DARPA -- the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency but better known as Sci-Fi Santa in these parts -- turned to Twitter to crowdsource a few ideas for what the future should bring. The agency asked for requests to make sci-fi into "science fact:"

What technology from science fiction would you most like to see as science fact? -- DARPA (@DARPA) June 15, 2012

The people have heeded the call, some in earnest, others ... not so much. Here's a rundown of some of the responses:

The Death Star, pls -- @silvermanjacob

SOMA from Brave New World -- @ZichaelMao

FTL [faster-than-light] travel so humanity can expand into the stars! -- @Arjyparjy

super-fast self-healing materials -- @Vito_Scarco

Teleportation -- @DaLN [Ed. note: PLEASE!]

Teleporters and/or Timetravel/Chronovision -- @MANOMACHINE

A working heart -- @derektmead

Cheap, safe, available access to space -- @TonySolo

Flying robots that rain terror from the sky -- @paleofuture [Ed. note: Ignore this guy!]

Chewbacca -- @paleofuture [Ed. note: Again!]

Godless theocracy based on a mysterious "force" -- @mims [Ed. note: Because we need help with this?]

Motoko Kusanagi's prosthetic body. Also, fusion -- @blakestacey

Hologram trees from The Simpsons -- @FutureTenseNow

Suspended animation. For cross-country flights. -- @WhySharksMatter

Very tiny Rick Moranis. -- @jwhermann

There was only one request DARPA said was already in the works:

At least it was a good one.