Realize fiction

Last year, humanity once again witnessed reality that caught up with imagination that only appeared in sci-fi movies.

In 1945, Arthur C. Clarke sent a letter to Wireless World Magazine, which detailed the geostationary satellite communications system that would later play a key role in all world affairs. While American novelist Isaac Asimov always mentioned humanoid robots, although the perfect version in the novel adapted into a film I, the robot has not yet appeared in reality. Here are the times when science fiction meets reality.

Cyborg

The term 'cyborg' (half-man half-machine) was introduced in 1960, when two scientists Manfred E. Clynes and Nathan S. Kline mentioned in Astronautics magazine. Since then, cyborgs have appeared in many fictional series, such as the Borg character in the Star Trek series , Darth Vader in Star Wars (Star Wars) . In 2012, for the first time, a paralyzed woman was able to use her brain to control the robotic arm for eating.

So far, cyborg is still not the same as the movie version, because they still have to be connected via electrodes mounted on the brain. However, this is still a big step forward in cyborg development efforts.

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Transmission and quantum communication

While still not able to 'wrap and move' an object to where you want it to be in Star Trek, new research shows that experts have been able to transfer photons from one place to another. Quantum teleport has been done in the lab sometimes, but the distance moves only a few meters. In 2012, the new record is 143km. Besides teleportation, scientists first created quantum internet. The transfer of photons over several kilometers can establish a telecommunications system that is not attacked by hackers or eavesdropped.

Prevent genetic diseases

Genetic architecture to create a more perfect human being is a topic that continually repeats since the American writer Aldous Huxley launched Brave New World in 1931, though he received it The human consciousness of DNA remains stubborn. By 2012, people proved mitochondrial diseases. About one in every 200 people has mitochondrial disorders - the cell's energy plant.

This is the first time scientists have been able to transfer the DNA of a human egg cell to another egg cell. Two different groups of experts have found their own way to transplant between human egg cells, separating mitochondrial DNA, which is transmitted from mother to child. This finding means that mitochondrial disorders can be treated before the baby is pictured. However, the technique does not help to overcome syndromes like Down, which involves DNA replication.

Universal translation machine

Most of the time / space travelers in fantasy movies have no trouble talking to alien creatures that seem to be fluent in English! All thanks to the intergalactic translator. While it may not be possible for astronauts, a number of live translation software and devices were born, and even Microsoft introduced a translation machine that used that person's own voice and switched to language to translate. NTT DoCoMo has automatic translation software, and Google also has a transliteration application via smartphones.

Computer readers of the story

Accelerando must have been extremely anxious to wait for Google to officially launch Google Glasses, which uses real interactive technology. In writer Charles Stross's novel, Manfred Macx character carries data and memories on glasses connected to the internet. Google Glasses allows users to access information, surf the web and interact with everyday life through the immediate-wearing electronic camera.