Star Trek Tech

In channel surfing earlier, I came across Star Trek Tech on History Channel. It's a really fascinating look at the impact of Trek on our current technologies as well as showing how the technologies related in Trek are influenced by existing science.

It's a really wonderful show that I highly recommend checking out if you get a chance. For example, they talk about how scientists are actually finding that things like the dermal regenerator which can heal wounds could actually become a reality. They've determined that injuries can heal more rapidly with the application of electrical fields or plasma. HOW COOL IS THAT!?!

Seriously, it seems like everyday someone's taking something that previously only existed in science fiction (Trek communicator, for instance) and making it a commonplace reality (cell phone). I love it!