A new essay imagines AI-driven abundance through an “Industrial Intelligence Stack” reshaping society rapidly.

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, ...

Tone-wise, I’d say it’s about 15 per cent horror and 85 per cent sci-fi. There are a few surprisingly graphic moments, but the heart of the film lies firmly in its speculative ideas. If you enjoy that ...

Throughout the years, people have seen how purely fictional stories have presented futuristic scenarios, and many inventors eventually realised aspects of these sci-fi visions. Video chat is ...

The project brings together established sci-fi writers and defence specialists to imagine plausible — if unsettling — ...

Military planning is a complicated endeavour, calling upon experts in logistics and infrastructure to predict resource availability and technological advancements. Long-range military planning, ...

Plausible science fiction occupies a space between imagination and inquiry. It does not promise answers so much as ...

Everybody has their favourite bit of movie tech; that gadget that would make you squeal like a Girl Guide on a ghost train if you got one for Christmas. Any science fiction ner- um, enthusiast worth ...