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7.How Stuff Works.com wats you to learn. In this article, they want you to learn about 10 of the different technological advancements that Star Trek has predicted, and how they work. Some, it seems, are very similar to their counterparts, while others function in a wildly different way. But they still get the same job done. 8. Star Trek has predicted a lot of great (and not so great) technology. Some of it works in the same way they predicted, and some of it doesn't. 9. I do think they left out some more important inventions, ones that would seem more relevant to the general population than transparent aluminum. 10.
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 * 1) How has Star Trek predicted the future?
 * 2) "Top 10 'Star Trek' Technologies That Actually Came True"
 * 3) by Josh Briggs on How Stuff Works.com
 * 4) Link
 * 5) Accessed on 6/13/14 at HowStuffWorks.com
 * Subject: A sample of the different technologies that Star Trek has predicted
 * Occasion: The premier of the 2009 Star Trek movie
 * Audience: Pop-culture junkies
 * Purpose: To explore some of the technology that Star Trek has predicted
 * Speaker: people who like to explain how stuff works
 * Tone: Informative, knowledgeable
 * Tone: Informative, knowledgeable
 * "Fast-forward 30 years and wouldn't you know it, it seems like everyone carries a communicator. We just know them as cell phones. Actually, the communicators in "Star Trek" were more like the push-to-talk, person-to-person devices first made popular by Nextel in the mid to late '90s. The "Star Trek" communicator had a flip antenna that when opened, activated the device. The original flip cell phones are perhaps distant cousins. Whatever the case, the creators of "Star Trek" were on to something because you'd be hard-pressed to find many people without a cell phone these days."
 * "Hypospray is a form of hypodermic injection of medication. A hypospray injection is forced under the skin (a subcutaneous injection) with high air pressure. The air pressure shoots the liquid vaccine deep enough into the skin that no needle is required. The real-world application is known as a jet injector."
 * "Applied Energetic has developed Laser Guided Energy and Laser Induced Plasma Energy technologies that are said to transmit high-voltage bursts of energy to a target [source: Applied Energetics]. In other words, these pulses of energy would stun the target and limit collateral damage. So a true phaser may soon be a reality."
 * "A true universal translator like the one on the show may not be a reality, but the technology is available. Voice recognition has advanced considerably since its inception."
 * "In 2005, a team of scientists from Stanford University successfully implanted a small chip behind the retina of blind rats that enabled them to pass a vision recognition test. The science behind the implants, or bionic eyes as they're commonly referred to, works much the way Geordi's VISOR did."
 * "Telepresence is more than just video conferencing. The visual aspect is important and immersion is vital. In other words, the more convincing the illusion of telepresence, the more you feel like you're there.In 2008, AT&T teamed up with Cisco in delivering the industry's first in-depth telepresence experience."
 * "NASA employs a handheld device called LOCAD, which measures for unwanted microorganisms such as E. coli, fungi and salmonella onboard the International Space Station [source: Coulter]. Beyond that, two handheld medical devices may soon help doctors examine blood flow and check for cancer, diabetes or bacterial infection."

7. John Daly presents a not-very in-depth review of the most recent Star Trek movie of the non-Trekkie, as well as some fun trivia about the series to get people interested. 8. Star Trek is a TV legacy that has predicted the future on many occasions. 9. While they've got the basics down, they fail to really go in-depth on the topic. 10. > Gene Roddenberry believed that “the human future is bright, we’re just beginning. We have wonders ahead of us. I don’t see how it can be any other way”. > Mobile inventor Martin Cooper admits he was inspired by Star Trek while working at Motorola in the ’70s. > With the electronically charged Taser in existence for the past decade by police forces around the world, the next generation of these “directed energy” weapons is already under development delivering “man-made lightning” in deadly pulses. > SonoPrep — a non-needle invented in 2005 — penetrates the outer skin without pain and self-seals. US brain surgeon John Adler was inspired by Star Trek to invent the Cyber Knife — a computer-controlled laser capable of removing cancers without opening up the patient. > The Romulans were always sneaking up on Kirk using their dastardly cloaking device capable of rendering their ships invisible to any sort of radar. Enter the US Air Force’s B2 Stealth bomber and its radar-absorbent coating which enables it to fly undetected through enemy airspace. > With modern virtual reality designs still being perfected, the possibility of every home having holodecks for holidays and adventures without leaving the house is a definite probability within the next decade. >
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 * 1) How has Star Trek predicted the future?
 * 2) "How Star Trek predicted the future"
 * 3) written by John Daly, published by the Irish Examiner
 * 4) Link
 * 5) Accessed on 6/11/14 on via Google
 * Subject: A brief history of Star Trek and a list of things that Star Trek has predicted.
 * Occasion: The premiere of Star Trek Into Darkness
 * Audience: General readers of the Irish Examiner.
 * Purpose: To give an overview of Star Trek and share some fun facts that are relevant to the everyday person's life.
 * Speaker: John Daly, geek interpreter
 * Tone: General, informative, passive.
 * Tone: General, informative, passive.
 * As a Los Angeles ex-cop turned Hollywood screenwriter, Roddenberry’s vision of the series he described as “a Wagon Train to the stars” was decades ahead of its time.