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| Disease Circuit A feature of robotic animals which indicated a need to repair by emulating animal sickness. (From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [1968] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Oat-Tropic Circuit A robotic feature that caused electronic animals to move toward offered food. (From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [1968] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Nuclear Shears Device uses nuclear power to accomplish basic shop tasks. (From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Neutronic Dust What's left over when you've annihilated matter. (From Twelve Hours To Live [1931] by Jack Williamson) |
| Magnetic Clamps Used for attaching your craft to a larger spaceship. (From Twelve Hours To Live [1931] by Jack Williamson) |
| Gravitic Lift An elevator with no visible means of support. (From Prelude to Foundation [1988] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Computer-Controlled House A residence that is an autonomous robotic system. (From The Martian Chronicles [1950] by Ray Bradbury) |
| Preserved Brains Preserving a brain, and then communicating with it. (From Murder in the Void [1938] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Protective Energy Halo A device that cast a hemisphere of protective beams. (From The Scarab [1936] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| Mechanical Jokester A vast computer system learns about humor. (From Jokester [1956] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Space-Boat A small space-worthy craft for use in emergencies. (From Revolt of the Star Men [1932] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| Adiabatic Pods Tiny space capsules large enough to hold one passenger. (From The Lady Who Sailed The Soul [1960] by Cordwainer Smith) |
| Durite Super-strong material used to counter reaction-blasts. (From Misfit [1939] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Move an Asteroid Using practical techniques to change the orbit of an asteroid or small moon. (From Misfit [1939] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Electronized Gravity Plate Artificial gravity for use on space stations and spacecraft. (From Blood of the Moon [1936] by Ray Cummings) |
| Soletta An array of solar sail mirrors that focus light onto a planetary surface for power. (From Green Mars [1995] by Kim Stanley Robinson) |
| Negative Molecular Motion A state of matter that has a temperature below absolute zero. (From The Universe Between [1951] by Alan E. Nourse) |
| Silk-Metal A very tough fabric. (From The Worlds of Tomorrow [1940] by Manly Wade Wellman) |
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