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| Identificator A hologram projector used to flash door signs. (From The Star King [1964] by Jack Vance) |
| Vat Grown Meat Meat tissue for consumption, grown apart from an animal. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
| Treeship A single, enormous tree grown as a spacecraft. (From Hyperion [1989] by Dan Simmons) |
| Acceleration Shell A special suit designed to help people survive accelerations of up to twenty-five gravities. (From The Forever War [1974] by Joe Haldeman) |
| Collapsar Jump Travel between collapsed stars in no time at all. (From The Forever War [1974] by Joe Haldeman) |
| Assault Ship A one-way, one-use spacecraft for depositing troops at the scene of a space battle. (From The Forever War [1974] by Joe Haldeman) |
| Powered Suit with Trauma Maintenance A powered suit (or powered armor) that is set up to save as much of your body as possible in worse case scenarios. (From The Forever War [1974] by Joe Haldeman) |
| Deep Thought The second-largest computer ever made. (From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1979] by Douglas Adams) |
| Kingdom in a Box An entire civilization in miniature - in an interactive box. (From The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age [1965] by Stanislaw Lem) |
| Reading Plaque A tablet-sized display for reading. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Sonomagnetic Fabric Cloth that gathers sound energy. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| True-Vu Lenses (Goggles) Lenses that are worn as goggles, allowing the user to both see and record what is being viewed. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Dozer A person with extreme susceptibility to the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Magnus-Effect Ambulance A vehicle that can hover and fly using the Magnus Effect. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Lawyer Program Software that could listen to legal argument. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Anti-Onc Cream An ointment used to cure skin cancers. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Palm Flower It's like a life clock. (From Logan's Run [1967] by William Nolan (w/G.C. Johnson)) |
| Radiation Shield A clever use for the water you need to take anyway. (From The Ultimate Weapon [1936] by John W. Campbell) |
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