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| Star Drive The propulsion unit for an interstellar space craft. (From Genius [1948] by Poul Anderson) |
| Space-Sick Uneasiness associated with space travel. (From Ralph 124c 41 + [1911] by Hugo Gernsback) |
| Handipad An electronic tablet for information browsing. (From Wyrmhole [2003] by Jay Caselberg) |
| Suction Mail Tube An evacuated tube system carrying mail to residences. (From The Illustrated Man [1951] by Ray Bradbury) |
| Metal Foil Advertisement An advertising circular made out of metal. (From The Illustrated Man [1951] by Ray Bradbury) |
| Magnetic Ram A device that fires pulses of magnetic energy. (From Storm Thief [2006] by Chris Wooding) |
| Electric Gun (Mass Driver) A device that used electromagnetic energy to accelerated capsules into orbit. (From A Trip to Venus [1897] by John Munro) |
| Megadont An engineered mastodon, used to convert vegetable matter into energy. (From The Calorie Man [2005] by Paolo Bacigalupi) |
| Kink-Spring A device that stores energy with near-perfect efficiency. (From The Calorie Man [2005] by Paolo Bacigalupi) |
| Numbitol You guessed it, a topical anesthetic. (From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
| Armor Cloth Extremely tough synthetic fabric. (From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
| Amphibious Skimmer Amphibious drone with blades. (From Storm Thief [2006] by Chris Wooding) |
| AM A supercomputer that hates. (From I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream [1967] by Harlan Ellison) |
| Mental Radio-Handicap A device that destroys concentration. (From Harrison Bergeron [1961] by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.) |
| Ferretscope A counter-surveillance tool to detect the presence of listening devices. (From If This Goes On... [1940] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Synthetic Personality A artificial identity, a legal fiction of a person. (From If This Goes On... [1940] by Robert Heinlein) |
| DNA Music Storage Encoding music in junk DNA. (From Year Zero [2012] by Rob Reid) |
| Whisper Line A means of communication between prisoners held in wide separation. (From The Stars My Destination [1956] by Alfred Bester) |
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