Yes it's truly fascinating the way sci-fi influences popular culture and so science itself. Ion engines, solar sails, etc.
The idea I find so appealing is that like reality, if you aint looking you aint gonna find it.
http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/sci...sion-fact.html
Science saying it's feasible in a way makes ot so, I bet all we need to connect is a simple pattern recognition circuit, oh for instance a Quantum computer.