Medical in Science Fiction

Name	Author (Publication Date)
Airmaker - breathe it A device that creates a specific breathable mix directly from the atmosphere.	Larry Niven (1970)
Alcodote A compound that maintains sobriety while drinking.	H. Beam Piper (1962)
Alpha Plus Intervening in the physical development of humans can result in enhancements.	Aldous Huxley (1932)
Anabolic Protoplaser Uses laser light to repair wounds.	Theodore Cogswell (w/C. Spano) (1976)
Anadrenalin Has the opposite effect of adrenalin.	Donald Wandrei (1933)
Analogue Treatment Hypnotic drug treatment that normalizes behavior in humans.	Damon Knight (1952)
Anti-agathic drugs Drugs that indefinitely postpone death from old age.	James Blish (1957)
Anti-Fatigue Pill A pill that counteracts the effects of fatigue and lack of sleep.	Henri Dahl Juve (1929)
Anti-Gerasone - drink and look younger Cheap immortality comes to your neighborhood convenience store.	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1954)
Anti-Heptant A compound that erases specific areas of the brain.	Jack Vance (1956)
Anti-Onc Cream - cancer remedy An ointment used to cure skin cancers.	David Brin (1990)
Anti-Tri-D Shot Counteracts the deadly pesticide Tri-D.	E.B. White (1950)
Anti-Virus Design Software Create a living space such that the spread of disease is less likely.	J.G. Ballard (2000)
Art-Derm - spray-on skin Artificial skin sprayed directly on the body.	Philip K. Dick (1960)
Artificial eye - first use of this idea? A surgically-implanted artificial eyeball.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1937)
Artificial Eyes Eyes that are the duplicate of what humans are born with, produced entirely artificially from elements.	Charles Cloukey (1930)
Artificial Gravity-Assisted Childbirth Using an artificial gravity field to assist (and accelerate) the process of childbirth.	Robert Heinlein (1973)
Artificial Muscles - for cyborgs Replacement for organic muscle tissue.	Martin Caidin (1972)
Artificial Telepathy Using technology to determine thoughts, and then translate it to speech that could be shared electronically.	Richard Meredith (1969)
Artificial Womb A room in which a human embryo waits for the necessary months as a fetus, preparing for birth (decanting).	Aldous Huxley (1932)
Artificially Grown Organs Human organs suitable for transplantation, grown outside the body.	Larry Niven (1968)
Artiforg An artificial organ kept 'on line' in the body.	Philip K. Dick (1969)
Artif-Org - mechanical replacement organ A mechanical version of a human organ.	Philip K. Dick (1964)
Artigraft Artificial skin graft.	Philip K. Dick (1955)
A-Som (Antisomnolence Drugs) One simple pill removes the need for sleep.	Paul Di Filippo (2006)
Atlotl/Gibiril Regimen - regrow and rejuvenate A method of altering the flow of energy in the body to aid in regrowth of damaged or missing tissue.	Frank Herbert (1972)
Autodoc - automated medical device An automated physician, a fully autonomous surgical robot.	Larry Niven (1965)
Automated DNA Typing - from one drop A device that takes quick samples of DNA and compares each sample to a database.	Andrew Niccol (1997)
Automatic Massager - robot masseuse An autonomous massage machine with robotic arms and hands.	A.E. van Vogt (1944)
Automatic Reversed Memory - EEG in reverse A device that activates memories and plays them back in reverse order.	Dave Cummins (1937)
Automatic Vein Finder A device to automatically locate veins for intravenous needle insertion.	Michael Crichton (1969)
Autosurgeon - doctor's robot helper A mechanical aid to physicians, performing surgical procedures with surgeons present.	Richard Morgan (2003)
Axolotl Tank - device for regeneration A device to regenerate or reshape organic material.	Frank Herbert (1969)
Bacteria-Destroying Radiation A special beam that created a sterile field for operations.	Philip K. Dick (1960)
Barker - hacking medical implants A device that scans for nearby medical implants, and allows the operator to take control.	Alan Dean Foster (2010)
Betrization An in utero method of reducing human aggression.	Stanislaw Lem (1961)
Bibs - cold storage for people People who are put in cold-sleep because there is no niche for them in society.	Philip K. Dick (1964)
Bio-Implant (Compensator Chip) A neural implant that helps an autistic child to live a more complete and useful life.	David Gerrold (2020)
Birthing egg - IVF without the bother A chamber for in vitro fertilization (IVF), combining the DNA of two people to produce a child, without all the usual bother.	Bart Kosko (1987)
Black Bag A medical kit from the future.	C.M. Kornbluth (1950)
Boink Biosensor - handheld A hand-held sensor that detects the presence of hazardous biological material.	Richard Preston (1997)
Brain Rejuvenation Erase unnecessary parts of memory to make room for new impressions.	David M. Speaker (1930)
Brain-Case A device designed to transport a living human (or alien, if similar) brain.	Edmond Hamilton (1938)
CAN-D Illegal narcotic chewed to alter the state of colonists.	Philip K. Dick (1965)
Cardioplate - outta time A device that could take seconds or minutes off your life, one beat at a time (or all at once).	Harlan Ellison (1965)
CCD Eyes - metal eyes Electronic eyes using charged-coupled devices provide a wide variety of functions.	Paul Di Filippo (1985)
Cellphone Tranquilizing Spray A mild sedative administered automatically by your cellphone.	Frederik Pohl (1966)
Cephalochromoscope (Cephscope) - see what's going on in there A brain-scan device with a screen to display neural patterns.	Philip K. Dick (1977)
Chemical Orders Use of chemical triggers for behavior and behavior modification.	Frank Herbert (1972)
Chronovitameter - your birth and death revealed Device that can determine a person's date of birth - and the date on which he or she will die.	Robert Heinlein (1939)
Cogitator (The Chair of Reflection) A device which improves the rationality of the thinking processes.	Daniel Defoe (1705)
Cold-Pack - death temporarily denied Technology for indefinite cold storage of human beings.	Philip K. Dick (1960)
Cold-Rest - reduced temperature somnolence Lowering body temperature and metabolic levels, as in hibernation; also called reduced temperature somnolence.	Robert Heinlein (1941)
Cold-Sleep - hibernation for humans A state of hibernation, created by lowered temperature and metabolism.	Robert Heinlein (1941)
Conscious Retarded Animation A kind of hibernation, but leaves the user fully conscious, but aging at an incredibly slow rate.	Donald Wandrei (1933)
Control Disk	A.R. Holmes (1931)
Control Natural A person who is allowed to have an unmodified genetic makeup.	Robert Heinlein (1942)
CORA - Coronary Alarm An implanted (or worn) ECG monitor that warns the user of coronary events.	Arthur C. Clarke (1978)
Corporol Preserves and maintains the body.	Donald Wandrei (1933)
Corpsicle - thaw and fix Cryogenically frozen person who could (hopefully) be revived later.	Frederik Pohl (1966)
Crechepod - full life support A small, enclosed medical device providing full life support as well as advanced regrowth technologies.	Frank Herbert (1972)
Crosswell Tape Worm Device that allows you to eat without gaining weight.	Brian Aldiss (1969)
Cryosleep Use of extreme cold to cause suspended animation.	Ben Bova (1972)
Cyborg A cybernetic organism - man in union with machine	Martin Caidin (1972)
Data-Retrieval Mode - data recovery for brains A system for getting the thoughts and images out of a person's mind; recovering the data from a brain storage device.	John Brunner (1975)
DC Mini - psychotherapist dream tool A therapy tool that allows a psychotherapist to enter a patient's dreams.	Satoshi Kon (2007)
Death-Rattle A device that sends a signal upon brain death of the user.	Philip K. Dick (1957)
Death-rattle File A cache of information set to destroy itself upon the death of its owner.	Philip K. Dick (1965)
Death-Reversal Equipment Brings you back from losing a duel.	Frederik Pohl (1966)
Decorative Implant - gadget surgery Small devices that can be implanted subcutaneously in the body and then controlled consciously.	Samuel R. Delany (1966)
Dekon Type DCQ - radiation decontamination Decontamination foam.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1965)
Dermadisk A means of quickly administering drugs directly through the skin.	William Gibson (1984)
Designer Eyes Genetic designers create better-than-perfect eyes for replicants.	Ridley Scott (1982)
Dewlog A drug with the side-effect of virtually eliminating hunger.	Kurt von Rachen (1941)
Diagnostat A device able to diagnose and treat most human ailments.	Robert Silverberg (1969)
Diagnostic Sleeve - smarter than a BP cuff Worn on one arm, it diagnoses and adminsters medications.	Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle) (1993)
Diagnostic Type Sense Transmitter Allows the doctor to directly feel the same sensations that the patient feels.	Henri Dahl Juve (1929)
Dispensing Tooth - remember the tooth! A device shaped like a tooth that dispenses gas.	Frank Herbert (1965)
Ditto Blank - mindless android A mentally unformed android, upon which a personality could be impressed.	David Brin (2002)
Dixon Pump An temporary mechanical heart to circulate blood.	Philip K. Dick (1960)
Dominator Device implants a psychological block.	James Schmitz (1951)
Dozer - cadge some O2 A person with extreme susceptibility to the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.	David Brin (1990)
Dromozoa Life forms that cause the human body to bud new parts for harvesting.	Cordwainer Smith (1961)
Ebony Teeth Completely black artificial teeth.	Philip K. Dick (1966)
