Ultra Boy is a character from the DC Universe’s Legion of Superheroes, a group from the 30th to 31st centuries who solve crises in their own time and sometimes travel to the present when modern superheroes are outmatched. One of Ultra Boy’s primary powers is his ability to see through [...]

Humanity has been fascinated with the awe-inspiring power of lightning since its earliest days, a fact that is clearly illustrated by the Norse peoples having a deity specifically dedicated to lightning and thunder. The modernized version of this character, Marvel’s Thor, is an important and powerful member of the Avengers team of super heroes. Today, research continues into harnessing the power of lightning and using it to smite enemies like the mythological gods of the past.

Hover vehicles have shown up in many works of science fiction and taken many forms, including the hover tanks of the Battlezone series, Halo’s motorcycle like Ghost, and the well known Snowspeeders from Star Wars. Although they are portrayed as being used in different roles and being built with different [...]

Professor Charles Xavier, better known as Professor X, is the founder of the Marvel X-Men team and is one of the most powerful telepaths in the Marvel universe. Telepathy is the ability to perceive another person’s thoughts, often by hearing or seeing them, and is a fairly common ability in many works of science fiction and fantasy. Although such a power may seem strictly limited to the psychics of fiction, scientists are working hard to create devices that will be able to detect and even read people’s thoughts.

With 2012 being the banner year for all things British, what with the celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June and the Olympics in July, it couldn’t be a better time to show a little love for the union jack. Have you ever considered injecting a little British flavor into your decor?

Wolverine is one of Marvel’s most iconic superheroes, and is one of the few widely known superhero characters who hails from Canada. Although Wolverine is famous for his claws and adamantium skeleton, his most impressive power is his ability to rapidly heal from almost any injury.

The plasma mentioned throughout science fiction is nothing like that described in medical television shows, and is commonly considered to be the fourth state of matter, alongside gasses, liquids, and solids. Plasma is an ionized gas comprised of ions and free floating electrons that can create and respond to, magnetic and electromagnetic fields. It is these magnetic fields that allow it to be contained.