Space Station Gets Shielding, Not Blasters
Sure, you can bolt on some special protective shielding against space debris. But blasters are better. (re: Murray Leinster)

Neuron Network Cyborg Has Memory
Is this cyborg-like combination of neurons and silicon a new proof of this kind of memory system? (re: Peter Watts)

Chinese Cyberwar Units Prepare For Netwar
Science fiction authors warned us and gave us the weapon concepts we needed - the Pentagon now tells us about Chinese netwar capabilities. (re: William Gibson)

Robotic Ecologies Shape Themselves To Serve You
Why don't more people read science fiction to catch a glimpse of what the future might hold? Architects certainly should. (re: Fritz Leiber)

Clarke's Inflatable Lunar Habitats Now NASA's
Arthur C. Clarke calls another one in his early novel A Fall of Moondust. (re: Arthur C. Clarke)

Google Determined To Provide Joymaker Infrastructure
Google knows that the key to whatever mobile device you buy lies in the back-end computer architecture. (re: Frederik Pohl)

Hitachi Brain Scanner Fun Toy
Hitachi lets you look deep into the brain in this fun toy for the family. (re: Philip K. Dick)

Wizard Duct Inspector Robot - Ancestor of Matrix Sentinel
Well, they don't have squid-like tentacles, but they do move inside ductwork, trying to eliminate undesirable elements... (re: Wachowski Brothers)

Chinese Government To Control Olympic Weather
The Chinese government appears to have more control over the weather than you might think. (re: Robert Heinlein)

Biocomputers (Biological Computers) Come Closer
Researchers continue to take small steps toward the creation of biological computers. (re: Greg Bear)

Portal Denial System Electrolaser Intruder-Zapper
Not your mom's pretty lightshow laser system. (re: Various)

SPIKE Fire-And-Forget Missile World's Smallest
If this tiny missile gets any smaller, you're going to have to see reruns of Crichton's Runaway to find out more. (re: Michael Crichton)

Cyber-Warfare Waged on Estonia By Russia?
Is this the first instance of cyberwarfare between nation-states? (re: Bruce Sterling)

Tiny Portable Biosensor Detects Contaminants In Food
Frank Herbert calls it once again; finally, we're starting to get our remote-cast snoopers. (re: Frank Herbert)

Rotating Skyscraper Dynamic Architecture Has Wind Turbine Power
New kind of skyscraper provides its own energy, and maybe enough for other buildings as well. (re: Frank Herbert)

Vecna BEAR Rescue Robot Prototype Ready
The Vecna BEAR is evolving rapidly; new prototypes testing very well. (re: Takazawa Kijuro)