This guy has apparently figured out every last detail- right down to the porkbarrel spending from Congress- to make building a bonafide, functional USS Enterprise a reality in under two decades. I have no idea how feasible his ideas are, save one- his theory of using nuclear reactors as the propulsion and power sources makes total sense. What environmental risks are there from nuclear meltdowns in the vacuum of space? For that matter, can a reactor even overheat if it's surrounded by absolute zero?

Engineer thinks we could build a real Starship Enterprise in 20 years

In Star Trek lore, the first Starship Enterprise will be built by the year 2245. But today, an engineer has proposed – and outlined in meticulous detail – building a full-sized, ion-powered version of…

Another Glimpse at the Future of Video Game Planets [Video]Kotaku

Tinkering around with Directx 11, Romanian developer Silviu Andrei is building an engine capable of rendering not corridors, or arenas, but entire planets. More »

I'm going to build this, and see if I can't use it to help me build my new Iron Man suit.

Inertial Control Orb for Desktop Spherical Display

I've previously identified Nirav Patel's homebrew spherical display unit, which I first covered in September 2011, as the coolest thing I wrote about that entire…

Blastr: Nebraska entrepreneur legally changes name to Tyrannosaurus Rex

There are good ideas and there are great ideas. And then there’s the story of the businessman who stood before a judge and explained why he wanted to change his name to tyrant lizard king. A York,…

How to Make XBMC Easier to Use (Especially for Non-Geeks) [Xbmc]Lifehacker

So you’ve created a kickass, play-anything media center with XBMC, but it’s a too hard for your less tech-savvy friends and family members to use. Here are a few ways to make your home theater PC so easy that your four year old could use it. More »