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| Radiant A chip that is injected into the shoulder, providing positioning and information about the subject. (From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance) |
| Self-Service Cafeteria Food on demand. (From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb) |
| Flexible Wall Sheet Display A large clear sheet that displays information. (From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb) |
| Palm Plate A device that scanned for a palm print prior to opening a door. (From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb) |
| Metamen A human brain placed in a purely mechanical, robotic body. (From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb) |
| Pigoon A transgenic pig, bred to grow replacement organs for humans. (From Oryx and Crake [2003] by Margaret Atwood) |
| Impactor Determines Composition The use of an impactor to smash into a small celestial body; watching the impact can determine the composition of the small body. (From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb) |
| Asteroid Mine The practice of seeking out and mining asteroids for their ore. (From Love Among The Robots [1946] by Emmett McDowell) |
| Space Wagon A space vehicle without a cabin, used for short-range towing. (From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
| Gravity Neutralizing Disks Two plates between which Earth's gravitational influence is cancelled out. (From Fessenden's Worlds [1937] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Miniature Universe A microcosmic universe created in the laboratory. (From Fessenden's Worlds [1937] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Tubular Field of Force Can pull an object through space. (From The Cometeers [1936] by Jack Williamson) |
| Gravity Detector A device capable of detecting the gravitational field of a distant mass. (From The Lunar Chrysalis [1931] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| Gravity-Simulator Harness Device that simulates gravity's effect on muscles to keep in shape while in space. (From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
| Garbage Screen Use of bits of metal to confuse radar targeting of space stations. (From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
| Control Helmet A device which causes an entire race of people to think and feel the same as the wearer. (From Easy Money [1938] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Field-Projector A device that dematerializes a person and then sends forth a ray that will then rematerialize a person at the end. (From Easy Money [1938] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Low-scale Detectors Magnifies even the smallest sound. (From Brigands of the Moon [1930] by Ray Cummings) |
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