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Pain Canopy
Pain by nerve induction improves interrogation.
(From Gather, Darkness! [1943] by Fritz Leiber)
Maula Pistol
A spring-loaded projectile device.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert)
Powergun
A directed energy weapon.
(From Hammer's Slammers [1979] by David Drake)
Solar-Powered UAV
An unmanned aerial vehicle that is entirely solar-powered.
(From Changeling [1980] by Roger Zelazny)
Autonomously Recharging UAV
Unmanned aerial vehicles that recharge themselves automatically.
(From Changeling [1980] by Roger Zelazny)
Punishment Sphere
Used to bring disruptive elements of society into line.
(From Alpha Centauri [1999] by Sid Meier)
Minovsky Particles
A custom-generated subatomic particle with many technological applications.
(From Mobile Suit Gundam [1979] by Yoshiyuki Tomino)
Fulgurator
An 'autopropulsive projectile'.
(From Facing The Flag [1896] by Jules Verne)
Sun Goggles
Lenses darken in spots to block the brightness of alien suns.
(From Grendel [1968] by Larry Niven)
Desk (Personal Computer)
A computer for students.
(From Ender's Game [1985] by Orson Scott Card)
Free Play (The Mind Game)
A computer simulation that presents an enjoyable game for young people that is also used for psychological evaluation.
(From Ender's Game [1985] by Orson Scott Card)
Lux
A bar of solidified light.
(From The Black Star Passes [1930] by John W. Campbell)
UPUD
Universal Positionator Up-Downlink.
(From First to Fight [1997] by David Sherman (w/Cragg))
Perpetual Train
A vast machine that lays its own tracks as it moves forward.
(From Iron Council [2004] by China Mieville)
Patient Bath Robot
Robot gives patient a bath.
(From Roujin Z [1991] by Katsuhiro Otomo)
EPR Phone
Telephony that uses quantum effects for transmission - and is therefore the ultimate in anti-eavesdropping technology.
(From Mariposa [2009] by Greg Bear)
Robot Snake Spy
A small robot in the shape of a snake, used for field work by spies.
(From Mariposa [2009] by Greg Bear)
Stimsuit
An elastic suit worn to decrease the effects of micro-gravity in space.
(From Heavy Time [1991] by C.J. Cherryh)
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