Science and its Fiction

Science fiction has been part of our lives since

people started to write stories and challenge science and
its limits. One might think that science fiction is
impossible or farfetched but we have reached to an age
where science fiction is actually being considered, tested
and treated like it is actual science experiments. Many
modern day experiments have tested and theorized
science fiction giants such as, teleportation, holograms,
time travel, space travel as well as fictional advanced
weaponry. The world is ready to accept and work towards
the idea that of applying science fiction in real life, which
would greatly benefit and accommodate our everyday life
and shift our lives into the future by improving and
expanding our methods of transportation,
communication, military, and general lifestyle. If a way
was found to merge science fiction and works of fiction
with our current society then we would indeed be taking a
huge step towards the future.

How can science fiction be used to beam us

into the future?
The application of some or all of the concepts that fall
under science fiction could help in enhancing the world
greatly it can change our world completely and provide
us with a futuristic and technologically advanced world,
making regular everyday things easier and more
accessible.
-Fictional weapons such as the "Death Ray" in Star Wars
and many others could make wars very easy and far

more dangerous. Yet they can also

enhance our military as well as
our military defenses.
-Teleportation could be used
throughout the world as an easy way of transporting
goods and a faster and easier method of travelling
-Holograms could be the next new form of
communication that enhances our
commuting technologies and
revolutionizes things like television,
phones, and even schools; one can have a
hologram of a teacher and board to teach them at home.
These are only a few concepts of science fiction that
could change the way we live, but of course they are
highly theoretical and not very accessible technologies
yet.

How Strong is the Connection between

Science and Sci-fi?
Science fiction isnt that different from science and
physics, however different topics that fall under science
fiction may vary when it comes to scientific validity,
practicality, and applicability. It isnt very hard to sort the
fact from the fiction but a lot of things such as,
teleportation and holograms, fall into a grey area where
it is technically possible yet under certain rules and
circumstances. Many of these topics and concepts are
theoretical but others have been
.tested as well experimented with
Teleportation: experiments such
as the IBM Quantum Teleportation
proved that the teleportation of
very small particles is very

possible and highly functional, however only really tiny

particles and objects can be teleported as it is very hard
and takes crazy amounts of energy to teleport a larger
object. In "Star Trek" teleportation occurred by
transforming matter into energy then transporting it and
then remaking it into matter again.
That however is impossible as the
energy needed to do so is larger than
that of a nuclear bomb. In real life
however teleportation occurred by
scanning the particle or object to the
subatomic level then sending the
information to a machine that recreates it
as the
original copy gets destroyed. This has
worked with photons and diamonds as well as other tiny
objects and particles. From a scale of one to ten, one
being fiction and ten being fact teleportation would
score a seven.
Holograms: there are many hologram
experiments that have occurred all over
the world and applied in everyday life
such as stage performances and
bringing back dead musicians to life on
stage. These holograms are based on,
laser, interference, diffraction, light
intensity recording and suitable
illumination, which allow the light to bend in a certain
way that it forms a live three dimensional shape. If
enhanced and made more accessible holograms could
be used for communication, as well as other leisure
purposes such as television, movies, and stage
performances. From a scale of one to ten, one being
fiction and ten being fact holograms would score a nine
for being used multiple times however lacking
accessibility and needing a lot of equipment and
machinery.