According to Star Trek, 23rd century doctors will diagnose most illnesses and determine the general state of health via a device called a Tricorder. But as with many of Star Trek’s futuristic ...

This ‘Star Trek’-like ‘tricorder’ could be the go-to device for detecting cancer soon. by Molly Brown on November 10, 2015 at 11:30 am November 10, 2015 at 11:30 amMolly Brown on November ...

In “Star Trek”, the medical Tricorder is a tool that lets people to diagnose medical conditions without any contact with the individual. In 2013, ...

Those of us who can’t spend quite as much on our Star Trek obsessions can at least spend 10 minutes taking a deeper dive into how Mangy Dog’s tricorder works, as they’ve created a tutorial ...

"Star Trek inspired me to be a scientist" said Jansen, who has been formally working on his tricorder prototypes since 2007, but toying with the idea of making a functioning device since he was "a ...

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, ...

The Star Trek Tricorder is a reproduction of the one used in the original Star Trek TV series. It measures 8″ x 4″ x 2″, and has built-in flashing lights and plays sound effects from the ...

The tale of a high-stakes medical device competition inspired by a sci-fi classic and a local team boldly going into the finals. It all starts with the very first season of Star Trek, a dream of the ...

"Star Trek" fans may soon get a chance to have their own Dr. McCoy moment with the world's first real-life medical tricorder, which will be available to the public soon thanks to a crowdfunding ...

Very few Star Trek fans have the engineering capabilities to boldly go where MangyDog has gone. The U.K.-based content creator with a background in 3D modeling and graphic design made headlines ...

The Star Trek franchise envisioned a universe rife with technologies both awe-inspiring and seemingly too advanced for us to use any time soon. Yet, as the show turns 50 years old next year, ...

"Star Trek" fans may soon get a chance to have their own Dr. McCoy moment with the world's first real-life medical tricorder, which will be available to the public soon thanks to a crowdfunding ...