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TopicStar trek

Topic: star trek

Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart was a bully in his childhood. He regrets it to this day

In 'Making It So', Patrick Stewart recalls a Dickensian childhood in Northern England, battling poverty and domestic violence, and growing up as an ambitious young actor.

A room-temperature superconductor that works in low pressure, and losing Spock’s Vulcan

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

How Star Trek inspired modern tech—smart phones, touch panels, VR

The LCARS computer on the Galaxy-Class USS Enterprise D is basically the foundation of what Google is today.

Persis Khambatta — the bold model-actor who went bald for Star Trek

Raised by a single mother in Mumbai, Persis Khambhatta went on to become Miss India and make strides in Hollywood.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.