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| Personal Rocket Jet A small, handheld jet pack that can be used to maneuver freely in space. (From Space Cadet [1948] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Disabler A device that drains power quickly from an electric vehicle. (From The Human Blend [2010] by Alan Dean Foster) |
| Frictionless Cups Cups with a special surface to which liquid does not adhere. (From Protector [1973] by Larry Niven) |
| Black Coating A material that absorbs practically all incident light. (From Gray Lensman [1942] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Robot Taste Buds A sensor for robots that would allow it to taste foods like a human being. (From Robinc [1943] by Anthony Boucher) |
| Radioactive Coding for Checks Special coding system to easily recognize checks. (From The Door Into Summer [1956] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Artificial Muscles Replacement for organic muscle tissue. (From Cyborg [1972] by Martin Caidin) |
| DNA Publishing Encode a poem or story in DNA, then multiply. (From Spiral [2011] by Paul McEuen) |
| Office Hand A robotic hand with each finger customized for a different function. (From The Human Blend [2010] by Alan Dean Foster) |
| Nutrient Extractor and Maximizer (NEM) Device that replaces and extends the capabilities of the human digestive system. (From The Human Blend [2010] by Alan Dean Foster) |
| Sunward The direction leading toward the center of the solar system. (From The Space Rover [1932] by Edwin K. Sloat) |
| Overdrive A propulsion technology that allows a craft to travel at faster-than-light speed. (From First Contact [1945] by Murray Leinster) |
| Deep-Space Typically refers to the vast empty regions of interstellar space. (From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Gravity-Screen A device that shields an object from the effects of gravity. (From Crashing Suns [1928] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Magnet Grapnel Used to pull another vessel closer when boarding in space. (From The Space Rover [1932] by Edwin K. Sloat) |
| Battle Sphere An armored space ship using the simplest geometric shape. (From The Space Rover [1932] by Edwin K. Sloat) |
| Sub-Space A dimension or a transmission medium other than our own, which allows faster-than-light communication or movement. (From Crystallized Thought [1937] by Nat Schachner) |
| Filt-Plug A nose plug worn to collect moisture from exhaled air. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
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