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Explore the inventions and ideas of science fiction writers at Technovelgy (that's tech-novel-gee!) - over 1,645 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 1,725 Science Fiction in the News and Beyond Technovelgy articles. |
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ST-2 Shooting Simulator Like Simak's Virtual Rifle Range Clifford Simak had a pretty good vision of this forty years ago; see the ST-2 video and check it against Simak's ideas. |
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Polaris Poker AI Defeats Humans, Rakes In $195K Interesting shift in strategy brings victory to Polaris, the winner in the Man-Machine Poker Competition held in Las Vegas this weekend. |
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'Life Support' Using The Whole Animal Interesting design concept brings out the idea of using animals to help human beings with their medical problems in a very visual way. |
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Sensor Vest For Computer Games? Prototype uses sensors woven into the fabric to sense stress and muscle excitation levels. |
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Tongue Controller Uses Tongue Magnets New controller shows a response time of less than a second and one hundred percent accuracy; that's information transfer of about 150 bits per second. |
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Genes Responsible For Brain Growth Identified Interesting research identifies the genetic basis for brain growth and development. |
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MEDUSA Controls Crowds By Talking Inside Their Heads Device uses microwave audio effect in a manner similar to that proposed by the Overlords from Clarke's Childhood's End. |
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Mr. Asahi NOT World's First Robot Bartender Mr. Asahi may not be first, but he's a pretty slick bartender; see the Mr. Asahi video for a view of the future of your bar or pub. |
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Lilypad City Floating Island Concept Great-looking concept design by a Belgian architect shows sustainable living in giant floating ocean cities. |
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'Brain Breathalyzer' For Astronauts Tiny brain scanner uses special technology to sense despondency, depression and mental fatigue in astronauts. |
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Citysense Nightlife Indicator Interesting cellphone app will let you find out where the wild things are - the places where the most people are congregating in a city. |
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Background Draw-a-Secret (BDAS) Makes Graphical Passwords Interesting security technique that takes advantage of the greater ease with which we all recall pictures, as opposed to the kind of alphanumeric strings IT techs want us to use for passwords. |
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Human-Pig Hybrids Approved In UK The correspondence between this research and Reynold's book is a bit ominous; even the timing is right. I'm sure the proper safeguards will be taken. |
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SnoMote Like Imperial Probe Droid This clever little autonomous robot can explore the Antarctic ice while looking exactly like something on your ten year-old's Christmas list. |
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Nanopaper - Paper Tough As Steel This material sounds like it has a lot of potential; light as paper, with the tensile strength of steel. |
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Shadow Caddy Robot Is Golfer's Dream Bot Very simple design and execution makes this a highly usable bot; see the video, and compare it to four other much more complicated ideas for carrying bags around. |
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Sqish Alt Sat Dish Vanishes With Sqishoflage Interesting camouflaged satellite dish is not a dish - it's a Sqish. |
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Acoustic Time Reversal Underwater Broadband New technology advances the science of transmitting data underwater; will this lead to free WiFi in Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park? |
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Artificial Neural Network Predicts Death Row Executions Slightly disturbing article about how computers can predict who will actually be executed on death row better than human observers. |
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Flex-Wheels Special wheels designed for getting around on the Moon. (From 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
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Feelies (Feely) Device adds the tactile element to entertainment. (From Brave New World [1932] by Aldous Huxley) |
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Scent-Organ A device that output specified odors. (From Brave New World [1932] by Aldous Huxley) |
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Guard Robot Early reference to a robot performing the functions of a security guard. (From The Hood Maker ('Immunity') [1955] by Philip K. Dick) |
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Probe Screen Hood A device that blocks attempts to see into the contents of the brain mind. (From The Hood Maker ('Immunity') [1955] by Philip K. Dick) |
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Hyperpig A genetic chimera of pig and human. (From Redemption Ark [2002] by Alastair Reynolds) |
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Tacspace An augmented representation of space battles. (From The Algebraist [2004] by Ian M Banks) |
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Paper Steel Specially treated paper that forms material as hard as steel. (From Robur-the-Conqueror [1866] by Jules Verne) |
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