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Explore the inventions and ideas of science fiction writers at Technovelgy (that's tech-novel-gee!) - over 1,710 are available. Use the Timeline of Science Fiction Invention or the alphabetic Glossary of Science Fiction Technology to see them all, look for the category that interests you, or browse by favorite author / book. Browse more than 2,000 Science Fiction in the News and Beyond Technovelgy articles. |
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Meatricity - Meatrical Energy From Meatric Sources Are we heading toward a human-powered future? Probably not, but the power goes out in our neighborhood often enough to check it out. |
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CymaGlyphs - Dolphin Picture Words How can we translate the language of another species? The CymaScope may give the answer. |
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Hotel Room Of The Future Is German, Retrotastic This 'hotel room of the future' video provides a review of a retrotastic future too kitschy to believe; with memories of future rooms from the past century of science fiction. |
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3G Watch Phone From LG Electronics Remarkable technology from LG electronics promises to bring video to a wrist near you. |
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EarthNow! Landsat Images Now Available Gaze down upon the Earth from orbit like the astronauts do with this handy online viewer. |
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Therapeutic Ultrasound Now Pocket-Sized Fans of Star Trek's Dr. McCoy may be thinking that they are seeing miniaturized medical instruments in the near future. |
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NEC Thermal Scans For Flu NEC is taking no chances at their corporate headquarters - the flu patrol is looking for you! |
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Attention Assist - Drowsy-Driver Detection Standard German engineering gives rise to the exact opposite of a famous sfnal automotive prediction. |
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Teen Arrested For Home Chemistry Lab Should ordinary people, like this teen-aged college student, be allowed to experiment? |
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SCIgen - Computer Generates CS Papers Read about this paper-generating program and wonder at a brand new, ground-breaking paper by five science fiction titans - Asimov, Gallun, Herbert, Russell and Heinlein. |
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Lipodiesel - Energy From Liposuction Fat In which Dr. Bittner makes a wrong turn on the road to a more fuel-efficient society. |
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Biohackers - Genetic Engineering Home Hobbyists Hobbyists have made important contributions to many fields. Why not genetic engineering? |
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Micro-Mouse Robots With Grippers Tournament New development at the 29th All Japan micro-mouse games held at the Tsukuba International Congress Center. Now, they have arms. |
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Wapix YJMM Chrono-Pictographic Frames (From Hogwarts?) Interesting art project prototype has literary antecedents. |
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'Sex Chip' Like Niven's Ecstasy Plug Would-be wireheads will no doubt rejoice at this news; others may be less sanguine. |
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Tunable Liquid Lens Glasses For The Masses A retired British physics professor has created simple spectacles that can be fitted to most people who need glasses - cheaply and without an optometrist. |
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Basil Reification Robot A general purpose household robot should be able to easily identify household items like chairs - but until now, they couldn't do it very well. |
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NSA Patents Herbert's Network Snooper Catcher The NSA apparently forgot to search for prior art when patenting ways to determine if someone is tampering with network communication. |
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NanoTouch Touchscreen Works From The Back Radical solution to a common problem is slick - but will people like using it? |
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Memory Plastic Takes various shapes impressed into it on command. (From Death by Ecstasy [1969] by Larry Niven) |
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Ecstasy Plug An implanted module that allowed a wirehead to plug himself into ordinary house current. (From Death by Ecstasy [1969] by Larry Niven) |
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Living Room A multi-function living space with a variety of functions built-in. (From Death by Ecstasy [1969] by Larry Niven) |
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Automatic Vein Finder A device to automatically locate veins for intravenous needle insertion. (From The Andromeda Strain [1969] by Michael Crichton) |
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Electronic Body Analyzer A replacement for the human doctor. (From The Andromeda Strain [1969] by Michael Crichton) |
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Implanted Interface With Retinal Nerves Circuitry that provides a 'look' at what the eye sees. (From The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe (The Unsleeping Eye) [1973] by D.G. Compton) |
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Energy-Cannon Device projects destructive power. (From The Last Castle [1967] by Jack Vance) |
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Combat Wasp Drone craft able to carry and direct a variety of submunitions. (From The Reality Dysfunction [1996] by Peter F. Hamilton) |
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