Until then, [Peter Jansen] has dedicated a few years of his life to making the Tricorder of the Star Trek universe a reality. It’s his entry for The Hackaday Prize, and made it to the finals ...

Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition's newly unveiled Technical Manual sourcebook unleashes the most powerful force in the galaxy ...

and Star Trek: Voyager attributed survival to the tricorder, a fictional medical scanner that helps doctors diagnose and treat medical problems. As with famine and poverty, Star Trek creator Gene ...