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5 Star Trek Technologies That Are More Truth Than Science Fiction


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While much of Star Trek is a figment of the imagination, some of the technology is becoming more than just science-fiction.

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It's easy to get sucked in by the wild and wacky science of Star Trek, from beaming and materializing in other places, to the intense blast of deadly light from a phaser, to the incredible disappearing act called "cloaking" used by Klingon and Romulan starships.

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