Ubiquitous in science fiction, rail guns are a hot area of military research in real life too. But will we ever really get to use them the way people in ...

5. Sonic Screwdriver (Doctor Who)The Time Lord known as the Doctor doesn’t carry a gun, but he does have the most useful science fiction gizmo of them all: the sonic screwdriver.

Regardless of any U.S. misgivings about bullpup guns, the exotic look of such weapons has drawn the eyes of many Hollywood filmmakers looking to give their science fiction stories a futuristic flair.

What would science fiction be without laser beams? From hand-held ray guns to spaceship-mounted turbolasers, the futuristic weapon of choice is definitely bright, colorful blasts of energy. But ...

Science fiction writers have a long history of trying to predict future technology. Here are six devices from sci-fi novels that became a reality.

In the vacuum of space, a gunshot is not muffled by the lack of air. It is actually released with all of the explosive might ...

Not long ago, it was the stuff of science fiction, but now US officials and lawmakers are grappling with a new reality – citizens having the ability to print firearms at home.

The University City Science Center asked 10 artists to consider such a future. Visions of science fiction fantasy, communal healing, urban rebirth and spiritual emancipation in these “Futures Without ...

Stir thoroughly in the head of a science-fiction writer appalled by his experience with gun politics in the state Capitol, and the result is a just-published novelette called “Rattlesnakes and ...