Life imitates Star Trek again: NASA invent tricorder
Mikey 4 commentsNASA has created the first commercial hand held x-ray chemical analyser, reminiscent of the Tricorder from the Star Trek television series, a fictional device used for the same purpose.
Produced in conjunction with a company called KeyMaster Technologies, NASA's device is capable of performing on-the-spot chemical analysis, a process which is usually done afterwards in a lab.
Full story at TerraHermes.
Alice in W.
Friday 22nd February 2008 | 05:17 PMAh but does it detect distortions in the space time continuum?
Jim- Just a Guy
Friday 22nd February 2008 | 05:40 PMI think I just made a mess. That is so cool. I am suck a geek. But damn it I love it.
Elvoski
Saturday 23rd February 2008 | 08:00 PMThis is too cool for words. Spock on....
Joe Marco
Friday 22nd February 2008 | 04:49 PMGod Bless Star Trek.