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| 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) |
| 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) |
| Auto-Navigation Automatic car navigation, provided on a video console in the dashboard. (From The Dream Master (He Who Shapes) [1966] by Roger Zelazny) |
| Undersea Mining Conducting mining operations on the sea floor. (From 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [1875] by Jules Verne) |
| Atomic Energy Splitting the atom to create a destructive force. (From The Crack of Doom [1895] by Robert Cromie) |
| Ribbon World A planet that presents the same face to its sun has a small habitable area - the ribbon between light and dark. (From Foundation and Empire [1952] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Lunar Greenhouse Tunnel A multipurpose conservatory on the Moon. (From The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [1966] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Asteroid Mining The mining of asteroid ore, accomplished by traveling to these tiny bodies. (From Edison's Conquest of Mars [1898] by Garrett P. Serviss) |
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