Photos: A glimpse of the iconic scenes and gadgets of Star Trek
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Captain Kirk
Captain Kirk
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The original Star Trek trio
The original Star Trek trio
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"Beam me up" Scotty
"Beam me up" Scotty
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Captain James T. Kirk
Captain James T. Kirk
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Captain Kirk and Scotty
Captain Kirk and Scotty
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Modern day tractor beam
Modern day tractor beam
This image from the Center for Soft Matter Research at New York University shows two types of optical tractor beams that were projected in the lab. The center has created a real-life tractor beam that is a meter long and 400 times brighter than anything they’ve made before.
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Modern day tricorder
Modern day tricorder
The Vitaliti is the modern-day version of the tricorder. Earlier this year, Cloud DX, which designed it, won the Bold Epic Innovator award as part of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE competition.
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The original Star Trek communicator device
The original Star Trek communicator device
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The original Star Trek communicator device
The original Star Trek communicator device
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The original Star Trek communicator
The original Star Trek communicator
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The Star Trek communicator device
The Star Trek communicator device
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Original Star Trek Tricorder
Original Star Trek Tricorder
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Captain Kirk's chair
Captain Kirk's chair
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The Starship Enterprise
The Starship Enterprise
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The original Star Trek crew
The original Star Trek crew
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The Starship Enterprise computer and data banks
The Starship Enterprise computer and data banks
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The Federal Communications earpiece
The Federal Communications earpiece
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Phasers as laser weapons
Phasers as laser weapons
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Star Trek's Uhura
Star Trek's Uhura
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Captain Kirk and Uhura
Captain Kirk and Uhura
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