MIRA, a robot surgeon aboard the ISS in 2024
The small and light robot surgeon will be aboard the ISS in two years to perform the first autonomous tests. When are space operations?
The small and light robot surgeon will be aboard the ISS in two years to perform the first autonomous tests. When are space operations?
Science fiction has inspired many futuristic innovations over the years - here are a few.
Two Cambridge scholars believe that the theory of convergent evolution means that the universe can also be populated by humanoids like us.
Moving through other star systems at the speed of light is a dream: now we have taken a small step in its direction.
4 years of incubation, today a product is born that 'prints' drinks. Which? Almost all: fruit juices, soft drinks, cocktails, wine, tea, coffee and beer.
How many stories in books, films and TV series seem to purposely predict future events? Some people call it 'predictive programming'. Gombloddo?
Goodbye video calls (and more): this holographic technology can replace any digital screen within 5 years.
A nanochip can turn skin tissue into blood vessels to repair wounds. It could be useful for many therapies.
Science fiction has presented us with ideas that are absolutely irreconcilable with physics. Others, however, which seem absurd to us, are theoretically possible: here are which ones.
A brain implant combined with an "artificial retina" allows a patient to see after 16 years of blindness.
Two hours and a screwdriver to obtain an "instant" oasis in a vaguely space style. Once upon a time you rode a Canadian.
This concept tells better than anyone else the "future of yesterday" that we imagined in 1990: the Nissan Cocoon is not an (ugly) car, it is an amarcord.
Virtual reality has imposed itself strongly from 2000 onwards: how will it evolve according to the current pace? Towards an experience indistinguishable from reality
Vision problems are real "killers". Millions and millions of adults over 40 are blind or partially sighted: here's how technology can help them.
Prince of science fiction, human teleportation is a "technical magic" that still seems distant. But is it possible? It will be possible? Here is the state of the art.
Ion propulsion works: An MIT team successfully flew a plane with no fuel or moving parts. And now?
How many Earth-like planets are in our galaxy? The search for celestial bodies in the "habitable" area becomes more precise: shocking numbers.
Science fiction ideas and technologies have always inspired fans, but also those who really built the future.
Films and books open a window into the future, and often anticipate and inspire modern technologies. Here are 5 of them with their “quotes”.
For the first time a research team manages to print tissues directly inside a body: a 3D printed ear on the back of a mouse could change biomedical engineering.
Created for “ethical” aquariums and zoos, the robot dolphin is so realistic it seems real. It can change the face of the theme park industry.