Ecstasy Plug An implanted module that allowed a wirehead to plug himself into ordinary house current.	Larry Niven (1969)
Effective Human Implant Technology (EHIT) Computer interface implanted directly into the human brain.	Tom Maddox (1986)
Electric Brain Stimulator A device that coordinated the waves of the brain with an external device to improve performance.	Don Wilcox (1939)
Electronic Body Analyzer A replacement for the human doctor.	Michael Crichton (1969)
Electronic-Eyed Snake A fully automated stomach pump.	Ray Bradbury (1953)
Emergency Treatment Tank (Chamber) A fully enclosed regeneration device.	James Schmitz (1949)
Erased Memory - forget about it A procedure that deletes selected memories from the human mind.	Philip K. Dick (1966)
Espionage Machine - reading minds scientifically A machine that makes it possible to experience the sensations of another person at a distance.	Cordwainer Smith (1958)
Eternity Drug A medication that puts a person into a deep hibernation-like sleep for decades at a time.	A.E. van Vogt (1944)
Exfection Tailored microbes to repair human flesh.	Bruce Sterling (2009)
Flesh Putty A flesh replacement, good for putting in bullet holes.	Nick Harkaway (2023)
Focusing - using mindrot Psychoactive microbe improves the attention-focusing ability of those infected.	Vernor Vinge (1999)
Fornixation Electrical stimulation of the pleasure centers of the brain.	Philip Jose Farmer (1967)
Ghola - night of the living Duncan A living, functioning person who is regrown or recreated from the tissues of a dead person.	Frank Herbert (1969)
Gobathian - full body healing An alien medical technology that enables full body healing in the event of traumatic injury.	Clifford Simak (1961)
Gyro-Hat Hidden in a top hat, this device cures staggering and reeling, for whatever reason.	Ellis Parker Butler (1926)
Halo - get that man a hat! Device that incapacitates a person by inducing unconsciousness.	Steven Spielberg (2002)
Head-Molding Skincaps - Get a smooth pate without shaving.	Isaac Asimov (1988)
Healing Crystal A small object that burns off diseased tissue, leaving healthy tissue unharmed.	Stanley G. Weinbaum (1934)
Heartshirt - wear your pulse on your sleeve A shirt that was able to detect heart sounds and display associated colors.	Rudy Rucker (1988)
Hibernaculum - nap time A small, self-contained chamber in which a person could endure months of enforced sleep.	Arthur C. Clarke (1968)
Home Therapy Appliances, Inc. A store at which a variety of therapy devices are made available	Robert Sheckley (1956)
Homorium A kind of nursery that could bring a human being to maturity in a single year.	Frank Belknap Long, Jr. (1934)
Howard Families A project designed to produce a group of people with exceptionally long life.	Robert Heinlein (1941)
Hubrizine A drug that brings about greater alertness and cheerfulness.	Philip K. Dick (1972)
Human Blood Chlorophyll Replacement of elements of human blood with chlorophyll.	S.P. Meek (1929)
Humeld - more than human A human being with augmented body parts.	Alan Dean Foster (2010)
Hypno-Motor Control A means of controlling the body remotely, cutting off the need for local control (ie, by your mind).	Philip K. Dick (1954)
Hypnoteleset A device that guarantees quick, surrogate sleep.	Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth) (1952)
Hypnotic injunction A method of hypnosis that prevents people from revealing particular information.	Robert Heinlein (1941)
Hypo Arm - tentacle with a needle A robotic arm used to autonomously deliver pharmaceuticals to patients.	Harry Harrison (1958)
Hypomatrin A spinal anesthetic that allows the reformation of personality.	Stanton A. Coblentz (1934)
Image-Amps Boost the signal from the eyes to see in the dark.	William Gibson (1984)
Implanted Interface With Retinal Nerves Circuitry that provides a 'look' at what the eye sees.	D.G. Compton (1973)
Implanted Steel Teeth Replacement teeth implanted in the jaw.	Philip K. Dick (1965)
Implant-Watch - this is so cool Subcutaneous timepiece; uses patterns of colored lights to show the time.	Larry Niven (1972)
Imprint (A Ditto Blank) - pseudo-you Impress one's personality upon a 'ditto blank' android.	David Brin (2002)
Inertial Bracelet Device to still hand tremors.	Donald Kingsbury (2001)
Internal Body Power Pack - AAAAAAAA size A tiny battery used to power implants.	Alfred Bester (1956)
Ixian Probe A device that looks at brain tissue so carefully that memories can be seen.	Frank Herbert (1984)
Ixian Sight Mask Device to allow the blind to see.	Frank Herbert (1976)
Jodie Grid A 'tattoo' that provides points for mapping your face into a grid.	Neal Stephenson (1995)
Joeboy (Muscle Grafts) - got muscles? Additional muscle tissue added through surgery.	William Gibson (1984)
Killalc Pills Counteracts the effects of alcohol consumption.	Harry Harrison (1970)
KloraDerm Human skin variant that contains chlorophyll to provide energy.	John Scalzi (2005)
KR-3 A drug that breaks down the ability of the brain to perceive space and physical objects properly, or in sequence; a new universe opens.	Philip K. Dick (1974)
Kundrenaline Revives even a dead man's heart.	H.G. Winter (1931)
Life Detector - I see you! A device that was capable of detecting living tissue within a set radius.	Frank Herbert (1958)
Life Detector Shield - an early mention of life sensors An electronic field that is intended to shield living tissue from a Life Detector.	Frank Herbert (1958)
Luxvid Eyes (Jensen Wide-Angle) - unusual eye slits Artificial, unmoving implanted eyes.	Philip K. Dick (1965)
Mal de Void Literally, space sick.	George O. Smith (1944)
Medical Mantis - telefactoring device for physicians A medical telefactoring device; allows a physician to remotely examine patients and perform procedures.	Peter Watts (1999)
Memory Biochip An implanted device that permits the user to 'play back' selected memories.	Lois McMaster Bujold (1986)
Memory Recording A means of recording the entirety of a person's experience and personality.	John Varley (1977)
Merry-Go-Round Life Suspension (Refrigerator Plant) A device that offered cold sleep.	Don Wilcox (1940)
Methuen Treatment - smart injection Injections that increase intelligence.	L. Sprague de Camp (1940)
Microsoft - the cool kind A small piece of firmware inserted into the brain that provides data on a particular subject, or special features, for the user.	William Gibson (1984)
Microsurgery Tool - first description Miniaturized device for surgical precision.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1939)
Mind Destroyer A method for wiping clean the mind of a human being, leaving only enough to run the body's functions.	Cordwainer Smith (1961)
Mind-Lock A device that confines a mind within its own shielded area.	James Schmitz (1949)
Mind-Reading with MRI Making use of direct brain imaging to discern a person's thoughts.	Daniel Suarez (2006)
Mindwipe - you may not want your mind A process that selectively and effectively erases human memory.	Spider Robinson (1982)
Mite - very small machine helpers A very small device (about the size of a dust mite) that has been manufactured for a particular purpose.	Neal Stephenson (1995)
Mnemotropin - helps you build memory A drug to improve the creation of long-term memories.	Paul Di Filippo (1985)
Monsters Manufactured - chimeras described Dr. Moreau demonstrates the plasticity of the organic form.	H.G. Wells (1896)
Morgue (Recall Stage) Storage and retrieval of frozen bodies.	Samuel R. Delany (1966)
Morphogen A drug that party relieves the need for sleep.	Isaac Asimov (1966)
Mother-Scanner A device that can see your future through your next birth.	Philip K. Dick (1954)
Mutation An organism that has come into being through genetic mutation.	Edmond Hamilton (1931)
Neural Door Lock A device that provides access based on neurological data.	Philip K. Dick (1957)
Neural Lace An interface between the brain and computer facilities.	Iain M Banks (2010)
Neuroinduction Field Keeps the patient still without the use of cumbersome restraints or drugs.	Peter Watts (1999)
Neuronic Control Apparatus - put your experience in reverse A device that communicated with a brain implant, granting both sight and control.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1939)
Neuronic Receptor-Transmitter A device which, implanted in the brain, can both transmit sight and sound, and enable control of the body by a remote operator.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1939)
Nucleocat Cureall Only human cells can survive contact.	Katherine MacLean (1950)
Numbitol You guessed it, a topical anesthetic.	Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle) (1974)
Nutrient Extractor and Maximizer (NEM) - get more out of food Device that replaces and extends the capabilities of the human digestive system.	Alan Dean Foster (2010)
Nutrient Gelatin Tank Essential hardware for creating a new, improved humanity - isotope men!	Nat Schachner (1936)
Office Hand A robotic hand with each finger customized for a different function.	Alan Dean Foster (2010)
Ontogenetic Adaptation Immediate genetic-level ability to eat alien plants.	James Schmitz (1951)
Optic Prosthesis A replacement for a damaged eye.	Roger Zelazny (1980)
Oxygen Hip Flask - just a quick nip A small, portable source of pure oxygen for breathing.	David Brin (1990)
Oxygen Pill Meets your need for oxygen without additional breathing.	E.K. Jarvis (1957)
Physiognomic Template A method for changing the appearance of your face at will.	Philip K. Dick (1969)
Plasta-Skin Artificial Skin	Andre Norton (1953)
