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| Polaron Beam A unique beam of energy that scatters some of its light at right angles to the direction of propagation. (From Earthlight (Novella) [1951] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Asteroid Garden A method for building a greenhouse on a small, airless body. (From Asteroid of Fear [1951] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| Self-Sealing Plastic Transparent sheeting with a layer of material that would flow to staunch tiny leaks. (From Asteroid of Fear [1951] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| Atomic Drill An atomic-powered auger, for use in drilling deep into planets and asteroids. (From Minus Planet [1937] by John D. Clark, Ph.D) |
| Airtight Tent A temporary structure for living on an airless moon or asteroid. (From Asteroid of Fear [1951] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| Computational Textile Wearable computer sensors. (From Pushing Ice [2005] by Alastair Reynolds) |
| Sprayrock Special compound that can be sprayed onto a surface, that hardens into rock. (From Pushing Ice [2005] by Alastair Reynolds) |
| Court Robo-Clerk A robotic law clerk. (From The Tactful Saboteur [1964] by Frank Herbert) |
| Smoke Filter Allows grizzled spacemen to smoke in space ships. (From Misfit [1939] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Automatic Air Mail Plane A pilotless airplane for delivery of cargo. (From The Living Machine [1935] by David H. Keller) |
| Transfer Refuge A portable environment chamber, able to support unique and different lifeforms. (From Hotel Cosmos [1938] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| Driverless Taxi A taxi that does not require a driver. (From The Living Machine [1935] by David H. Keller) |
| Automatic Toll Payment An automated car that pays its own toll. (From The Living Machine [1935] by David H. Keller) |
| Automatic Car (Autonomous) A car that drives itself; an autonomous vehicle. (From Paradise and Iron [1930] by Miles J. Breuer) |
| Living Metal Cubes Tiny metal cubes and pyramids that work together to create larger shapes. (From The Metal Monster [1920] by Abraham Merritt) |
| Ultraflash A device that sterilizes the skin by a pulse of light. (From The Andromeda Strain [1969] by Michael Crichton) |
| Talking Robot An impractical robot, for display only. (From Robbie (Strange Playfellow) [1940] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Gesturing Robot A robot that uses gestures to communicate. (From Robbie (Strange Playfellow) [1940] by Isaac Asimov) |
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