An inside look at the world’s newest quantum computing and nanotechnology center

“We are trying to be the first to build the quantum computer,” says Crow. "When we do it, and we will do it eventually, it’s going to be bigger than the moon landing.”

Hey trekkies, Bing now lets you translate to Klingon (majQa’!)

While Star Trek Into Darkness is still a few days away from premiering in theaters, Microsoft's Bing team is teaming up with Paramount to celebrate a little early with a brand-new feature.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: WoW loses 1.3M subscribers, Amazon brings paid apps to China, Q1 earnings, and more

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

The playable races Kickstarter backers created for Stardrive

Ever wanted to create your own Star Trek alien race and see it become integral to the series? A few Kickstarter donors got that opportunity when they backed space-strategy game Stardrive.

Crowdfunded NASA PSA video will play before ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’

We might be unsuccessful at getting congress to double NASA's funding to a full cent on every taxed dollar, but look out when someone starts a crowdfunding campaign.

Want to watch every episode of Star Trek for free? Hulu makes it so.

Non sportsfans probably aren't that excited about the onslaught of collegiate basketball games during this month's March Madness tournament, but thanks to Hulu there is another option available to occupy your time.

Disposable rockets are preventing us from making Star Trek a reality, says SpaceX’s Elon Musk

While I've always believed our lack of warp drive technology is what's kept humanity from meeting the Vulcans, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said there's another, more practical roadblock: rockets, specifically the kind that you only get a single use out of.

‘Jedi Mind Meld’? President Obama proves he’s not really a Star Wars fanboy

At a press conference today, Obama may have proved that, while he can hire a bunch of Star Wars fanboys to help run the country, he himself is not one.

‘Star Wars’ director J.J. Abrams and game maker Gabe Newell: We’re working together on a game

Star film director and game developer talk shop in opening keynote at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas.

Xbox display technology turns your room into a ‘holodeck’ of sorts (video)

With the high volume of new products and flashy prototypes vying for attention at the 2013 CES, very few have shown the kind of innovation needed to bring humanity one step closer to creating the ultimate consumer electronic device: a holodeck.

How I got the most awesome Brent Spiner autograph ever

I'd never been to a Star Trek convention, so getting to spend quality time with Geordi, Data, Worf, Troi, and Q was mind-blowing, to say the least.

First warp drives, and now we’re searching for Dyson Spheres. Awesome.

If NASA’s recent efforts to build a warp drive engine wasn’t enough to convince you that Star Trek will eventually mirror our own reality, then perhaps the latest research project from Penn State’s Astrophysics department will.

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Gangnam Style meme has gone galactic: Klingon Style

If there's one way we'd like to send you off into your weekend, it's with a little Star Trek love. The send-off is even better when it's the 25th anniversary of The Next Generation and someone sings a full Klingon version of Gangnam Style.

Engage! NASA is developing warp drive tech inspired by Star Trek

According to legendary sci-fi TV show Star Trek, the human race has until 2063 to develop warp propulsion technology. And given that we're about 50 years away from that date, it's nice to hear that NASA is finally working to make it a reality.