 |
Fresh
Technovelgy (Most Recent Additions - 3958 Total) |
| Flexy (or Flexies) A flexible, quasi-living computer. (From Pushing Ice [2005] by Alastair Reynolds) |
| GPP Genuine People Personalities Giving mechanisms their own unique affect. (From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1979] by Douglas Adams) |
| Car Sound Tape Otherwise silent vehicle uses a recorded engine sound. (From The Cat Who Walks Through Walls [1985] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Anti-Virus Design Software Create a living space such that the spread of disease is less likely. (From Super-Cannes: A Novel [2000] by J.G. Ballard) |
| Self-Healing Building A building that responds to stresses or cracks in walls by healing the damaged portion. (From The Thousand Dreams of Stellavista [1962] by J.G. Ballard) |
| Synthetic Flesh Provides robots with realistic coverings, not just plastic. (From Super-Toys Last All Summer Long [1969] by Brian Aldiss) |
| Moldies Autonomous, intelligent, artificial life forms. (From Freeware [1997] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Hopper A vehicle with a single leg and rotors to enhance 'hang time.' (From Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus [1954] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Telebook A book made available in text on a television screen. (From The Fun They Had [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Mechanical Teacher A computer device able to teach children. (From The Fun They Had [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Arteria Portal A wormhole entrance. (From The Algebraist [2004] by Iain M Banks) |
| Machine Test Scoring A device that scans a specially prepared grade sheet and determines a student's score. (From The Fun They Had [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Chalf-Memory Stick Device that organizes special dust in the shape of words and symbols. (From The Tactful Saboteur [1964] by Frank Herbert) |
| Visiphone Visual as well as audio communication. (From The Message From Space [1930] by David M. Speaker) |
| Pocket-Sized Ad-Blocker A device that prevented targeted advertisements from reaching you. (From Sagramanda [2006] by Alan Dean Foster) |
| Cold-Pac Bin A special coffin-sized chamber used to maintain half-life. (From Ubik [1969] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Fur Pressure-Suit A warm pressurized suit for use in the airless void of space. (From The Skylark of Space [1928] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
| Ultramicrominiature Waldo A device for transforming ordinary human hand movements into extremely small-scale surgical motions. (From Time Enough For Love [1973] by Robert Heinlein) |
Show
me more (
3958 total) |