Plastiskin Artificial human skin to cover prosthetics.	Roger P. Graham (1949)
Plastissue Artificial flesh.	W.F. Wallace (1952)
Pleasure Cap A device that delivers amps of pleasure directly to the brain.	Cordwainer Smith (1961)
Powered Suit with Trauma Maintenance A powered suit (or powered armor) that is set up to save as much of your body as possible in worse case scenarios.	Joe Haldeman (1974)
Provigil - sleep surrogate A medication that makes the user 'untired' - not just more awake.	John Ringo (2002)
Provigil-C A special drug that promotes wakefulness in troops.	John Ringo (2000)
Psychoscanner A device capable of taking impressions, feelings and memories from living brains; it can be used on animals as well.	Murray Leinster (1947)
P-Terminal Implant - turn yourself on A device consisting of implanted power pack, control and electrodes placed near pleasure centers of the brain.	Michael Crichton (1972)
Punishment Sphere Used to bring disruptive elements of society into line.	Sid Meier (1999)
Purza the Pukha A toy with sensors used to monitor children in hospitals.	Anne McCaffrey (1990)
Quizzer An autonomous mind-probe.	James Schmitz (1949)
Rabbit-Paper - pregnancy test strip A paper pregnancy test that showed immediate results.	Philip K. Dick (1963)
Rachag A caffeine-style stimulant.	Frank Herbert (1965)
Radiation Garment Clothing worn by ordinary citizens to reduce the risk of radiation exposure.	Robert Heinlein (1942)
Regen-Buds Small collection of cells that can regrow into human limbs.	Harry Harrison (1956)
Regeneration Tank A nutrient bath large enough to enclose a person that preserved life and treated disease.	Katherine MacLean (1950)
Residual Poison A poison that, once administered, resides in the body; only regular intake of the antidote keeps the person alive.	Frank Herbert (1965)
Retinal Implant An implanted device that can record and transmit what the person sees.	Peter F. Hamilton (1997)
Retinal Light An internal flashlight.	Alfred Bester (1956)
Revitalizer Console. - perk up your bloodstream A kind of automated medical marvel; it optimizes your body chemistry for better health, tops off your fluids, etc.	John Varley (1983)
Rex Regenerator (Mechanotherapist) - heavy duty therapy Mechanotherapy device cures homicidal urges.	Robert Sheckley (1956)
RNA Shots - don't read Cliff notes; eat Cliff An injection prepared from the tissues of a person with knowledge or experience that you need.	Larry Niven (1976)
Robot Psyche Tester - gestalting device An automated psychiatric evaluation device.	Philip K. Dick (1953)
San-Ray Projector Device produces a habit-forming, nerve-tingling ray that clouds the mind.	Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr. (1940)
Sapho Juice - juice of Mentats Unique substance enhanced the cognitive performance of Mentats.	Frank Herbert (1965)
Scientific Reincarnation Technology to allow a person to transfer themselves to a new, healthy body.	Roger Zelazny (1967)
Selektrogel An over-the-counter gel to choose the sex of a child at conception.	James Blish (1971)
Shipboard Medical Treatment An elaborate system to guard against infection in returning space explorers.	Katherine MacLean (1950)
Short-Wave Surgical Knife A means of performing an internal cut without breaking the skin.	Eric Frank Russell (1953)
Skinsuit Wearable artificial, full-body skin.	John Varley (1983)
Skull Alarm Implanted wakeup call.	John Varley (1983)
Sleep Generator An automated way to impose sleep on the brain.	Arthur C. Clarke (1968)
Sleep Machine A device guaranteeing a good night's sleep.	R.M. Williams (1965)
Sleep Set (Sleep Headset) An electronic device for inducing deep sleep.	Larry Niven (1970)
Sleep Surrogate - substitute for sleep Pharmaceutical designed to make up for lost sleep.	Robert Heinlein (1941)
Sleep-Inducer A device that electronically imposes sleep on a human being.	Arthur C. Clarke (1963)
Sloth Pill A medication to induce a kind of somnolence like short-term hibernation; used in air travel.	M.T. Hill (2020)
Softlight Personality erasure via laser imprinted subliminal commands.	Peter F. Hamilton (1997)
Space Scurvy (Kenoalgia) A wasting disease of space travel.	Margaret St. Clair (1949)
Space Weakness Early description of what happens to the human body in zero gravity.	Murray Leinster (1953)
Space-Sick Uneasiness associated with space travel.	Hugo Gernsback (1911)
Specialized Prosthetic Arm A set of prosthetics that provide different functionality in place of missing arm.	Robert Heinlein (1966)
Specific Gene Weapon An organic or inorganic weapon aimed at a specific genetic population.	Irwin Shaw (1967)
Spectrumoscope Provides sight directly to the brain-cells of the sightless.	Clarence Edward Heller (1930)
Spice (Melange) The spice must flow.	Frank Herbert (1965)
Spinning Mill for Veins (Artificial Organs) The manufacture of artificial organs, digestive tract, veins - body parts.	Karel Capek (1920)
Spray-on Surgical Gloves Effective glove for surgeons that is skin tight.	Richard Morgan (2003)
Sprung-Samser Treatment A medical treatment to extend human life.	Roger Zelazny (1965)
Stasis (Cold Sleep, Hibernation) Hibernation for human beings, lasting for many years.	Robert Heinlein (1956)
Steel Teeth - all stainless Artificial teeth welded to the bone.	Philip K. Dick (1965)
Stimtab - stay alert A drug designed to keep the user awake and alert for long periods.	Joe Haldeman (1974)
Subcutaneous Overlay An implanted chip that provides a continuous drug experience for months.	Ray Naylor (2022)
Substance D An addictive, psychoactive drug.	Philip K. Dick (1977)
Surgical Hand A specialized robotic hand used for surgery.	Philip K. Dick (1964)
Surgical Homeostatic Unit An autonomous surgical robot, able to drill into the body and perform surgery.	Philip K. Dick (1966)
Surrogate Skin False skin that is sprayed onto damaged areas.	Robert Heinlein (1951)
Suspended Animation (Frigorific Process) Very early reference to cryogenic storage.	Edward Page Mitchell (1879)
Sympathetic Block - psychological privacy A way to keep certain mental contents from being spoken or revealed.	Alfred Bester (1956)
Synthetic Flesh Material resembles human flesh, handy for disguises.	Thornton Ayre (1940)
Synthetic Sleeve - artificial body An artificial body, into which a person can be downloaded.	Richard Morgan (2003)
Tannin-Secretion Pills Artificially darkens skin, for skin protection.	Larry Niven (1994)
Tapeworm Tranquilizer Robotic suppository dispenses tranquilizer.	Alexis Arnaldus Gilliland (1981)
Telemedicine Apparatus - first known reference First reference to a device that allows physicians to examine or aid patients at a distance.	E.M. Forster (1909)
Telepathic Transmitter (Telep-transmitter) A device using living alien tissue to transmit your thoughts.	Philip K. Dick (1966)
Thionite A deadly drug.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1937)
Tleilaxu Eyes (Metal Eyes) - insectile mechanical eyes Tleilaxu eye surgery replaces natural eyeballs damaged or destroyed.	Frank Herbert (1969)
Toothbud Transplant - implanted teeth Implanted teeth that mimic the dentition of other species.	William Gibson (1984)
Tranquilizing Gum Chewing gum with a tranquilizing agent.	Philip K. Dick (1969)
Transdermal Drug Capsule - slap it on A drug capsule that delivers medication by being placed on the skin.	Philip K. Dick (1960)
Tru-Mem Systems Organic process of recalling personal events.	Philip K. Dick (1966)
Tuned-Laser Decontamination - zap just the bad Process to destroy foreign biomolecules within the body.	Robert J. Sawyer (2003)
TW-55 Spy Conscious control of facial characteristics.	Samuel R. Delany (1966)
Ubik Spray Can One of many definitions of Ubik. Take only as directed.	Philip K. Dick (1969)
Ultraflash A device that sterilizes the skin by a pulse of light.	Michael Crichton (1969)
Ultramicrominiature Waldo A device for transforming ordinary human hand movements into extremely small-scale surgical motions.	Robert Heinlein (1973)
Uniflesh - skin for every occasion A type of artificial skin and underlying flesh.	Frank Herbert (1977)
Uterine Replicator A device that simulates the functions of the human uterus.	Lois McMaster Bujold (1986)
Vagus Nerve Bio-Chip Relief from nausea without drugs.	Lois McMaster Bujold (2002)
Vestan Parasite Semi-intelligent creatures that take control of the nervous system of other animals.	Edmond Hamilton (1942)
Vision Implant Photoelectric cell implanted in the forehead grants some vision to the blind.	Roger Zelazny (1966)
Vita-Light A special form of bulb or light source that could keep people who were never exposed to the sun perfectly healthy.	R.F. Starzl (1931)
Vitalizer Tired? Try Henderson's Vitalizer!	Margaret St. Clair (1947)
Vivatape Perfectly seals cuts also helps through-skin implants heal.	Samuel R. Delany (1966)
Vivification A process by which the body can be preserved for centuries at body temperature and then revived.	George Parsons Lathrop (1897)
Vivo-Gel Semi-living material.	James Schmitz (1949)
WAGD Germ Detector - handy hand-held A hand-held biohazard analyzer.	Greg Bear (2007)
Wakeshot An injection designed to bring a person out of sleep to full wakefulness.	Frank Herbert (1965)
Wimp Vault Lots of spare bodies.	John Varley (1983)
Xixtline Venusian drug provides a rejuvenate effect.	Stanley G. Weinbaum (1935)
Young Blood - New Blood For Old Replacing the blood plasma of older people with material from younger people.	Robert Heinlein (1941)
Young-Forever A very particular formula for human immortality, which solves the most serious attendant problem (population explosion).	Larry Niven (1976)

