Sci Fi in Pop Culture
[img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] it has been brought up many times before as to how much our space program was influenced by Star Trek and scifi shows and fiction. look at our cell phones, i have seen many of them that very closely resemble the communicators on ST. and according to an article posted on this BB(i am not sure where, but i am sure someone remembers where it is [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] ) that some researchers have come up with a device that acts as a medical tricorder. this device will be useful for helping patients that can’t be monitored through conventional means. for example, severe burn patients, who cannot have electrodes attached to their bodies to monitor their heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, etc…
sorry to get slightly off topic. [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]