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Sci-Fi Fantasies That Got Closer to Reality This Year!

 
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 11:04 pm    Post subject: Sci-Fi Fantasies That Got Closer to Reality This Year! Reply with quote
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The Craziest Sci-Fi Fantasies That Got Closer to Reality This Year!


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From Blood Music by Greg Bear, to The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson, blood borne health care bots are a beloved science fiction concept. This year, scientists created self-powered, swimming micro-robots that could one day be used to play doctor on your body from the inside.







Back in May, the FDA approved a robot hand inspired by Luke Skywalker's prosthetic from The Empire Strikes Back. This month, doctors at Johns Hopkins upped the ante by outfitting this double amputee with two brain-controlled robot arms. Johns Hopkins University





Speaking of Star Trek, anyone for photon cannons? This year the US Navy approved the first combat-ready laser cannon. After performing brilliantly in trials, the skipper of the amphibious dock transport vessel USS Ponce is authorized to use the weapon called "LaWS" to defend his ship. US Navy



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