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Pulp Science: 6 Sexy Future Cars

One of the best things about sci-fi is feasting our eyes on possible future transport, right? And although most of the vehicles here are concept-only and will probably never function, there’s still plenty of sweet eye candy to get your geek on. Check it:

The Audi Calamaro concept car has no wheels. It flies. At least, [...]

Pulp Science: Real (Scary) Transformer Tech

By now most of us have seen Michael Bay’s sequel to Transformers – and can agree that it’s the legion of cool looking robots that steal the show, right?
There’s a point in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen when Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox are hiding out in an adobe hut from a host of Decepticons, [...]

Pulp Science: Jedi Mind Tricks Impress Chicks

Every single Star Wars fanboy has stared at an object across the room, concentrated really hard, and tried to use the Force to move it. After seeing Luke and Yoda play mind tricks in Dagobah, who wouldn’t want to Force Push?
Alas, if there was only a Jedi training device to help young Padawans cultivate our [...]

Pulp Science: Five Future Cityscapes

Maybe Robert Anton Wilson’s predictions regarding life longevity pills will come true in time for us to be around for another 100 years. If so, we’ll be seeing a dramatic change in the way our habitat changes in response to population, energy consumption, and climate change.
Here are five of the wildest contenders for future skylines…

Pulp Science: Super Soldier Suits

The trailer for the upcoming G.I. Joe film includes this piece of titilating action flick dialogue:
“Standing in front of you are Delta Six Accelerator Suits.”
“What’s it accelerate?”
“You.”
Cue the DARPA stiffy.
This got me wondering if there’s any super soldier suits being developed now that can increase human strength, speed, and endurance… Because I always wanted to be a frakkin’ G.I. [...]