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Palimpscreen A thin piece of digital paper.
(From The Mountain in the Sea [2022] by Ray Naylor) |
Folding Terminal A computer that unfolds itself for use.
(From The Mountain in the Sea [2022] by Ray Naylor) |
Sweep Field Pulls in interplanetary matter for space ship propulsion.
(From Methuselah's Children [1941] by Robert Heinlein) |
Levitators Allows free flight in the interior volume of a vast sphere in space.
(From Lost City of Mars [1934] by Harl Vincent) |
Silica Sphere (Dyson sphere) An enclosed environment, excavated on Mars, and then placed into the heavens (it's Phobos)
(From Lost City of Mars [1934] by Harl Vincent) |
Autofreighter An autonomous vessel carrying trade materials.
(From The Mountain in the Sea [2022] by Ray Naylor) |
Brain-Jacking Using insects for surveillance.
(From Kill Decision [2012] by Daniel Suarez) |
Beam Car A vehicle like an elevator car, but which travels on a radio and magnetic beam, from the surface of a planet up to a satellite.
(From Lost City of Mars [1934] by Harl Vincent) |
Sea Robot An enormous robot able to function in the ocean.
(From The Metal Monster (Jarvis) [1943] by E.K. Jarvis) |
Space Mittens Protect your hands in space.
(From Space Flotsam [1934] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
Evacuating Arms Empty out the contents of an airlock exposed to space.
(From Space Flotsam [1934] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
Portable Atomic Heater Compact source of energy.
(From Misfit [1939] by Robert Heinlein) |
Uptime Forward in time.
(From The Traps of Time [1964] by John Baxter) |
Downtime Traveling back in time.
(From The Traps of Time [1964] by John Baxter) |
Violet-Gun (Ion Gun) Ultra-violet fury!
(From The Brain Stealers of Mars [1936] by John W. Campbell) |
Anti-Burglar Installations Every electronic house should have automated defenses.
(From The Angry House [1955] by Richard R. Smith) |
Mechavalet An entirely automated dressing assistant.
(From The Angry House [1955] by Richard R. Smith) |
Lanson Screen An elliptical shield of force large enough to enclose a city.
(From The Lanson Screen [1936] by Leo Zagat) |
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