thinks Will Kick Ass Eliza Green·April 2, 2021Artificial intelligence may be a dirty word in some quarters. Yet, ask any science fiction writer, and they will shout, "It's about time!"
New Warp Drive Model Requires No ‘Exotic Matter,’ Scientists Say We Can Build It Christopher Plain·March 30, 2021Researchers in Sweden have come up with a design for an entirely new version of Warp drive that may actually work.