Because there is a clear connection between Panther's fantasy and the actual innovation in the real world, we have carefully studied some of the most exciting technologies in Panther, trying to find out the closest technology to reality.
Panther: the maglev subway in the first part
Although several futuristic vehicles are mentioned in this film, the one that occupies the longest screen time is the high-speed maglev subway passing through the famous WaKanda Pan-alloy Mine.
Like most Kanda technologies, the maglev railway system was designed by Shouli, the sister of King T'Challa. Although Shouli is still a young girl, she can be regarded as Tony of Kanda. Stark.
Born and raised in Oakland, California, Panther Director Ryan? Cooler said in an interview that the Bay Area Rapid Transit (or BART) provided some inspiration for the fictional subway design, but you can't compare the speed, efficiency and innovation of the two railway systems.
Reality: Hyperloop in elon musk
The maglev train in Shouli may be many years ahead of any existing rail transit system, but as one of the easiest science fiction novels to realize, elon musk is studying this technology.
Just last week, Space Exploration Technology Company got the permission to dig in Washington, D.C. to build Hyperloop, a high-speed vacuum-powered railway. Musk said that in the future, it will be able to transport passengers from new york to the Capitol within 30 minutes.
According to the website of Space Exploration Technology Company, this technology is still in its infancy, and obtaining a mining license does not mean that it will be realized soon, but Space Exploration Technology Company has been holding a student prototype competition at its California headquarters, hoping to speed up the research process.
If we are lucky, a young and innovative person like Touli will win the next race and lead mankind to the future of the railway.
"Panther": Remote driving
In the movie, the first part and CIA agent Everett? Ross remotely controlled a car and a plane respectively.
By using this tile Kanda technology called Kimoyo Beaded Beads, they can see the vision of each car, as well as touch and manipulate the controls as if they were really sitting in the driver's seat.
Reality: UAV from the first-person perspective
Many consumer drones are equipped with a virtual reality (VR) head display, which allows remote pilots to see the pictures of drones in flight and become a first-person perspective.
This method is most commonly used in unmanned aerial vehicle racing, where players drive high-speed four-axis unmanned aerial vehicles through a series of obstacles. The drone pilot wears a VR headset and uses the camera viewfinder of the drone to see the vision of the drone to achieve the fastest and most stable turn.
In addition, there are a large number of toy drones and VR head-mounted display kits, which allow users to get a bird's eye view in real time. Of course, the current VR platform is not as immersive and impressive as the technology in Black Panther.
Panther: full alloy
In Marvel Comics's film Cosmos, the universal alloy is the most powerful and elastic metal on the earth.
Legend has it that a large meteorite full of pan-alloy fell in Kanda, and this material is coveted all over the world.
This fictional element was used to make weapons, including Captain America's shield and Kanda's transportation technology. It is also stitched with the Panther suit, which makes it bulletproof and allows T'Challa to absorb the attack energy and release it when necessary.
Reality: Graphene
Although pan-alloy has some characteristics that can hardly be imitated in real life, most experts believe that graphene is its counterpart in real life.
Although it doesn't look like it, graphene has the title of the strongest material ever. In a special article, James, a professor of physics at the University of Minnesota? Kakalios described graphene as "10 times the bulletproof performance of steel", and graphene is almost invisible because of its unique atomic structure.
Disadvantages? Graphene is difficult to manufacture and in short supply. So we are still far from making shields or spears, let alone railways or planes.
Panther: kinetic energy storage and distribution
T'Challa's purple leopard pattern and golden jaguar suit have super powers that Marvel comic films have not explored: they can store energy from blows, bullets or explosions and release energy on demand in combat.
This allows the wearer to "charge" the spacesuit and then activate it to carry out an impossibly powerful subsonic attack.
Of course, this ability depends on the pan-alloy in the suit, which is also considered as one of the most far-fetched technological concepts in the film.
Fact: energy-absorbing materials
The concept of kinetic energy storage has been in conflict with the laws of physics, which makes it difficult to replicate this characteristic in real life.
An encyclopedia? The editor of Encyclopedia Britannica explained that when and only when it is in motion, objects in space have kinetic energy, that is to say, kinetic energy cannot be stopped in a container, nor can it be reused in a container, nor can it be stored in thin clothes.
However, in order to protect the wearer, some clothing parts can be used to redirect and redistribute the kinetic energy after hitting the ball, similar to helmets and knee pads used to protect the brain and legs of athletes. Google patent search shows that a few sportswear manufacturers are currently studying this technology.
Most notably, a company called Blue? Design? Limited's company has applied for many patents for thin and soft materials. Theoretically, they can provide similar direct impact protection by absorbing and eliminating kinetic energy with large surface area.
Similarly, the patent doesn't mean that you will see this technology in sportswear stores soon, but we can continue to appreciate the ingenious craftsmanship in the movie Black Panther.
Panther: Hologram
Holograms can be seen throughout the film.
There are several holographic displays in the first lab, and other characters use real-time holograms instead of mobile phones.
The hologram in the movie has the same clear picture quality as FaceTime and the same mobility as the hologram in Star Wars.
Reality: Early Holographic Images
Perhaps the most open and impressive application of holographic image technology is the amazing performance of rapper tupac shakur in 20 12 Kotchera. But that's not a real hologram.
That performance was actually projected on the glass by CGI.
Now real holograms are not as impressive as those in movies.
In recent years, Microsoft has demonstrated several flagship holographic products, including holographic technology, which allows users to project the whole body influence into the distance.
However, this technology is still many years away from commercialization, maybe even decades.