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Shark Cyborgs On DARPA Remote control
In those Jaws movies, the shark seemed like it was out to get you. DARPA makes this dream come true. (re: William Gibson)

True 3D Plasma Display
Researchers demonstrate a 3D display that does not depend on binocular eye tricks - and real plasma in mid-air! (re: Edmund Hamilton)

'Protonic Storms' Unleashed On DNA In Space
Should astronauts watch out for the fury of protonic storms? (re: Raymond Z. Gallun)

LongPen By Unotchit: Margaret Atwood's Telautograph For Book Signing
Science fiction writer Margaret Atwood has created a device that makes real one of Hugo Gernsback's dreams of almost a century ago. (re: Hugo Gernsback)

MIT Battery Research To Enable 'Electric Phaetons'
John Jacob Astor dreamed of electric cars that would serve us in 1894; all he needed was a really good battery technology. (re: John Jacob Astor)

Quantum Telecloning And 'The Enemy Within'
It happened once to Captain Kirk by accident; now scientists have demonstrated that they can do it on purpose. Now that's progress. (re: Gene Roddenberry)

Skiers Get d3o-Based 'Impact Suits'
Looks like the science-fictional 'impact suit' of the 1970's comes true in 2006. (re: D. Gerrold and L. Niven)

US Company Implants Chips In Workers
Well, it's finally happened - US workers get chipped like dogs. (re: William Gibson)

Pulsed Energy Projectile EMPs Your Nervous System
PEPs use plasma to electromagnetically pulse your nervous system into thinking something bad is happening. And you can fine-tune it. (re: Isaac Asimov)

'Antigravity' Propulsion System Proposed
Hope blooms for space enthusiasts that it might be possible to accelerate space craft to speeds approaching that of light without crushing the contents of the craft. If it works, it could be even better than apergy. (re: Percy Greg)

Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Mind Control
How could a tiny parasite influence the behavior of an entire organism? (re: Robert Heinlein)

StarChase Tracking Tag And Star Wars Homing Beacon
The Los Angeles police are taking a page from Obiwan Kenobi's book on how to chase suspects; hopefully, they will stay out of asteroid fields. (re: George Lucas)

Liquid Mirror Telescope For Moon Studied By NASA
Liquid Mirror Telescopes are cool enough - but putting one on the moon? (re: Raymond Z. Gallun)

Hungry? Print Yourself Some Bacon
If scientists can just about print organs, I can certainly print myself some bacon. (re: Frank Herbert)

Honda Accord ADAS Heinlein Wannabe
We are SO close to Heinlein's Camden Speedster. (re: Robert Heinlein)

Crustaceans Help Build NASA's Exploration Skills
Can the humble crayfish teach NASA anything new? Turns out they've been evolving these methods for millions of years. (re: Charles Stross)

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