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Fishbowl Spaceship From Armadillo Aerospace
I'm sure it would be a spectacular ride, but I think I'd want a good crash couch and the Puppeteer guarantee before I went up in one. (re: Larry Niven)

Multi-Robot Pursuit System: We'll Be Back!
I'm sure that everything will go fine with this project, which could have useful applications in search and rescue, fire fighting and for all I know, the food service industry. (re: Isaac Asimov)

Online Death Leads To Offline Arrest
Bizarre case of broken hearts and avatar erasure. (re: Various)

Atomic Pen Uses Atoms For Pixels
Technique allows researchers to write with atoms; talk about a very tiny point size. (re: Ridley Scott)

Terminator Seeds Deployed To Iraq
Order 81 provides the authority to require Iraqi farmers to use genetically altered seeds that do not produce naturally viable offspring. (re: Jack Vance)

GOCE Sat Delay Puts Off Gravimetric Weapons
A disappointing delay for the GOCE satellite. (re: Gene Roddenberry)

You Can't Hide From DARPA
DARPA wants to be able to fully visualize the interior of a ten-story building - right into the basement - without having to obtain the architect's drawings. (re: Various)

Self-Balancing Unicycle - Heinlein's Tumblebug
Nifty cycle looks a lot like what Heinlein described in the 1940's. (re: Robert Heinlein)

Selective Memory Deletion In Mice
New technique demonstrates how specific memories can be blocked in mice; sf writers and movie makers have been predicting this one for decades. (re: Philip K. Dick)

Solar Satellites Beam Back Energy
This is really a great idea, but I can only go back to 1941 for the earliest kind of reference. Anybody earlier? (re: Clifford Simak)

Virtual Wife Nags Via Email
Solicitous correction and help from your virtual wife, presented with helpful sfnal references. (re: Gene Roddenberry)

Walking House Ambles Away From Disaster
Fascinating project puts a robotic base under an ancient lifestyle. (re: Jack Vance)

Walking iPhone Robot - Not The First 'Mobile' Phone
What happens if you are stuck in one place and you can't get to your iPhone? What if it could walk to you? (re: Various)

XM25 Individual Air Burst Weapon Like Judge Dredd's
New smart gun fires rounds that detonate where you want them to, even in mid-air. (re: Various)

Exact Number Of ET Civilizations Now Known
Now that an exact number is known, we can begin construction of vast architectural works to bolster the galactic government bureaucracy. (re: George Lucas)

3rd Space Vests Lets You Feel Game Hits
Any engineer will tell you that a system with no negative feedback goes out of control. Feel the pain in your game and stop the spiral. (re: Various)

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