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"It's Life Jim, but not as we know it..." Tricorder to be made...

ironmakoironmako Member Posts: 770 Arc User
edited June 2013 in Ten Forward
Scientists get ?3m to develop a handheld device, like the fictional gadget of the sci-fi series, that can diagnose illnesses.

British scientists are hoping to replicate the medical expertise of Star Trek's Dr "Bones" McCoy by developing a real-life version of his diagnostic tricorder.

http://news.sky.com/story/1106213/star-trek-tricorder-to-be-brought-to-life
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  • phyrexianherophyrexianhero Member Posts: 768 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    About 10-12 months from now the X Prize will also be announcing up to ten finalists for their $10 million prize, with a winner decided and chosen in 2015.
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  • aurelias1aurelias1 Member Posts: 12 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    That's nice and all, but can we skip the small stuff and get to warp drive all ready? :P
  • steamwrightsteamwright Member Posts: 2,820
    edited June 2013
    aurelias1 wrote: »
    That's nice and all, but can we skip the small stuff and get to warp drive all ready? :P

    I'll settle for the planet-to-planet transporter. :D


    Also, (and as an old Trekkie I'm ashamed that I've forgotten) can someone remind me from a Star Trek viewpoint what the "tri-" in "tricorder" means? What three "-corder" function are involved, and is it really different with a medical tricorder from a science tricorder, or is it just called differently?

    I'd be curious to see whether this developing device really has the "tri-" worked out.
  • phyrexianherophyrexianhero Member Posts: 768 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    steamwright wrote: »
    I'll settle for the planet-to-planet transporter. :D


    Also, (and as an old Trekkie I'm ashamed that I've forgotten) can someone remind me from a Star Trek viewpoint what the "tri-" in "tricorder" means? What three "-corder" function are involved, and is it really different with a medical tricorder from a science tricorder, or is it just called differently?

    I'd be curious to see whether this developing device really has the "tri-" worked out.

    As far as I know, "tricorder" on the show just meant a device capable of a lot of different measurements. A real-life tricorder called the TR-107 Mark 1 was built and sold in 1996 that could scan EM radiation, temperature, and baryometric pressure.
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