Almost 9,000 years ago, ancient Chinese fermented rice, honey, and fruit. Ancient Egyptians dared to use yeast for leavened bread in 1000 BC. On the other side of the world, Aztecs made cakes with Spirulina algae. What do these foods and beverages have in common? It’s doubtful that any of these ancient peoples understood the…… Continue reading A Cool Blend of Science and Technology
Category: Future Science
You Wanna See a Great Big Driverless Convoy?
When I was a kid, my family took a lot of road trips. During long-distance, boring rides, my siblings and I enjoyed pumping our fists in the air when we passed semi-trailer trucks. The drivers would thrill us with a blast of their horns. Sometimes the trucks traveled like a wagon train. Three or more…… Continue reading You Wanna See a Great Big Driverless Convoy?
It Isn’t Just Science Fiction Anymore
Remember when you first read a science fiction story with nanobots teaming inside a person? Were you afraid? I thought it was cool. But that was fiction. And nanobots aren’t real–yet. However, tiny robots inside your body isn’t just science fiction anymore. A team of researchers at the University of Vermont have created a new…… Continue reading It Isn’t Just Science Fiction Anymore
City of the Future and Living Concrete
As a SF writer, I love to read articles and predictions of future technology. Today we’ll look at reports of the city of the future and living concrete.
Your Out-of-This-World Vacation
It’s possible that in 2025 there will be a hotel orbiting the Earth. You can plan your out-of-this-world vacation today, but would you? Would you be willing to be one of the first to stay in the orbiting hotel? Who Will Build it? In 2018 National Geographic published an article about, Orion Span, a Houston-based…… Continue reading Your Out-of-This-World Vacation