Fans of Lawrence Krauss’s The Physics of Star Trek, now out in paperback from
Flamingo (£6.99, ISBN 0 00 655042 8), will be happy to know that he is
taking another turn at unravelling the intricacies of Enterprise technology.
Watch out for More Physics of Star Trek, out in the US this autumn. And for the
more philosophical, Basic Books plans to publish The Metaphysics of Star Trek by
Richard Hanley in the US next month.
More from New Scientist
Explore the latest news, articles and features

91É«Ç鯬
I’m the first person whose life was saved by CRISPR base editing
News

Technology
US government wants to have a useful quantum computer by 2028
News

Life
Childbirth for many primate species is even harder than for humans
News

Humans
Humans sleep the least of all apes – is it the secret to our success?
Features
Popular articles
Trending New Scientist articles
1
Where, when and how to watch the 2026 solar eclipse
2
Humans sleep the least of all apes – is it the secret to our success?
3
If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be
4
We’ve uncovered a master gene that switches on human development
5
US government wants to have a useful quantum computer by 2028
6
Our verdict on The Selfish Gene: An unpopular piece of popular science
7
Remote-controlled cockroach swarm can now breathe underwater
8
Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time
9
Read an extract from Slow Gods by Claire North
10
The best sci-fi novel in 2026 so far – plus 6 other great reads