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Technovelgy
(Most Recent Additions - 4113 Total)
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Suspensine Slows biological functions enough to survive in airless space - for a time.
(From Duel on Syrtis [1951] by Poul Anderson) |
Windmill Mast Enclosed machinery in large masts powers ships.
(From A Journey In Other Worlds [1894] by John Jacob Astor IV) |
Oxygen Space Flare A flare that burns inside a glass bulb with oxygen.
(From Brigands of the Moon [1930] by Ray Cummings) |
Asteroid From Outside Solar System An asteroid or similar body that comes from outside the solar system; an interstellar body.
(From Brigands of the Moon [1930] by Ray Cummings) |
Electronic Analogue of Living Brain Imposing the abilities of a human brain into a computer
(From The Tunnel Under The World [1955] by Frederik Pohl) |
Royalties For Machine Learning Subjects A payment to people who are used as subjects for imitation learning by robots.
(From Q.U.R. [1943] by Anthony Boucher) |
Laws Against Human Drivers The idea that autonomous vehicles should be the only cars on the road, for safety.
(From Photo Control [1934] by Bernard Brown) |
Positronic Motor A combination of motor and brain; an engine with a cerebellum and a carburetor.
(From Sally [1953] by Isaac Asimov) |
Autonomous Car Intercommunication Automatic cars talk to each other about everything.
(From Sally [1953] by Isaac Asimov) |
Self-Cleaning Autonomous Car An automatic vehicle that keeps itself clean.
(From Sally [1953] by Isaac Asimov) |
Automatobus An autonomous or self-driving bus seating a number of people.
(From Sally [1953] by Isaac Asimov) |
Automatobile An autonomous private car.
(From Sally [1953] by Isaac Asimov) |
Suicide Tooth A false tooth containing poison.
(From Lies, Inc. [1964] by Philip K. Dick) |
Nipple-Assist A multi-purpose electronic device worn upon the nipple.
(From Lies, Inc. [1964] by Philip K. Dick) |
Cholinesterase-Destroying Gas Horrific anti-personnel poison.
(From Lies, Inc. [1964] by Philip K. Dick) |
Bug Chasers Anti-surveillance devices.
(From Lies, Inc. [1964] by Philip K. Dick) |
Weary Deep-Sleep Phildickian old-sleep.
(From Lies, Inc. [1964] by Philip K. Dick) |
Robot Control Board Control panel with small screens showing the point of view of different robots.
(From The Robot Master [1929] by O.L. Beckwith) |
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