Sci-Fi Technology: Can You Tell The Fact From The Fiction?
Sci-Fi Technology: Can You Tell The Fact From The Fiction?
Can you tell which of these 15 inventions or technologies exist today and which only exist in fiction?
Can you tell which of these 15 inventions or technologies exist today and which only exist in fiction?
Teleportation: The transfer of matter or energy from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them.
Warp Drive: A faster-than-light (FTL) propulsion system allowing travel through space at speeds many times greater than the speed of light.
Dog "Voice" Translator: A device that can interpret your dog's barks into human speech.
Bioprinters: Printers that can print human organs, skin, arteries and cells.
Shrink Ray: A device which uses energy to reduce the physical size of matter.
Autonomous vehicles: A vehicle capable of sensing its environment and navigating without human input.
Neuralyzer (Neuraliser): A cigar-sized device that erases the memories of the past hours, days or weeks depending on settings.
Cloaking System: A technology that causes objects to be partially or wholly invisible to parts of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum.
Gene Therapy: Medical procedures that introduce alterations to a patient's genetic makeup, to eliminate genetically inherited diseases or to introduce or augment certain genetic traits.
Lightsabers: Weapons with an energy blade that can cut through most substances with very little resistance.
Nanomedicine: The use of nanorobots in the body for drug delivery, health monitoring and early diagnosis.
Tractor Beam: A beam of energy that can levitate and move objects.
Time Travel: Movement between different points in time, typically using a time machine.
Cryonic Reanimation: The revival of a person to a living state from a cryopreserved state.
Cyborg: A person whose physical abilities are extended beyond normal human limitations by mechanical elements built into the body.