Interesting, a ray of hope perhaps, but still a lot of hurdles to overcome yet methinks.
"A few months ago, physicist Harold White stunned the aeronautics world when he announced that he and his team at NASA had begun work on the development of a faster-than-light warp drive. His proposed design, an ingenious re-imagining of an Alcubierre Drive, may eventually result in an engine that can transport a spacecraft to the nearest star in a matter of weeks — and all without violating Einstein's law of relativity."
A long time ago i learned our galaxy is 100 000 light years in diameter. I said to myself there must be something faster than light or we will never be able to get to even nearest star. But we were told speed of light is ultimate speed and still is. Because we usually design vehicle that moves through space and this is altering space around the vehicle so it moves. This idea is fascinating.
Because even if we were able to travel near speed of light it would take us more than 100 000 years just to travel across our galaxy.
Another sci-fi invention being made into a working product.. just like the tablet
The tablet pre-dates Star-Trek's PADD.
Douglas Adams' Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy(1978) was a book-like folding tablet.
Which apparently won't be too far away. I remember reading somewhere sometime, that someone ( ) is working on thin flexible electronic displays (OLED's would be my guess), perfect for folding
I remember reading somewhere sometime, that someone ( ) is working on thin flexible electronic displays (OLED's would be my guess), perfect for folding
We (my company) are working on PLEDs (polymer) and they do roll...just a matter of time to get their lifespan sufficient to be commercial...
I seem to recall that only one color was left to optimize and that it was near 3-5 years (maybe less). We have a number of materials tha are used in the IT area (iGear and Galaxy)...it is pretty amazing stuff in the lab, now to see if it can be done commercially...
) is working on thin flexible electronic displays (OLED's would be my guess), perfect for folding 
