Force fields in reality?

[tkdguy]

Here's an article about it:

 

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/cold_plasma_000724.html

[BobGreenwade]

Re: Force fields in reality?

 

Cool.

[sinanju]

Re: Force fields in reality?

 

I remember being a kid of about 10 and thinking that when the year 2000 rolled around, I would be a) living in The FUTURE (that glorious future described in all the science fiction I read) and an old man of 41. Now I'm an old man of 46, and I AM living in the future! It's not the future I expected (there are still no practical flying cars or orbital habitats, dammit!), but it's weirder and more amazing than I imagined.

[Nyrath]

Re: Force fields in reality?

 

There are some notes on force field here

[Jhamin]

Re: Force fields in reality?

 

Now I'm an old man of 46' date=' and I AM living in the future! It's not the future I expected (there are still no practical flying cars or orbital habitats, dammit!), but it's weirder and more amazing than I imagined.[/quote']

 

Ya know, I sometimes muse that if a modern person got sucked back into 1950 with only the things on them, they probably wouldn't disappoint futurists all that much. Lets go with a typical buisneess man.

 

- They would have a PDA that could out-compute anything in existance by a thousand times, play music (MP3s), and have pics of their families.

 

- A laptop would be even more amazing.

 

- If old enough they may have bionic implants in the form of Knee or Hip replacements that restore 90% of a person's mobility.

 

- Their car may not fly, but if new it will likely get 25-30 MPG and may even run on Corn (Flex-Fuel cars) or be largely electric (If a Hybrid). It would be made largely of plastic and be computer controlled.

 

- The people of the '50s would have to take their word for it without the towers, but a Cell phone the size of a cigarette lighter allows them to call anywhere in the world, from anywhere.

 

- Close examination of their eyes might reaveal laser surgery that permanently removes the need for glasses.

 

- Examination of their wallet would reveal that cash may not have been replaced, but is being rapidly replaced with "Credits" in the form of Debit-Cards.

[NuSoardGraphite]

Re: Force fields in reality?

 

I remember being a kid of about 10 and thinking that when the year 2000 rolled around' date=' I would be a) living in The FUTURE (that glorious future described in all the science fiction I read) and an old man of 41. Now I'm an old man of 46, and I AM living in the future! It's not the future I expected ([b']there are still no practical flying cars[/b] or orbital habitats, dammit!), but it's weirder and more amazing than I imagined.

 

They are coming:

 

http://www.moller.com/skycar/