Sentences with phrase «out of science fiction»

Self - driving cars sound like something out of a science fiction movie.

While electromagnetic spectrum might sound like something straight out of a science fiction book, it is actually something that you encounter every day of your life.

It's remarkable to see in pictures, but in person, it looked like something taken straight out of a science fiction movie set.

The rapid advance of next - generation sequencing technologies, particularly in the last several years, has almost seemed like something out of a science fiction novel.

While most of it is described as currently available, some of the conceptual features are straight out of a science fiction movie.

Over 40 dating online may sound like something out of a science fiction novel but it isn't.

Self - driving cars sound like something out of a science fiction movie.

Boeing and Lockheed Martin Corp. are among the space heavyweights developing experimental aircraft that could fly U.S. travelers at speeds right out of a science fiction movie.

Miniature protective bubbles and tiny sugar - seeking spheres both sound like something out of a science fiction story.

It feels like something straight out of a science fiction film: The room is lined with wallpaper depicting genetically modified biological matter, each with a label detailing its research motivation; nearby, a tank houses glowing fish, «the first GM organism sold as a pet.»

E.g. if a member of Audible runs out of Science Fiction audio, we lose a member.

Granted, some of this is intended, but I'm speaking more about some of the shoddy make - up and costumes, with obviously fake moustaches and sets that seem more out of a science fiction film than in a western.

The diverse body of paintings includes cool - toned studies of lush flora, complemented by fiery views of banana leaf trees, and a sleek spaceship - like heater that conjures some otherworldly landscape out of a science fiction novel.

She is represented in SFMOMA's technology exhibition «01.01.01» by a sculptural creature out of science fiction, and in a solo show at the San Francisco Art Institute, through May 19, she is showing a video projection addressing lounge bands she taped at the Tonga Room.

While taken out of the science fiction realm and into our realm, yes, this can appear to be insanely complicated to clients and also highly dangerous, but «Don't panic,» is a good piece of advice.

The Paul Revere - like warning isn't necessarily out of a science fiction book.

Now a senior member of the Quantum Computing Technologies Group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, Jackson helps invent devices that seem right out of science fiction.

In all, what Cassini found on Titan was a world out of science fiction, where the scenery — landforms and clouds — are recognizable but made of unusual substances, where the look of the place is familiar but the feel is not.

My mom had some pretty steamy romance novels kicking around, and I read plenty of those when I ran out of science fiction and fantasy and horror.

Scientists found a diamond planet, a planet straight out of science fiction and orphan planets with no solar system to call home.

The infamous red crabs of Christmas Island move like something out of a science fiction movie to lay their eggs.

SPACE SIZZLE KELT 9b, the hottest known gas giant, is «pretty much something out of a science fiction novel,» says codiscoverer Scott Gaudi of Ohio State University.

It may sound like something out of science fiction, but a New York — based biomaterials company hopes to create a new category of environmentally friendly building materials by growing them from scratch.

As the brainchild of Musk, who first announced the idea in 2012, it's a concept straight out of science fiction and has been deemed the «fifth mode of transportation.»

Again, sounds like something out of science fiction, but this could be Mother Nature's way of saying to women, «hey you are sacrificing a heck of a lot bringing this baby into the world, here's his / her way of saying thanks Mom!»

They show contraptions that look to be straight out of a science fiction movie.

Parallax may sound like a word straight out of science fiction, but it's something you've almost certainly experienced yourself.

The ability to grow a new limb may seem like something straight out of science fiction, but new research shows exactly how animals like salamanders and zebrafish perform this stunning feat — and how humans may share the biological machinery that lets them do it.

It's really like something out of science fiction.

The first extremophile to be sequenced was Methanococcus jannaschii, an organism straight out of science fiction.

While sounding like something out of science fiction, LISA is actually very close to becoming a reality.

Published last year in the Journal of Biomedical Optics, and comes straight out of science fiction.

Making a homemade hydroponics gardening system sounds like something out of science fiction: plants growing without soil.

One answer seemingly straight out of science fiction could be the way forward.

Included in that competitive price, and hidden under the four - seater's skin, was something straight out of Science Fiction: an electric powertrain with a range - extending internal combustion engine.

While this might sounds like something out of science fiction, it is not new at all.

It may sound like something out of science fiction, but the procedure is familiar to our veterinarians.

Although some may seem straight out of science fiction, they are all real, produced by research labs, universities, designers» studios, governments and corporations.

While using shoals of robotic fish for pollution detection in harbours might appear like something straight out of science fiction, there are very practical reasons for choosing this form.

While it might seem like something out of science fiction, it doesn't hurt to crunch the numbers!

Until you've seen with your own eyes a full network of protected bike lanes, Green Lane Project Program Manager Zach Vanderkooy sometimes says, a city where bikes are the vehicle of choice for most short trips sounds like «something out of science fiction.»

It sounds like something straight out of science fiction, but SuperMeat has been hugely successful so far.

That's almost 11 degrees Fahrenheit, which would create a planet straight out of science fiction.

Auto Insurance for Blind Drivers Auto insurance for blind drivers might sound like something out of a science fiction movie or an agent's daydream.

The head tracking, soundtracking, and graphics feature of Rift, certainly feels like something coming straight out of a science fiction.

The FF 91 — pronounced «nine one» — looks like something straight out of a science fiction movie.