Researchers have improved transparent aluminum manufacturing to where it could be used for larger design. Could this Star Trek-inspired technology become real?

One of the Star Trek movies has a McGuffin called “transparent aluminum.” While magic mirrors aren’t really transparent, it appears that way to a casual observer. If you haven&#82… ...

The showrunners and cast of Paramount+’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds took the stage at the Indeed Theater at Spring Studios Saturday as part of the Tribeca Film Festival, where they debuted ...

Transparent aluminum oxide (TAlOx), a real material despite its sci-fi name, is incredibly hard and resistant to scratches, making it perfect for protective coatings on electronics, optical ...

With billionaires sending people up into space, could any of them theoretically afford to build the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek?

With the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds wrapped up, we can’t help but wonder what will happen to Pike’s crew on the U.S.S. Enterprise in the show’s second season. Many of our ...

One Star Trek legend suffered a horrific injury in World War 2 that he tried his best to hide while starring in the hit sci-fi show. James Doohan found fame as Montgomery ‘Scotty’ Scott on the ...

The remains of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of sci-fi fantasy television series "Star Trek," will head for the final frontier next year. Scotty will be going along with him.

The researchers applied microdroplets of acidic solution onto small aluminum surfaces and applied an electric current, transforming the metal into glass-like transparent aluminum oxide (TAlOx).

Canadian-born actor James Doohan, 85, best known for his Star Trek role immortalized by the catch phrase "Beam me up, Scotty," died of complications from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease today at ...

He's more coy about what his Montgomery "Scotty" Scott will look like in the J.J. Abrams -directed Star Trek, expected on the big screen next year.