UW-Madison scientists are at the cutting edge of nanotechnology research.
Many of the science fiction novels Glenn Seaman read as a boy were set in high-tech worlds he never thought could exist. But over the years, Seamen, now in his 50s, has watched technology bring humankind closer to realizing once-fantastical ideas, like supercomputers, artificial intelligence and deep space travel. Because of this, he sees no reason why today’s science fiction can’t be tomorrow’s reality.
“The laws of nature constantly seem to be changing,” he says. “Any time there is an absolute, it seems we at some point transcend it.”