The jump from sci-fi to real science was made by theoretical physicist Miguel Alcubierre in 1994, when he was inspired to model a warp drive using Einstein's equations of general relativity.

From "Dune" to "Doctor Who" and beyond, sci-fi comes up with the wildest solutions for faster than light speeds. Here are our favorite engines, ships, and more.

This is a stark contrast to some sci-fi fantasies, as it seems that Ludicrous to Plaid accelerations will only be noticeable in your Tesla. The team’s research shows how we might construct such ...

F uturistic ships tearing through space are a staple of sci-fi, and sci-fi doesn't get much better than Star Trek.So, naturally, the long-running franchise has given us some pretty iconic ships ...

Warp drives are among the more plausible of science fiction concepts, at least from a physics perspective. Now, a group of scientists and engineers has launched open-source software that lets you ...

Now, however, scientists believe one sci-fi invention could, in fact, become a reality: the warp drive. There have been some awesome inventions in the world of science fiction over the years.

However, those grants come with a few caveats, mainly that the idea is to produce a physical warp drive based in classical relativity, which means not relying on “negative energy or superluminal ...

By “Burn tech,” Rayner means old-school warp drive. The “Pathway Drive” is an experimental propulsion system Starfleet was working on during Season 4 of Discovery .

In sci-fi films, nothing raises tension quite like the good guys' spaceship getting caught in an invisible tractor beam that allows the baddies to slowly reel them in. And now scientists are ...

This is a stark contrast to some sci-fi fantasies, as it seems that Ludicrous to Plaid accelerations will only be noticeable in your Tesla. The team’s research shows how we might construct such ...

This is a stark contrast to some sci-fi fantasies, as it seems that Ludicrous to Plaid accelerations will only be noticeable in your Tesla. The team’s research shows how we might construct such ...

The jump from sci-fi to real science was made by theoretical physicist Miguel Alcubierre in 1994, when he was inspired to model a warp drive using Einstein's equations of general relativity.