MouthPad Supports Head And Tongue Tracking
'The operation that had transformed half his body... had located the control switchboard in his teeth.'- Alfred Bester, 1956.
(re: Alfred Bester, 9/17/2024 )

Drug Induces Hibernation-Like State In Humans
'... drugged and chilled and stowed in sleep tanks.' - Robert Heinlein, 1951.
(re: Robert Heinlein, 8/13/2024 )

Drug To Regenerate Teeth In Humans
'We want to do something to help those who are suffering from tooth loss or absence,' said lead researcher Katsu Takahashi.
(re: William Gibson, 5/22/2024 )

Illustrating Classic Heinlein With AI
'Stasis, cold sleep, hibernation, hypothermia, reduced metabolism, call it what you will - the logistics-medicine research teams had found a way to stack people like cordwood and use them when needed.' - Robert Heinlein, 1956
(re: Robert Heinlein, 3/10/2024 )

Brainoware Reservoir Computation Of Biological Neural Networks
'Head cheese. Cultured brains on a slab.' - Peter Watts, 1999.
(re: Peter Watts, 12/29/2023 )

Forward CarePod The AI Doctor's Office
'It's an old model,' Rawlins said. 'I'm not sure what to do.'
(re: Robert Silverberg, 11/9/2023 )

Octopus Suckers Inspire Transdermal Patches
'...a capsule which he placed against his wrist.' - Philip K. Dick, 1960.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 9/27/2023 )

'Droplet' Battery Microscale Power Pack
'...a power pack the size of a pea.' - Alfred Bester, 1956.
(re: Alfred Bester, 9/3/2023 )

Who Needs Asimov's 'Proteus' When You Can Have Pangolins?
'The Proteus was still falling, still shrinking...' - Isaac Asimov, 1966.
(re: Isaac Asimov, 7/5/2023 )

Self-Powered Piezoelectric Nanotattoos
'...she has had a subdermal pattern of micro-channels implanted.' - Paul Di Filippo, 1985.
(re: Paul Di Filippo, 6/23/2023 )

I Didn't Know You Can Already Buy Flesh Putty
'I filled your bullet hole with flesh putty and the lattice.'
(re: Nick Harkaway, 5/23/2023 )

Paradromics Implant FDA 'Breakthrough Device'
'I used my implant to tell MILLIE what we wanted...' - Pournelle and Niven, 1981.
(re: Pournelle and Niven, 5/13/2023 )

Mice, At Least, Can Sober Up Quickly
'Then draw some aldodote-vitamin pills from the medic.' - H. Beam Piper, 1962.
(re: H. Beam Piper, 5/11/2023 )

Real-Life Mind-Reading With MRI
'So you see, you can hide nothing from me. I am about to know you better than anyone has ever known you.' - Daniel Suarez, 2009.
(re: Daniel Suarez, 4/25/2023 )

