The ray gun is but one invention that, in the optimistic futurism of the early-to-mid 20th century, seemed to be just around the corner, like personal jet packs, food in pill form, and machines that ...

But focus too much on matters of geopolitics, and you can lose sight of something arguably even more profound: Laser guns are ...

The skin gun is no longer science fiction. A doctor has created a prototype medical device that literally sprays skin cells onto burn victims to re-grow skin. Once grafts took weeks, but now the skin ...

Sci-fi movie weapons are props, sure, but the truly great ones do more than look cool. They can actually communicate a whole world in one glance: clean and modular says military standardization; ugly ...

An Australian man accused of making guns with a 3D printer has been described in court as a sci-fi fan who let his hobby get "out of hand". Police in Sydney found imitation weapons after searching the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...