Mistborn – Book Review
TL;DR It’s amazing, 5/5, buy it and read it now. Brandon Sanderson is probably one of my favorite authors. He’s one of the few writers that I will go out of my way to buy, even if it costs outrageous …
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The Paper Menagerie – Book Review
TL;DR It’s pretty good, thought provoking, but I’d only give it 4/5 stars. From Amazon: Ken Liu is one of the most original, thought-provoking and award-winning short-story writers of his generation. This is the first collection of his work – …
Bacterial Lightbulbs
This week in When Science Fiction Becomes Reality I want to show you something very cool: light-bulbs made of bio-luminescent bacteria. What is it? Basically the idea is to have a light ‘bulb’ composed entirely of glowing bacteria. This system …
Three Parts Dead – Book Review
TL;DR – It’s good, five stars, go and read it. “Stunningly good. Stupefyingly good.” —Patrick Rothfuss A god has died, and it’s up to Tara, first-year associate in the international necromantic firm of Kelethres, Albrecht, and Ao, to bring Him …
Grow Your Own Nose
This week in ‘When Science Fiction Becomes Reality‘ I’m looking at a field of research which is constantly developing and creating new miracles: bioengineering. Specifically, the bioengineering of replacement body parts. At the current point in time it’s tragic how …
The Broken Empire – Review
Wow… what a ride! It’s been a little while since I read a fantasy that I enjoyed this much. (Eagerly awaiting the final book in the Kingkiller Chronicles, AND the next book in Songs of Radiance). Fair warning, this story …
Echolocation
This week in When Science Fiction Becomes Reality I want to highlight a very cool piece of technology which is just starting to come into its own… echolocation. This incredible science uses echoes and sounds to measure the dimensions of a room …
Printing a Bionic Ear
Who would have thought becoming a cyborg was so close to reality? We all know that 3D printing is cool but this week in When Science Fiction Becomes Reality, I want to show you something epic. This particular research team …
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Light Activated Sensors
It’s time again for When Science Fiction Becomes Reality. This one is pretty cool and has tremendous implications for medicine and health. The basis is that a tiny device is implanted into a person. The device is composed of cells …