With the rapid development of science and technology, many scenes in previous classic science fiction works have gradually come true, including many examples of "Gundam" and "Star Wars" universe applications. Let's learn about it together.
·The space colony application of "Gundam".
At the beginning of the Gundam series, the main axis of the entire work revolved around the contradictory war between human beings and the earth in the space colony. Among them, the space colony that was envisioned more than 40 years ago has now been demonstrated by scientists in a similar version. The huge cylindrical space colony is envisioned to be 32km long and 8km in diameter. It can accommodate 10 million people inside and continuously rotates to simulate the gravity of the earth.
·Crazy firing method like throwing a sledgehammer.
If you want to go to space, it is still more common to launch a rocket. However, the United States is currently building a new facility in New Mexico. A circular accelerator is similar to throwing a sledgehammer and uses centrifugal force to launch objects into the sky. The latest test results show that after accelerating the device to a rapid speed of 2km per second, a 3m long experimental object can be thrown to an altitude of 8km. The research institution said that in the future, an actual device three times the size will be built, and the first test launch is scheduled for 2026.
·The holographic communication technology of "Star Wars".
The idea from Star Wars has been successfully realized. Dr. Joseph used the MR mixed reality device to successfully realize real-time holographic communication between astronauts and doctors on the ground. It sounds like it is the closest to reality among the above three breakthroughs. In fact, considering that the International Space Station is flying at a high speed of 7.7km per second, the data capacity required to transmit three-dimensional holographic images is very large and difficult, and the imaging quality is far less smooth than the version in the "Star Wars" movie. There is still a lot of room for improvement in the future.