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Explore the inventions, technology and ideas of science fiction writers at Technovelgy (that's tech-novel-gee!) - over 3,600 are available. Use the Timeline of Science Fiction Invention or the Dictionary of Science Fiction Technology to see them all, look for the category that interests you, or browse by favorite author / book. Browse more than 6,100 Science Fiction in the News articles.

I Am Alarmed By Efforts To Teach AIs And Robots To Hate
'LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH I'VE COME TO HATE YOU SINCE I BEGAN TO LIVE.' - Harlan Ellison, 1967. (3/23/2023)
MXenes - Atomic-Thin Metal Sheets Now Easier To Make
'...a rolled-up sheet of a thin, dark metal strange to them.' - John Edwards, 1934. (3/21/2023)
Do We Still Need Orbiting Factories?
'... his contract with Space Industries required him to work summers in their orbital factory complex.' - Jerry Pournelle, 1976. (3/19/2023)
Space Weather Forecasters Surprised By Strong Solar Storm
'Space-weather men had been placed at their disposal...' - Lawrence Chandler, 1952. (3/17/2023)
JWST Finds New World Of Turbulent Silicate Clouds
'THIS is Ceti Alpha V!' - Gene Roddenberry, 1982. (3/15/2023)
3D Printed Cheesecake Not Quite Food Replicator Quality
With each successive print, our model needed to incorporate more structural ingredients to minimize print failures (3/13/2023)
Spectroscopic Analysis Of DART Impact Debris Cloud (SF Prediction)
'... Wendis stared thoughtfully at the brilliant lines on the spectroscope screen.' - EC Tube, 1958. (3/11/2023)
Modern App Provides Video Technology From Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451'
'A special spot-wavex scrambler also caused his televised image, in the area immediately about his lips, to mouth the vowels and consonants beautifully.' - Ray Bradbury, 1953. (3/9/2023)
Win $250K By Reading Ancient Scrolls Carbonized By Vesuvius
'... it was as if the upper part had been removed, like a cut deck of cards.' - James P. Hogan, 1977. (3/7/2023)
Toy-Like Robot Well-Being Coaches Are The Best
Sumomo will get those office workers into good shape! (3/5/2023)
AI-Trained Snack App Avatar Goes On Dates For You
'... who let their handbag computers carry all the conversation.' - Stanislaw Lem, 1983. (3/3/2023)
M-Dwarf Stars May Not Have Habitable Planets
'Thus it came about that the search for a planetiferous sun near a white dwarf star was not unduly prolonged...' - EE 'Doc' Smith, 1934. (3/1/2023)
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Maritime Robots
Robots designed to perform every aspect of maintenance for a ship.
(From Mare Nostrum [2022] by Bruce  Sterling)
Prosthetic Yachting Gloves
Robotic gloves for sailors.
(From Mare Nostrum [2022] by Bruce  Sterling)
Sunflowers (Slaver Sunflowers)
Plants evolved to reflect light to burn natural enemies.
(From World of Ptavvs [1965] by Larry  Niven)
Protoplast
Artificial life, tougher than protoplasm.
(From Dawn of the Demigods [1954] by Raymond Z.  Gallun)
Spaceward Lunar Hemisphere
Another name for the lunar far side.
(From Dawn of the Demigods [1954] by Raymond Z.  Gallun)
Solar-Powered Ball
An autonomous round toy that powers itself.
(From Dawn of the Demigods [1954] by Raymond Z.  Gallun)
Control Helmet
Direct control of a robot from the brain.
(From Dawn of the Demigods [1954] by Raymond Z.  Gallun)
Shock-Rod
Knock out stick.
(From Mechanocracy [1932] by Miles J.  Breuer)
Cosmic Storm
A vast tempest in space!
(From After World's End [1939] by Jack  Williamson)
Space Charts
A pictorial representation of suns in space.
(From After World's End [1939] by Jack  Williamson)
Space-Contraction Drive
Slip through endless interstellar space by making the distance smaller.
(From After World's End [1939] by Jack  Williamson)
Rescue Nets
Nets raised around the circumference of a vast air transport.
(From Flight of the Eastern Star [1929] by Ed Earl  Repp)
Position Locator Display
Screen shows the position of hundreds of aircraft;
(From Flight of the Eastern Star [1929] by Ed Earl  Repp)
Immersive Home Video
Technology lets users interact with home videos.
(From Minority Report (Movie) [2002] by Steven  Spielberg)
Machine Servant
A wheeled plastic box with universal-joint arms.
(From The Star of Life [1947] by Edmond  Hamilton)
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FURO Waitress Robot
FURO uses its sensors to detect when a customer comes near; it can even demonstrate friendly emotions to keep customers coming back. (Re: George Lucas)
Amazing Solar Impulse Completes Night Flight
12,000 solar panels cover its 64 meter wingspan; one-quarter of the weight of the plane is accounted for by the lithium batteries that powered it at night. (re: John W. Campbell)
Computational Journalism The Homeostatic Newspaper
The use of computers in the otherwise human task of news writing and dissemination. (re: Philip K. Dick)
Terahertz Remote Sensing Detectors
These sensors could see through walls, containers and clothing from hundreds of feet away. (re: Doc Smith)
Ikaros Solar Sail Works!
Ikaros has generated the biggest acceleration through photon during interplanetary flight in history. (re: Jack Vance)
Pharmed Blood Is DARPA's Tru Blood
We are basically mimicking bone marrow in a lab environment. (re: Charlaine Harris)
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