Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Real-world technology is often foretold by science fiction. In 1927, characters in the film Metropolis made video calls to each ...

Sci-fi helps us think ahead and predicts future technologies, but most importantly it creates debate by asking – what if? You may not immediately believe it, but future technologies are a lot closer ...

Real-world technology is often foretold by science fiction. In 1927, characters in the film Metropolis made video calls to each other. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry hung flat-screen colour ...