Robot Performs 3D Bioprinting Inside The Body
'Probably Runciter's body contained a dozen artiforgs...' - Philip K. Dick, 1969.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 2/13/2023 )

The Autonomous Robotic Urethral Catheter - Would You Use It?
'It'll snake its way in on its own.'
(re: Various, 9/21/2022 )

OrganEx Revives The Organs In Dead Pig
'Wakened into half-life activity one hour a month...' - Philip K. Dick, 1969.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 7/23/2022 )

Prototype 3D Printer Could Print Arteries In Seconds
'... in the tank the new body and the new mind and memory and life has taken almost instant form.' - Clifford Simak, 1963.
(re: Clifford Simak, 6/19/2022 )

NextSense Earbuds Spy On Your Brain
'Your cephalochromoscope that cost you nine hundred dollars... colors and ceph patterns...' - Philip K. Dick, 1977.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 4/3/2022 )

Do Contagious Vaccines Work Better?
'...suppose we do plant an epidemic of Nine-Day Fever in Zone Red.' - Robert Heinlein, 1952.
(re: Robert Heinlein, 3/23/2022 )

Artificial, Implantable Kidney Prototype
'George Walt's corporate existence proved the workability of wholly mechanical organs...' - Philip K. Dick, 1964.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 12/27/2021 )

Ultra-short Pulse Laser Kills Bacteria In Vivo
'...coherent beams at precise wave-lengths passing through her flesh to zap foreign molecules within her body.' - Robert J. Sawyer, 2003.
(re: Robert J. Sawyer, 12/25/2021 )

Bioprint Prototype Handheld Bioprinter
'He turned the little art-derm nozzle...' - Philip K. Dick, 1960.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 12/23/2021 )

Altos Labs' Bezos Wants An Anti-Agathic (To Live Forever)
'So what we're looking for now is... an anti-agathic, an anti-death drug.' - James Blish, 1957.
(re: James Blish, 9/1/2021 )

Anti-Forced Organ Harvesting Global Summit
'The doctor was a line of machines with a conveyor belt running through them.' - Larry Niven, 1967.
(re: Larry Niven, 8/25/2021 )

Israel Okays Third Covid Shot For Seniors
'All the vaccination shots up and down his arms, on his thighs and buttocks...' - Philip K. Dick, 1955.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 7/15/2021 )

Stretchable OLED Heart Monitor Band-Aid
You can't buy them in the store just yet.
(re: Alastair Reynolds, 6/3/2021 )

AliveCor Claims Apple Watch Infringes ECG Patents
'...a sweet mezzo-soprano voice remarked in a conversational tone: "I think you should sit down and rest for about ten minutes.' - Arthur C. Clarke, 1978.
(re: Arthur C. Clarke, 5/7/2021 )

Implantable Covid-Detecting Microchip Developed By DARPA
'Employees... were implanted with advanced microprocessors...' - William Gibson, 1984.
(re: Medical, 4/5/2021 )

Telehealth Drones To The Rescue
'A shadow passed over him, and he looked up.' - Frederik Pohl, 1965.
(re: Frederik Pohl, 3/25/2021 )

SpinCare Electrospins And Shoots Wound Dressing
'Over her lacerated right shoulder he sprayed art-derm...' - Philip K. Dick, 1960
(re: Philip K. Dick, 1/25/2021 )

PEDOT Polymer Could Enhance Brain-Machine Interfaces
'the hair-fine wire going deep into Owen's brain, down into the pleasure center.' - Larry Niven, 1969.
(re: Larry Niven, 12/27/2020 )

BioVYZR Is Ready, Anti-Covid19 PAPR Lovers
'Some clad in the insulated space-suits, with their transparent glassite helmets.' - Edmond Hamilton, 1931.
(re: Edmond Hamilton, 10/11/2020 )

Healight Ultraviolet Endotracheal Device Has Covid-19 Treatment Potential
'He applied the tip of the instrument to the interior of the wound...' - Cogswell, 1976.
(re: Cogswell, 10/5/2020 )

Beat Covid-19 With AIR By MicroClimate - At Last I Get My PAPR
More than just a bubble.
(re: Edmond Hamilton, 9/7/2020 )

EPR Is Quick, Temporary Biostasis
'The cold-pack was being sucked out greedily by plastic suction tendrils...' - Philip K. Dick, 1960.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 8/11/2020 )

TytoCare Offers Futuristic Home Care
'Immediately an enormous apparatus fell on to her out of the ceiling...' - EM Forster, 1909.
(re: EM Forster, 7/3/2020 )

Would You Swallow An Origami Robot?
'Swallow it in an emergency--it goes down easily and works just as well inside as outside.' - Doc Smith, 1934.
(re: EE 'Doc' Smith, 6/13/2020 )

Biotech Firms Raised $Millions For Anti-Agathics (Longevity Drugs)
'Against Death doth no simple grow.' - James Blish, 1957.
(re: James Blish, 1/15/2020 )

Medical Tattoos Are STILL Being Researched
'Following the current craze, she has had a subdermal pattern of micro-channels implanted.'
(re: Paul Di Filippo, 12/23/2019 )

Rise Of Skywalker Could Trigger Epileptic Seizures
'... then the screen started to flicker. I stared at it for a while.' - John Varley, 1984.
(re: John Varley, 12/3/2019 )

Injectable Magnetic Fluid Slows Bleeding, Aids Magneto
'There's something different about you.'
(re: Various, 11/21/2019 )

Vascularized Human Skin 3D Printed
Hey Fishboy! Three days and you're out!
(re: Frank Herbert, 10/27/2019 )

China Accused Of Harvesting Organs From Unwanted Groups
'The death penalty was his immortality, and he would vote the death penalty for any crime at all.' Larry Niven, 1967.
(re: Larry Niven, 9/23/2019 )

Robothread Robotic Worms Crawling Through Your Brain
Perfect for clot-busting in the human brain. No Raquel Welch and no lasers, though.
(re: Harry Kleiner, 8/23/2019 )

Skin Electronics Can Show Electrocardiogram
'... the young men in the streets who applied polyimde OLED body film to their bared shoulders.' - Chen Qiufan, 2019.
(re: Chen Qiufan, 5/29/2019 )

Neurodevices For Consumers? Neuroethicists (And Philip K Dick) Say 'Caveat Emptor'
'They tried to use it today and it wouldn't work. No colors and no ceph patterns, neither one...' - Philip K. Dick, 1977.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 5/23/2019 )

BrainEx Restores Some Activity To Severed Pig Head
'... they placed the brain in a special solution, having all the properties of Nursing the brain cells.' - Edmond Hamilton, 1929.
(re: Edmond Hamilton, 4/7/2019 )

Purdue Pharma Ready To Profit From OxyContin Use Or Addiction Recovery
'It may be organic damage. It may be permanent. Time'll tell, and only after you are off Substance D for a long while.' - Philip K. Dick, 1977.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 2/3/2019 )

Organaut! Russians 3D Print Living Tissue In Space
'For a while your colonists will have to come up [to orbit] to the Hospital...' - Larry Niven, 1968.
(re: Larry Niven, 12/27/2018 )

MIT Scientists Create 'Peek-a-Boo Prober' From Jetsons
Well, George, it's the latest thing.
(re: Various, 12/11/2018 )

Wound Healing With Wearable Nanogenerators
'... forcing the energy transfer which allowed him to ... erase the other internal-external damage.' - Frank Herbert, 1972.
(re: Frank Herbert, 12/9/2018 )

EXPLORER, The First Total-Body Scanner
'The object is built up of an infinite series of plane layers, at the focus of the ray...' - Jack Williamson, 1930.
(re: Jack Williamson, 11/30/2018 )

Bioreactor Helps Legless Frogs Get Their Jump Back
'An alien drug... Used by an insect race... It can repair bones and organs. It can grow new tissue." - Clifford Simak, 1961
(re: Clifford Simak, 11/3/2018 )

