As the fortieth anniversary of the first Star Trek approaches, the San Francisco Chronicle took a look at technologies presented on the show. They recently published the following "Trek Tech" articles, reflecting on how far we've come toward realizing some of these advances, and how far we have yet to go.

• Trek Tech: Gadgets the Show Foresaw  
• Trek Tech: Medical Technology is boldly going where 'Star Trek' has gone before
• Trek Tech: Beam you up? Warp speed? Don't bet on it