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Chemical Production of Food
Creation of food in the laboratory rather than in the field.
(From Mizora: A Prophecy [1881] by Mary E. Bradley Lane)
Threat Team (of sf writers)
Gathering together a group of science fiction writers to try to predict what will happen, or to understand an unknown threat.
(From Footfall [1985] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle))
VEIL
A wearable device used to foil facial recognition systems.
(From Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: A Novel [2019] by Neal Stephenson)
OLED Body Film
Attaching or implanting flexible screen material to the body as decoration.
(From Waste Tide [2019] by Chen Qiufan)
Space Tug
A small vessel used to maneuver other ships.
(From Murder on the Asteroid [1933] by Eando Binder)
Pneumo-Slacks
Pants that make you look beefier.
(From The Proud Robot [1943] by Lewis Padgett)
Vastening
It's hard to describe, but it's a robotic sense perception.
(From The Proud Robot [1943] by Lewis Padgett)
Thermalarm Relays
Detects objects by their heat radiation, so space craft can maneuver around them.
(From Collision Orbit [1942] by Jack Williamson)
Seetee Blinker
A marker of contraterrene matter (antimatter) asteroids, to aid in interplanetary navigation.
(From Collision Orbit [1942] by Jack Williamson)
Negative Safety-Field
A paragravity-based shield for space craft.
(From Collision Orbit [1942] by Jack Williamson)
Plastifoam
Used to seal large leaks in space craft.
(From Collision Orbit [1942] by Jack Williamson)
Fire Storm
When clouds of antimatter dust encountered ordinary matter spaceships.
(From Collision Orbit [1942] by Jack Williamson)
Pleasure Planet
A vast world devoted to enjoyment.
(From After World's End [1939] by Jack Williamson)
Asterite
A person who was born and lived amongst the asteroids.
(From Collision Orbit [1942] by Jack Williamson)
Space-Burned
Analogous to sun-burned.
(From Collision Orbit [1942] by Jack Williamson)
Igloo-Shaped Space Shelter
Easy to set up on airless asteroids.
(From Collision Orbit [1942] by Jack Williamson)
Dirigible Space Armor (Working Space Suits)
Heavy-duty space suits for mining work on asteroids.
(From Collision Orbit [1942] by Jack Williamson)
Paragravity
Artificial gravity.
(From Collision Orbit [1942] by Jack Williamson)
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