The replicators are perhaps the most miraculous technology on "Star Trek." Officially codified on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," replicators are in-wall alcoves on a starship that can convert ...

Universal translators, tablet computer, and these other gadgets arrived even sooner than Star Trek's writers imagined.

Star Trek has inspired many real-life technological advancements, but we're still waiting for one of its best ones to arrive: replicators. The devices are sci-fi-magical in that they can create any ...