 |
Fresh
Technovelgy (Most Recent Additions - 4113 Total) |
| Oil Lens Oil held in tension in an enclosing force field, used as an optical component. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Solido Projector Projects 3-dimensional images. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Stilltent A small, sealable enclosure which reclaimed moisture from the breath of occupants. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Factory Crawler (or Harvester Crawler) A mobile factory which filtered and processed the sands of Dune for the spice, mélange. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Pain Box A small box which induced pain into the nerves of the hand. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Suspensor Chair A chair that suspends itself above the floor. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Golden Lights Another unusual use of the suspensor field; lights are suspended in it. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Stillsuit It covers almost the entire body, provides cooling and ensures that almost no moisture is lost. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Hunter-seeker An assassination device that floats in mid-air; kills by entering the body and following nerve pathways to vital organs. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Ornithopter Also called a 'thopter, it had adjustable wings and was jet-powered. Describes any plane capable of wing-beat flight in the manner of birds. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Suspensor Lamp A lamp that will float in mid-air, and will stay where you put it. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Prime Radiant A projector that puts all of a vast collection of writings on the wall of a special conference room. You could interact with it by writing on the wall; changes were stored. (From Second Foundation [1953] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Visi-Sonor An entertainment device which appeared to create both sound and light by acting directly on brain cells. It also stimulated emotions directly. (From Foundation and Empire [1952] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Calculator Pad Used to make psychohistoric calculations (From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Gravitic Repulsion Elevator The elevator was of the new sort that ran by gravitic repulsion. (From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Directional Ticket A ticket that also has the property of glowing while you are going toward what you bought. (From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Waldo A telefactoring device; also known as the Waldo F. Jones Synchronous Reduplicating Pantograph. (From Waldo [1942] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Star Stone (Speicus) An artificial intelligence shaped like a rock, which can communicate with living organisms telepathically. (From Doorways in the Sand [1976] by Roger Zelazny) |
Show
me more (
4113 total) |
