X PRIZE and Qualcomm Announce $10 Million Tricorder Prize

One of the indispensable tools for all of the doctors in the Star Trek universe is the tricorder - a handheld device equipped with sensors that allowed Doctors to noninvasively scan their patients, providing instant results on blood characteristics, vital signs, and other tests that can can take hours or days today. This enables Starfleet medical personnel to develop diagnoses and cures as quickly as the plot will allow.