The 11th Doctor gets about with a funky new Sonic Screwdriver to get him and his companion, Amy Pond, out of all sorts of pickles. Now you, too, can wave your sonic around your living room, but it will only help you use your Nintendo Wii.
Part Tricorder and part lock-pick, Dr. Who’s famous all-in-one device could handle any crisis — save deadlock seals. Now, researchers from Dundee University have replicated at least some of the screwdriver’s functionality with a machine capable of lifting and turning suspended objects.