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How Can We Solve Our Problems? (Science, Technology, and Society),hese fundamental questions, while applied research is aimed at solving specific, practical problems. But there are problems of a different sort, not all of which are solvable by science or technology.

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What Is the Universe Made of? (Matter, Energy, and Interactions),chapter, we will explore various properties of materials, including some of the latest developments in materials science. But we will begin with a look at the fundamental building blocks of matter and one of the most intriguing questions of modern physics: What is the universe made of?

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Book 2019Latest editionng through the floor with a laser concealed in a wristwatch? What would it take to create a fully intelligent android, such as .Star Trek.’s Commander Data? .Exploring Science Through Science Fiction. addresses these and other intriguing questions, using science fiction as a springboard for discussi

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-05349-1rical context can influence the way in which a classic science fiction story is told, and how our understanding of technology can influence how we think about culture. But we begin with a brief survey of some sci-fi predictions which have already come to pass, and a few more which may be coming very soon.

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,Introduction: Discerning the Real, the Possible, and the Impossible,ence fiction as a vehicle for exploring actual science and as a springboard for discussing some of the exciting topics that are currently being researched. Our examples will be drawn almost exclusively from film and television. Occasional references to a few of the classic works of science fiction l

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What Is the Universe Made of? (Matter, Energy, and Interactions), immaterial—which inhabit space and time? The state of our current understanding of matter and energy is both highly detailed and very incomplete. We still have a lot to learn. As already hinted in Chap. ., Einstein’s theory of general relativity is very successful at describing physics on the large