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27 SCIENCE FICTIONS THAT BECAME SCIENCE FACTS

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27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts

This was an interesting article. I was impressed with some of the technological breakthroughs!

The artificial skin and the self driving cars were the most amazing.

1. Quadriplegic Uses Her Mind to Control Her Robotic Arm

2. DARPA Robot Can Traverse an Obstacle Course

3. Genetically Modified Silk Is Stronger Than Steel

4. DNA Was Photographed for the First Time

5. Invisibility Cloak Technology Took a Huge Leap Forward

6. Spray-On Skin

7. James Cameron Reached the Deepest Known Point in the Ocean

8. Stem Cells Could Extend Human Life by Over 100 Years

9. 3-D Printer Creates Full-Size Houses in One Session

10. Self-Driving Cars Are Legal in Nevada, Florida, and California

And 17 more!!

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Star Trek

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...we're on the verge of expanding into the rest of the universe.

It will take another hundred years just to get to the nearest star.

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