Star Trek

Points of interest for further research for project (10/16/2022)

Light/ energy weapons
Teleportation / Beaming
Warp Travel / faster than light travel
Phones in cars
Wireless communication
Red matter / dark matter / Dark energy
Black holes
Butterfly effect
Blackhole Space/time bending
Mindmeld

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