We don't quite have phasers yet, but Dr Martin Cooper - who invented mobile phones - has always said that Star Trek's communicators inspired him. Mirror Tech takes a look at how close we are to ...
A team of scientists has deployed space age technology similar to that used in science fiction series Star Trek to detect illness at a new "sick bay". A new hi-tech disease detection facility, ...
If you assumed you would have to fly to the Blue Lagoon in Iceland to find a city heated from underground hot springs, think ...
For a lot of people, science fiction is about a lot more than hi-tech adventure. It is a conscious attempt at foresight, a way to anticipate the risks and joys of the life that awaits us. Aside from ...
It's not often you get to meet the real-life Q. And, while BAE Systems' Professor Nick Colosimo may not be inventing exploding pens or ejector seats for Aston Martins like the man behind James Bond's ...
Every year, Edinburgh Festival Fringe showcases the big ideas artists are exploring, and a major theme becoming apparent for 2025 are tech, science, sci-fi, fantasy and AI shows, and the way humans ...
Research group Target Malaria is testing gene drives on malarial mosquitos in laboratories Environmental campaigner Liz O'Neill doesn't mince her words about gene drives - the next generation of ...
Sci-fi stories ask “what if,” and they answer “then what.” Whether the film is an exciting blockbuster, a tiny and ambitious ...