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This week we reviewed “A Glitch in the Matrix,” a documentary that examined the concept of simulated reality. There have been some good movies and TV shows with this Am-I-really-here? theme. With the advent of artificial reality goggles and computer games that seem all to real, maybe it’s a good question to ask. So we turned to the InterestingEngineering.com website to get a list of 10 of the best movies (and TV shows) on this brain-twisting topic. 10) “Westworld” (2016...

Hankook Origami, Shape-Shifting Wheel Is Perfect for Exploring Alien Planets This is oversimplifying it, but it is accurate: researchers have developed a new wheel prototype, one that is able to change shape and tread at the push of a button, making it ideal for use on all types of terrain with zero preparation in advance. It is called the “high-load capacity origami transformable wheel,” according to this paper published in Science Robotic (hat top to Interesting Engineering). This orig...

Science fiction books, movies, games, TV shows and other media have long been home to amazing technology. Many of these ideas can serve as inspiration for todays scientists, but just how close are we to the real-life versions? In this feature, we look at ten of the best examples and rate the chances of their arrival within the next 30 years. The Holodeck (Star Trek) Here in the next 30 years? Score: 0/10 As Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons famously put it: "Id like an hour on the holodeck with ...

(Photo : Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the SAOCOM 1A and ITASAT 1 satellites, as seen on October 7, 2018 near Santa Barbara, California. After launching the satellites, the Falcon 9 rocket successfully returned to land on solid ground near the launch site rather than at sea. The satellites will become part of a six-satellite constellation that will work in tandem with an Italian constellation known as COSMO-SkyMed...

By   Mar 09, 2021 05:12 AM EST (Photo : (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) After nearly collapsing last month, the previously unrevealed construction of a secret mega battery connected to an ailing electric grid showed that Tesla founder, Elon Musk, is getting into the epicenter of the United States energy economy. After nearly collapsing last month, the previously unrevealed construction of a secret mega-battery connected to an ailing electric grid showed tha...

Charles CoatesGetty Images DARPA is looking for one-person powered flight platforms, including jetpacks and powered wingsuits. The platform could be used for search and rescue and “augmented urban combat.” The Pentagon has announced it’s willing to fund a “portable personal air mobility system”—including yours, if you have the right idea. ➡ The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will pay up to $1.5 million in development costs for a powered flight system capable ...

These sea slugs lose their heads on purpose! Then they grow an entirely new body without dying.

Book an out-of-this-world vacation. The first-ever space hotel is set to open in 2027. INSIDER 3/7/2021 jzitser@businessinsider.com (Joshua Zitser) © Provided by INSIDER The Voyager Station space hotel is then expected to the public in 2027, Gateway Foundation Construction on the first-ever space hotel will begin in 2026. Voyager Station is set to open to the public in 2027. The space hotel is taking reservations — but a three-day stay will cost around $5 million. Plans f...

A trip to the hotel should cost US$5 million for about three-and-a-half days orbiting the Earth.

Orbital Assembly, a large-scale space construction company, announced this year in a virtual event on its YouTube channel that it was on track to begin construction on the worlds (er, galaxys) first space hotel by 2026.