Here’s one to make you brick yourself (what does that even mean). The iconic, do-all Tricorder from the original 1968 Star Trek TV show has been recreated using LEGO bricks and a few shiny lights.
The venerable Star Trek tricorder, often imitated but never actually shown 100% emulating the one demonstrated in science fiction, could net an inventor $US10 million if they’re able to produce the real thing.
A team of US and UK scientists have invented a portable scanner that may be useful in the hunt for life on Mars. And it sounds a whole lot like a Star Trek