Sleeep PRO Earplug For Maximum Rest
'Merton... placed the electrodes of the sleep-inducer on his forehead.' - Arthur C. Clarke, 1963.
(re: Arthur C. Clarke, 9/9/2018 )

You'll Regrow That Limb, One Day
'... forcing the energy transfer which allowed him to regrow his lost fingers.' - Frank Herbert, 1972.
(re: Frank Herbert, 6/18/2018 )

First 3D Printed Human Corneas From Stem Cells
Just what we need! Lots of spare parts.
(re: Larry Niven, 6/9/2018 )

Nanorobots Roam Your Bloodstream, Cleaning It
Too bad they won't have lasers, though...
(re: Isaac Asimov, 6/3/2018 )

MIT Ampli Blocks Build Biomedical Devices
Damn it Spock, I'm a doctor not an engineer!
(re: Gene Roddenberry, 5/7/2018 )

Handheld Human Skin Printer
It outputs a thin wad of uniflesh.
(re: Frank Herbert, 5/1/2018 )

Retinal Prosthesis Uses Organic Printing Inks
We can rebuild you - well, your eyes, maybe.
(re: Frank Herbert, 4/21/2018 )

New Brain Scanner Lets You Move Around
'In Bob Arctor's living room his thousand dollar custom-quality cephscope crafted by Altec...' - Philip K. Dick, 1977.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 3/18/2018 )

Ultrathin Brain Needle Developed At MIT
Putting drugs into a selected cubic millimeter within the living brain.
(re: Larry Niven, 3/2/2018 )

NASA's 'Armstrong' Soft Wearable Upper Extremity Garment
'Exact same articulation as your shoulder joint, and it holds your muscles out of the way...' - Samuel R. Delany, 1966.
(re: Samuel R. Delany, 2/18/2018 )

iFlytek Doctor Robot First To Pass Medical Exams
No problem, we'll just use the autodoc.
(re: Larry Niven, 11/15/2017 )

Watch What People Are Seeing Via Brain Scanning
'had managed to see through the other man's eyes as the other man, all unaware, washed their Zis limousine sixteen hundred meters away...' - Cordwainer Smith, 1958.
(re: Cordwainer Smith, 11/9/2017 )

PRIMA Bionic Vision Restoration
'The VISOR... was a medical device used in the Federation to aid patients who have suffered loss of eyesight...'
(re: Gene Roddenberry, 11/6/2017 )

Targeted Neuroplasticity Training For 'Downloading Skills'
'I know kung-fu.'
(re: Various, 10/1/2017 )

Will The FDA Approve This Antiaging Drug?
'So what we're looking for now is... an anti-agathic, an anti-death drug.' - James Blish, 1951.
(re: James Blish, 8/11/2017 )

EVE Artificial Womb For Lambs (For Now)
'In the crimson darkness, stewing warm on their cushion of peritoneum and gorged with blood-surrogate and hormones...' - Aldous Huxley, 1932.
(re: Aldous Huxley, 8/7/2017 )

Bees Royal Jelly Helps Wounds Heal Faster
'An alien drug... used by an insect race.' - Clifford Simak, 1961.
(re: Clifford Simak, 8/5/2017 )

3D Printed Bionic Chinese Skin
Designer skin for everyone!
(re: Philip K. Dick, 7/6/2017 )

Drug Creates Real Melanin Tan
I've used them all my life...
(re: Larry Niven, 6/3/2017 )

Medical Drones Hover Like Angels Near You
'The death-reversal equipment is on its way...'- Frederk Pohl, 1965.
(re: Frederik Pohl, 6/2/2017 )

Vaccine Blocks Heroin High
'You're biochemically incapable of getting off...' - William Gibson, 1985.
(re: William Gibson, 5/22/2017 )

Ambrosia Start-Up Offers New Blood For Old 'Caper'
'It consists largely in replacing the entire blood tissue in an old person with new, young blood...' - Robert Heinlein, 1941.
(re: Robert Heinlein, 5/14/2017 )

Cryonic Preservation - The Last Perk You'll Ever Need
'Is there not also a law providing for voluntary suspension of animation?' - Edward Page Mitchell, 1879.
(re: Edward Page Mitchell, 4/25/2017 )

How Deep Learning And AI Will Affect Health Care
'A sort of satchel with an orifice in the top from which two metallic tentacles protruded slightly.' - Gordon R. Dickson, 1965.
(re: Gordon R. Dickson, 4/9/2017 )

DxtER! Tricorder Prize Won By Final Frontier Medical Devices
We've been waiting a long time for this, Star Trek fans.
(re: Gene Roddenberry, 3/26/2017 )

Dune Fans! Your God Emperor Is Ready
'If one held a sandtrout in the hand, smoothing it over your skin, it formed a living glove.' - Frank Herbert, 1976.
(re: Frank Herbert, 2/22/2017 )

H-MEX Helpful Exoskeleton From Hyundai
'We have those new suits rigged with atomic-powered lifting gadgets...' - John W. Campbell, 1938.
(re: John W. Campbell, 1/29/2017 )

3D Skin Printer Helps Burn Victims
'Over her lacerated right shoulder he sprayed art-derm...'- Philip K. Dick, 1960.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 1/19/2017 )

Can Virtual Reality help People Cope With Pain?
Research is promising.
(re: Roger Zelazny, 1/7/2017 )

Talkspace Anonymous Therapy App
'Stonkered or clutched or quite simply going insane, someone reaches for the phone...' - John Brunner, 1975.
(re: John Brunner, 12/23/2016 )

Dr. McCoy, Your 'Salt Shaker' Scanner Is Ready
Bones would be so pleased.
(re: Gene Roddenberry, 12/22/2016 )

'Living Bandage' For Knee Injuries
'It can patch up a smashed and broken body.' - Clifford Simak, 1961.
(re: Clifford Simak, 12/18/2016 )

Veebot Robotic Blood Drawing ala Andromeda Strain
'The device was able to insert intravenous needles, finding veins easily.' - Michael Crichton, 1969.
(re: Michael Crichton, 12/8/2016 )

Just Two Tricorder Xprize Finalists Remain
'I'm beginning to think I could cure a cloudy day!"
(re: Gene Roddenberry, 12/3/2016 )

Mini Robot Uses 2 mm Surgical Tools
'... surgical tool - blades, tweezers, probes - so fine you could just see them with the naked eye.' - Raymond Z. Gallun, 1939.
(re: Raymond Z. Gallun, 11/19/2016 )

Feeling A Poke On Your Robotic Hand
'Take care, sir.'
(re: George Lucas, 11/4/2016 )

Deep Brain Stimulation Soon Without Surgery
'I sat down at my mood organ and I experimented.' - Philip K. Dick, 1968.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 10/30/2016 )

GyroGlove Idea For Parkinson's Was Suggested In 1926
'The gyroscope was revolving at the rate of three thousand revolutions a minute, and the slight humming was hardly noticeable...' - Ellis Parker Butler, 1926
(re: Ellis Parker Butler, 10/18/2016 )

Human Doctors Still Better Than Computers
'Nowadays surgery was normally done by autodocs...' - Larry Niven, 1966.
(re: Larry Niven, 10/6/2016 )

MiniMed 670G - First 'Artificial Pancreas' Approved By FDA
'Proved the workability of wholly mechanical organs...' - Philip K. Dick, 1964.
(re: Philip K Dick, 9/16/2016 )

Three Clues To Limb Regeneration
'Forcing the energy transfer which allowed him to regrow his lost fingers...' - Frank Herbert, 1972.
(re: Frank Herbert, 8/20/2016 )

Electric Head Patch Helps PTSD Patients
'Don't confuse this with the little ten amp neurosis models.' - Robert Sheckley, 1956.
(re: Robert Sheckley, 8/11/2016 )

