For those unfamiliar with the replicator in Star Trek, it is a futuristic device that can produce any type of food or drink based on a voice command (such as when Patrick Stewart’s Jean Luc Picard ...

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Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: The Last Starship #4! After 39 years, Star Trek is officially scrapping its best bit of future technology. The Star Trek franchise features many cool, ...

For Star Trek Day, learn about the relationship between sci-fi and real-life science in this excerpt from “Reality Ahead of Schedule” Joel Levy A machine set into the wall, resembling a large built-in ...

The closed beta test for Star Trek Online is currently underway, and here’s a look at what you’re missing if you aren’t in it. It’s strange. I don’t remember Star Trek Online looking this pretty when ...

Researchers from the University of California Berkeley have developed a technique that can create objects in a single step using light. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a ...

Star Trek has inspired many real-life technological advancements, but we're still waiting for one of its best ones to arrive: replicators. The devices are sci-fi-magical in that they can create any ...