It's common knowledge today that phase-based weapons systems have been in use since before the establishment of the United Federation of Planets in the mid-22nd century. Modern phasers are capable of ...

Back in the mid-1960s, when Gene Roddenberry was first spitballing the sci-fi technology he wanted to use on his sci-fi series "Star Trek," he was drawn to the idea of making things sound as realistic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spock crouches while pointing his phaser in Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) - NBC The technology in "Star Trek" is just as ...

The technology in "Star Trek" is just as iconic as its characters. Transporters dazzled audiences as they helped crew members beam up from danger, and communicators fascinated viewers way before the ...