MEDi Robot Calms The Nervous Patient
'Specially programmed stabilizing surrogate devices.' - Anne McCaffrey, 1990.
(re: Anne McCaffrey, 8/10/2016 )

One-Shot Gene Therapy Cure $665K
One shot - one cure. Guaranteed.
(re: Various, 8/4/2016 )

Ultrasonic Wireless ‘Neural Dust’ Sensors For Medical Monitoring
'These dustmotes already had sensors and independence built in.' - Vernor Vinge, 2005.
(re: Vernor Vinge, 8/2/2016 )

Mind-Altering Drugs Administered Deep Into The Brain
'Happy to serve!'- Greg Bear, 2015.
(re: Greg Bear, 6/22/2016 )

BRUISE Smart Injury Detection Suit
'... Bee could see that three of them were disabled and two of them damaged.' - Orson Scott Card, 1985.
(re: Orson Scott Card, 6/11/2016 )

First US Clinical Trial For Wearable Artificial Kidney
'Wholly mechanical organs...' - Philip K. Dick, 1964.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 6/4/2016 )

Open Bionics To Produce Deus Ex Prosthetic Designs
Be a part of a science fictional future.
(re: Square Enix and Eidos-Montréal, 6/3/2016 )

Skingun Now More Advanced, Apparently
'Over her lacerated right shoulder he sprayed art-derm...' - Philip K. Dick, 1960.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 5/22/2016 )

Implants Melt In Your Brain, Not In Your Hands
Implant and forget - they melt in your brain, not in your hands.
(re: Greg Bear, 5/8/2016 )

MIT's Second Skin Enhances Original Skin
'I must care, or I wouldn't live in this lying skin suit...' - John Varley, 1983.
(re: John Varley, 5/3/2016 )

Artificial Skin Grows Hair
'Plastissue, as any fool can see...' - WF Wallace, 1952.
(re: WF Wallace, 4/3/2016 )

Virtual Reality Therapy Helps Patients With Depression
Entering the virtual reality dreams of patients.
(re: Roger Zelazny, 3/21/2016 )

Chromat Misfit Shine Tracks Health And Glows
'Show me your hand, Logan...' - Nolan and Johnson, 1967.
(re: Nolan and Johnson, 3/15/2016 )

Closer To An Artificial, Organic Heart
Closer to this phildickian future every day.
(re: Philip K Dick, 3/9/2016 )

Cyborg Cardiac Patch Combines Organics And Electronics
'[It] had not yet objected to being made over into a portion of an electronic system... '- Philip K. Dick, 1964.
(re: Philip K DIck, 3/7/2016 )

Military Implants To Boost Memory
'He... pried a bright magenta splinter from his socket with a dirty thumbnail.' - William Gibson, 1985.
(re: William Gibson, 3/2/2016 )

Lab-Grown Human Eyeball Tech Advances
'The eyes were vatgrown sea-green Nikon transplants.' - William Gibson, 1984.
(re: Ridley Scott, 2/26/2016 )

Teleportation: How Might The Brain Handle It
'Any man was capable of jaunting provided he developed two faculties, visualization and concentration.' - Alfred Bester, 1956.
(re: Alfred Bester, 2/18/2016 )

3D Printed Replacement Tissue
'The object is built up of an infinite series of plane layers, at the focus of the ray,' - Jack Williamson, 1930.
(re: Jack Williamson, 2/14/2016 )

3 Parent Embryos Approved By Bioethicists
' A tkan merely courts a mlenb and is attracted to a good guur...' - William Tenn, 1949.
(re: William Tenn, 2/2/2016 )

Myo-Controlled Prosthetic Arm
'Sensitive actuators touch the tendons in your right wrist.'- Harry Harrison, 1960.
(re: Harry Harrison, 1/19/2016 )

Get Your Own 64 Channel, Dry-Electrode Brain-Computer Headset!
'they all relaxed and got mellow....' - Philip K. Dick, 1977.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 1/16/2016 )

Islamic State Now Organlegging?
'His heart went into storage immediately...' -Larry Niven, 1967.
(re: Larry Niven, 12/24/2015 )

The Secret of Longevity?
'if any one of them had had the grace to die at a reasonable age...' - Robert Heinlein, 1941.
(re: Robert Heinlein, 12/21/2015 )

Bionic Eyes Coming Up In Australia
We can build a new you, if not rebuild you.
(re: Various, 12/18/2015 )

XSTAT 30 - Plugs Wounds In 15 Seconds!
'It's done miracles. It can patch up a smashed and broken body...' - Clifford Simak,
(re: Clifford Simak, 12/11/2015 )

'It Feels Like Robocop - Without A Weapon
Gandhi's exoskeleton?
(re: Fritz Leiber, 11/25/2015 )

'Ingestibles' Are Medical Devices You Can Swallow
These devices get smaller and more capable.
(re: Various, 11/22/2015 )

Humai Startup To Implant Your Brain In Robot Body
'The astounded onlookers saw a human brain snugly encased in a transparent skull-shaped receptacle.' - Otis Adelbert Kline
(re: Otis Adelbert Kline, 11/18/2015 )

Tech Tats Prototype Sfnal Devices
'...Permanently fixed in the centre of his forehead.' -
(re: Brian Aldiss, 11/12/2015 )

Surgically Implantable Artificial Kidney Starts Testing
'George Walt... proved the workability of wholly mechanical organs...' - Philip K. Dick, 1964.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 11/9/2015 )

Computer Predicts Psychosis Better Than Psychiatrists
'The mechanism which was the portable extension of Dr. Smile...' - Philip K. Dick, 1965.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 9/16/2015 )

Lab-Grown Kidneys Implanted Successfully - In Animals
'For a while your colonists will have to come up to the Hospital to get treatment with the ramrobot symbiots'- Larry Niven, 1968.
(re: Larry Niven, 9/14/2015 )

Heart-In-A-Box Saves Organ For Later
'Storage in the hospital's organ banks...' - Larry Niven, 1967.
(re: Larry Niven, 9/1/2015 )

Surgery In Space
' It was a ... coffin, form-fitted to Nessus himself...' - Larry Niven, 1972.
(re: Larry Niven, 8/21/2015 )

Organoids Galore!
'Runciter's body contained a dozen artiforgs...'- Philip K. Dick, 1969.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 7/21/2015 )

Please, Please Let There Be Regenerated Teeth
'Toothbud transplants...' - William Gibson, 1984.
(re: William Gibson, 7/1/2015 )

First Biolimb Grown In Lab
A brand-new forelimb for some lucky rat.
(re: Frank Herbert, 6/4/2015 )

Robot Swarm Performs Colonoscopy And Biopsy
'There was ... the Seven Minute Special...'- Neal Stephenson, 1995.
(re: Neal Stephenson, 5/29/2015 )

L'Oreal To 3D Print Human Skin
'...She helped the doctor spray on surrogate skin.'- Robert Heinlein, 1951.
(re: Robert Heinlein, 5/19/2015 )

NASA FINDER To The Rescue In Nepal
'The antennae of the Life Detector atop the OP swept back and forth...'- Frank Herbert, 1958.
(re: Frank Herbert, 5/6/2015 )

Moran Cerf, When Will We Get Neuro Tech For Ourselves?
If brainwave-sensing consumer products tickle your fancy, try real science!
(re: Philip K. Dick, 4/23/2015 )

Performance Enhancing Drugs - In Gaming?
'A faint smell of rachag stimulant wafted down the table.'- Frank Herbert, 1965.
(re: Various, 4/16/2015 )

MC10 Electronics Skin Stickers
'Every diaper... a fine copper wire…' - David H. Keller, 1928.
(re: David H. Keller, 3/5/2015 )

EDSAP Wearable Stroke Detection
'His Altec cephalochromoscope, around which he had built the pleasure part of his schedule...'- Philip K. Dick, 1977.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 1/22/2015 )

In Vivo Micromotors Powered By Stomach Acid
First in vivo study of artificial micromotors.
(re: Isaac Asimov, 1/20/2015 )

