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Maker Builds Real-World 'Tricorder' with Spectrometer and Thermal Camera
technology9 days ago

Maker Builds Real-World 'Tricorder' with Spectrometer and Thermal Camera

A decade-long open-source project has produced a functional handheld device inspired by Star Trek's tricorder, featuring a scintillation crystal for radiation detection, a visible light spectrometer, and thermal imaging. Built on a Clockwork Pi uConsole with a Compute Module 5, the device prioritizes practical scientific utility over screen accuracy. The project, led by PeterAJansen, is fully documented on GitHub for community replication.

via Hackaday|
#diy#open-source#raspberry-pi
Strange New Worlds Finale Bridges Eras with Animated Series Cameos and Time-Travel Paradox
entertainment14 days ago

Strange New Worlds Finale Bridges Eras with Animated Series Cameos and Time-Travel Paradox

The Season 4 finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, titled 'Tomorrow's Enterprise,' concluded the season by merging timelines and featuring unexpected live-action debuts of characters from The Animated Series. The episode centered on Lt. Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) communicating with a future version of herself to prevent the death of Scotty (Martin Quinn) and safely deliver a 'space baby' from a white hole. While the finale successfully set up the show's transition into The Original Series era, critics noted a mixed reception regarding the visual execution of the animated characters in live action.

via SlashFilm|
#celia-rose-gooding#entertainment#paramount
From Fan Letters to Flight: How Star Trek Shaped NASA’s Space Era
technology21 days ago

From Fan Letters to Flight: How Star Trek Shaped NASA’s Space Era

The article traces Star Trek’s lasting influence on NASA, from Roddenberry’s early ties and Nichelle Nichols’s recruitment role to the 1976 Space Shuttle Enterprise being renamed after a Star Trek fan write-in, highlighting how Trek inspired real space professionals and promoted diversity—ending with a call to defend DEI programs and vote for Democratic candidates in upcoming elections.

via dailykos.com|
#diversity#leonard-nimoy#nasa
Star Trek Cast Witnessed the Space Shuttle Enterprise Rollout 50 Years Ago
science23 days ago

Star Trek Cast Witnessed the Space Shuttle Enterprise Rollout 50 Years Ago

Fifty years ago, on Sept. 17, 1976, NASA rolled out Enterprise—the first Space Shuttle—at Rockwell’s Palmdale facility, with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and icons Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan and Walter Koenig in attendance as the Air Force Band played Trek tunes for about 600 guests. The ceremony marked the dawn of NASA’s shuttle era (which ran until 2011) and helped enable milestones like constructing the ISS and deploying the Hubble Space Telescope, even as the program faced tragedies such as Challenger and Columbia.

via Space|
#nasa#palmdale#science
Kirk’s Next Evolution: Paul Wesley Teases Family Secrets and a Rogue Admiral in Strange New Worlds
entertainment29 days ago

Kirk’s Next Evolution: Paul Wesley Teases Family Secrets and a Rogue Admiral in Strange New Worlds

Paul Wesley previews Strange New Worlds Season 4’s “Orders of Magnitude,” a high-stakes arc in which Kirk faces an off-the-rails admiral and confronts his family history with brother Sam; the storyline deepens Kirk’s humanity and leadership as he moves toward the classic-era persona, with Wesley praising the on-set dynamic and confirming he’d welcome a future return if given a fresh take, following a recent talk with William Shatner.

via TVGuide.com|
#admiral-simon-reiger#entertainment#james-t-kirk
SNW Escalates Classic Trek Tension in Orders of Magnitude
entertainment29 days ago

SNW Escalates Classic Trek Tension in Orders of Magnitude

SNW’s Orders Of Magnitude delivers a two‑track, classic Trek vibe: on the Enterprise, Admiral Reeger’s bid to seize control and pressure to bomb a planet sparks a tense leadership clash surrounding Kirk, M’Benga, and Spock; in the moon’s crystal caves, Uhura leads a daring rescue after a betrayal‑tinged encounter with Andorians. The episode ultimately ties to George Kirk’s legacy and hints at Kirk’s eventual captaincy, while A’Sha exits and Uhura earns a battlefield promotion. Highlight performances from Joe Morton and Paul Wesley anchor the dense, canon‑dense story, which fans praised for mood and suspense, though some critics call the plotting overly contrived and Kirk‑centric.

