The futuristic technologies predicted in 1986’s ‘Aliens’ that have become a reality

Synthetics occupy capable and realistic bodies which seem to incorporate soft robotics. In this real research area, scientists create robots with flexible materials instead of hard ones, such as metal. Fluids or pressurised air generate movement rather than conventional electric actuators.

How Aliens became the rare sequel that was as good as – or better than – the original

Forty years on, James Cameron’s transformation of Ridley Scott’s horror classic remains a masterclass in how to make a sequel.
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As Aliens celebrates its 40th anniversary, scientists reveal what the film got right and wrong

This month, the cult science fiction classic Aliens celebrates its 40th anniversary. But what did this visionary sequel get right about the future of technology?
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8 Alien Films Better Than 'Disclosure Day'

Michael Block is a 14 time GLAM Award nominated writer, producer, and host of the podcast Block Talk. Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, he has worked on and off Broadway as a stage manager, written several produced plays, critiqued ...