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| Twing Used in the hold of spaceships to keep articles all together, and to prevent them from floating around in free fall, or falling during periods of acceleration. (From Protector [1973] by Larry Niven) |
| Ramrobot (Ramscoop Robot) An autonomous interstellar exploration craft using gathered hydrogen for fuel. (From Bordered in Black [1966] by Larry Niven) |
| Webfoam Cradle A means of softening the landing for humans inside spacecraft. (From The Man in the Maze [1969] by Robert Silverberg) |
| Three Laws of Robotics (Rules of Robotics) The original formulation of Asimov's laws of robotics. (From Runaround [1942] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Solar Electric Paint - Black Power A black-colored paint that can be sprayed on, making any surface a solar power generator. (From The Woman in Del Rey Crater [1995] by Larry Niven) |
| Boosterspice A substance that extends human life almost indefinitely. (From Ringworld Engineers [1980] by Larry Niven) |
| Flashlight Laser Small cylindrical device that generates a green beam of variable intensity and focal length; can illuminate or cut. (From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
| Flycycle Combination flying motorcycle, kitchen and autodoc. (From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
| General Products Hull Nearly indestructible outer skin for spaceships; pick your hull size and put what you want inside. (From Neutron Star [1966] by Larry Niven) |
| Scrith The material used to build Ringworld; has remarkable tensile strength (From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
| Webeye Communications device with a camera, microphone, zoom lens, projector, etc.; can be sprayed on. (From The Ringworld Throne [1996] by Larry Niven) |
| Disruptor Bomb A bomb with a very special purpose; when detonated in space, it makes it impossible to detect the center of the explosion from the dispersion of the fragments. (From The Man in the Maze [1969] by Robert Silverberg) |
| Schrieber Analyzer Superior automatic air testing - for the discriminating space traveler. (From Diabologic [1955] by Eric Frank Russell) |
| Scout-Base Artificial sphere functions as a frontier outpost. (From Diabologic [1955] by Eric Frank Russell) |
| Stasis Field Energy field which prevents time from passing inside the field walls; no time passes, nobody gets hurt. (From Beyond This Horizon [1942] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Refreshing Chamber Replaces the bathroom in the future history of Robert Heinlein. (From Coventry [1940] by Robert Heinlein) |
| 'Thopter Describes any plane capable of wing-beat flight in the manner of birds. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Sniggertrance The state of a person receiving a call mediated by a Taprisiot; interiorized consciousness accompanied by spastic, jerking body movements. (From Whipping Star [1969] by Frank Herbert) |
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