via trekmovie.com|
#entertainment#orders-of-magnitude#paul-wesley
Strange New Worlds Reframes Kirk: Not the Reckless Cowboy Fans Remember
television29 days ago

Strange New Worlds Reframes Kirk: Not the Reckless Cowboy Fans Remember

Strange New Worlds Season 4 argues that Captain Kirk is closer to the original, principled leader rather than the reckless cowboy portrayed in the 2009 reboot; in the episode Orders of Magnitude, Kirk questions an admiral’s rushed plans, avoids unnecessary violence, and ultimately takes actions to prevent deaths, highlighting his ethics and restraint rather than ego.

via SlashFilm|
#captain-kirk#characterization#ethics
Three Images, Five Bursts: The Real Physics Behind Picard's Warp Maneuver
science1 month ago

Three Images, Five Bursts: The Real Physics Behind Picard's Warp Maneuver

Physicist Níckolas de Aguiar Alves reexamines Star Trek's Picard maneuver from The Battle, showing that accelerating to warp and then stopping near an enemy ship would create multiple images of the Stargazer for an observer (three in the Ferengi's view, potentially five with extra bursts). The analysis mirrors real relativity concepts and the memory effect, and ties the idea to Cherenkov radiation, illustrating how light signals can split in time even though faster-than-light travel remains fictional.

via Ars Technica|
#cherenkov-radiation#memory-effect#picard-maneuver
ISS marks Star Trek’s 60th with Starfleet badge from Sophie Adenot
space1 month ago

ISS marks Star Trek’s 60th with Starfleet badge from Sophie Adenot

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot aboard the ISS wore a Starfleet badge from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds in a video celebrating the franchise’s 60th anniversary, a symbolic nod to decades of exploration as she crewed SpaceX’s Crew-12 Dragon for Expedition 75 ahead of Crew-13, with ESA framing exploration and cooperation as central to both space missions and Star Trek’s legacy.

via Space|
#esa#international-space-station#sophie-adenot
Boldly Going: The 60 Greatest Trek Episodes Across Six Decades
entertainment1 month ago

Boldly Going: The 60 Greatest Trek Episodes Across Six Decades

TVLine ranks 60 Star Trek episodes spanning six decades and all live‑action series (excluding The Animated Series, Prodigy, and Starfleet Academy), with The Inner Light crowned as the top pick and other iconic entries like The City on the Edge of Forever, The Best of Both Worlds, All Good Things…, In the Pale Moonlight, and Trials and Tribble-ations highlighted; the piece also notes some omissions and invites fans to share their favorites.

via TVLine|
#entertainment#list#ranking
Star Trek's Legacy Tarnished as Paramount Falters with the Final Frontier
entertainment1 month ago

Star Trek's Legacy Tarnished as Paramount Falters with the Final Frontier

A longtime writer laments Paramount’s stewardship of Star Trek, arguing the franchise has devolved from its groundbreaking '60s–era roots into a string of dull streaming series and stalled big‑screen ambitions. He singles out Discovery, Strange New Worlds, and Picard as misfires, notes the decade-long gap since a major Star Trek film, and recalls shelved projects from Tarantino and Hawley, urging a return to Trek’s adventurous, socially resonant core.

via New York Post|
#entertainment#movies#paramount
Star Trek at 60: a health check for the iconic frontier
entertainment1 month ago

Star Trek at 60: a health check for the iconic frontier

Space.com marks Star Trek’s 60th birthday with a health check of the franchise across TV and film, noting Trek’s long TV arc—from classic era to Strange New Worlds—and a peak of up to five active Trek series around 2022–23, followed by current uncertainty about future TV projects amid Paramount/Skydance shifts. The piece surveys the evolving movie plans, a forthcoming film from Goldstein and Daley inspired by 1990s thrillers, and possible spin-offs, while outlining anniversary events like commemorative coins, screenings, and a world-record Vulcan salute. With nearly 1,000 episodes and 13 films available on Paramount+, Trek’s legacy suggests the franchise will return to screens, even as the roadmap ahead remains under development.

via Space|
#entertainment#movies#paramount