The Star Trek replicator is imagined to be a low-resolution version of the transporter, which disassembles bulk matter or waste material into energy and then uses this to rebuild molecules in...
There is no Guinness World Record for the trickiest machine to control, but I suspect that keyhole surgery must be up there with the procedures requiring the most skill. A paper published last...
In the movie, Robert Downey Jr achieves superhuman strength by building a power suit tooled up with actuators that assist his limbs. He can kick his way through steel doors and throw heavy objects...
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