Patient Walks Out With Fully Artificial Heart
'The throb of the robot pump gave him confidence...'- Philip K. Dick, 1960.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 1/16/2015 )

Radisens' Gemini Instant Blood Tests
It's a step toward a universal medical testing device.
(re: Larry Niven, 1/15/2015 )

Mimo Baby Monitor
'In every diaper there is a fine copper wire.'- David H. Keller, 1928.
(re: David H. Keller, 12/6/2014 )

Flying Defibrillator Ambulance Drone
'The death-reversal equipment is on its way...'- Frederk Pohl, 1965.
(re: Frederik Pohl, 10/25/2014 )

Erased Memories In A Flash Of Light
'Someone, probably at a government military-sciences lab, erased his conscious memories...'- Philip K. Dick, 1966.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 10/13/2014 )

'Artificial Spleen' Cleans The Blood
'The workability of wholly mechanical organs... '- Philip K. Dick, 1964.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 10/12/2014 )

PrintAlive Bioprinter 3D Printed Skin Grafts Video
'Over her lacerated right shoulder he sprayed art-derm...'- Philip K. Dick, 1960.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 9/29/2014 )

Sense.ly Virtual Nurse Will See You Soon
The virtual nurse is IN.
(re: Larry Niven, 9/20/2014 )

AliveCor App Detects Heart Arrhythmias, Has FDA Approval
Works on humans and puppeteers.
(re: Larry Niven, 8/16/2014 )

Artificial Wombs - Ectogenesis Technology - Is On The Way
'Magnificent, aren't they? (Lama Su, in Star Wars II)
(re: Aldous Huxley, 8/5/2014 )

Bionic Hand Provides 'Lifelike' Sensations, Like Luke Skywalker's
A fictional scene becomes reality in just thirty-five years.
(re: George Lucas, 7/28/2014 )

Neural Implant To Treat Memory Loss
'You've got remote storage. How regular is the update?'- Richard Morgan, 2003.
(re: Richard Morgan, 7/11/2014 )

The Claustrum - The Brain's On Off Switch?
'All I have to do is move this switch and he'll recover consciousness...'- John Brunner, 1976.
(re: John Brunner, 7/3/2014 )

Beating Mini-Heart Grown In Lab
'Runciter's body contained a dozen artiforgs...'- Philip K. Dick, 1969.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 6/28/2014 )

An 'OFF' Switch For The Brain
'Yes, sir, he's status go.'- John Brunner, 1975.
(re: John Brunner, 5/2/2014 )

Artificial Blood From Factories
This blood's for you.
(re: Various, 4/12/2014 )

Wrigley's Anti-Impotence Chewing Gum
'Chew one of these, Mr. Chip.'- Philip K. Dick, 1969.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 4/11/2014 )

Bioengineered Muscle Grows In Mice
'Joeboys... shoulders bulging with grafted muscle.'
(re: William Gibson, 4/7/2014 )

Neither Dead Nor Alive - But Not In Suspended Animation
'...Can he be brought out of the cold-pack?'- Philip K. Dick, 1960.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 4/2/2014 )

Spray-On Polymer Mats Heal Wounds Fast
'Over her lacerated right shoulder he sprayed art-derm...'- Philip K. Dick, 1960.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 3/27/2014 )

Can Gut Bacteria Make You Smarter?
'Vergil had trained the lymphocytes in the past six months to interact as much as possible with each other and with their environment...'- Greg Bear, 1984.
(re: Greg Bear, 2/27/2014 )

PillCam Colon Now Approved By FDA
'You're going to take a picture of my insides?'- The Jetsons, 1962.
(re: various, 2/15/2014 )

Brain-Dead Pregnant Woman Taken Off Life Support
Although this is a very creepy idea, Frank Herbert has already been here.
(re: Frank Herbert, 1/25/2014 )

McCoy Home Health Tablet Declared Fraudulent
This nonexistent tablet is not even science-fictional, It's a scam.
(re: Gene Roddenberry, 12/26/2013 )

France Implants First Artificial Heart
'The workability of wholly mechanical organs…'- Philip K. Dick, 1964.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 12/15/2013 )

tDCS Jumpstarts Your Future
'We invented a scanner that can change the labyrinthine neural connections of the brain by tiny electronic impulses…'- Edmond Hamilton, 1948.
(re: Edmond Hamilton, 11/4/2013 )

RealView Interactive Live Medical Holography
Surgeons can see an organ in its entirety in a live image.
(re: Various, 11/2/2013 )

Child Trafficked To Britain By Organleggers
'The doctor took him apart with exquisite care, like disassembling a flexible, fragile, tremendously complex jigsaw puzzle.'- Larry Niven, 1967.
(re: Larry Niven, 10/20/2013 )

Google Vs. Death
Who wants to live forever?
(re: James Blish, 10/9/2013 )

Human On A Chip
'[The] life form ... had not yet objected to being made over into a portion of an electronic system.'
(re: Philip K. Dick, 9/30/2013 )

Living Human Kidneys 3D-Printed In China
Next thing you know, you'll be able to print your own organs at home...
(re: Philip K. Dick, 9/10/2013 )

Biosensing Clothing Listens To Your Heart
I'm thinking that Rudy Rucker should have one of these...
(re: Rudy Rucker, 9/6/2013 )

'Smart Sock' From Owlet Baby Care
'In every diaper there is a fine copper wire...'- David H. Keller, 1928.
(re: David H. Keller, 9/2/2013 )

Tattoo Biosensor Warns Athletes Of 'The Wall'
For extreme athletes only. For now.
(re: Nolan and Johnson, 7/25/2013 )

Bionic Ear 3D Printed
The ultimate hearing aid.
(re: Various, 7/16/2013 )

Smart Diapers Help Spot Disease
'In every diaper there is a fine copper wire...'- David H. Keller, 1928.
(re: David H. Keller, 7/15/2013 )

Intraoral Tongue Drive System
'The operation that had transformed half his body... had located the control switchboard in his teeth.'- Alfred Bester, 1956.
(re: Alfred Bester, 6/28/2013 )

Your Own Handheld Biosensor
'I'm gonna do a hand-held Boink, real quick,' Littleberry said'- Richard Preston, 1997.
(re: Richard Preston, 5/29/2013 )

CARMAT Bioprosthetic Total Human Heart Replacement
'George Walt's corporate existence proved the workability of wholly mechanical organs...'- Philip K. Dick, 1964.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 5/14/2013 )

Physical Exam? We've Got Apps
See the future of handheld, personal medical devices used with your smartphone.
(re: Robert Silverberg, 5/11/2013 )

Japan's Nursing Home Robot Plan
Let's make the Roujin Z-0001 Robotic Bed!
(re: Katsuhiro Otomo, 5/5/2013 )

Mini-Livers Made By 3D Printer
Organlegging may not be the growth industry that some fear.
(re: Larry Niven, 4/29/2013 )

Mu-Gripper Microsurgical 'Robots'
'It took about seven minutes ... for the cookie cutters to be randomly distributed throughout the victim's organs and limbs.'- Neal Stephenson, 1995.
(re: Neal Stephenson, 4/21/2013 )

Implantable Bioengineered Rat Kidney Tested
'Probably Runciter's body contained a dozen artiforgs...'- Philip K. Dick, 1969.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 4/17/2013 )

'Bio-Ink' For Printing Human Organs
'For a while your colonists will have to come up to the Hospital to get treatment with the ramrobot symbiots...'- Larry Niven, 1968.
(re: Larry Niven, 4/9/2013 )

Salamandra Robotica II Crawls Onto Land
'He's taken the mining worm apart...'- Emmett McDowel, 1946.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 3/25/2013 )

PAAL Artificial Lung And Blood Pump Under Development
'George Walt's corporate existence proved the workability of wholly mechanical organs...'- Philip K. Dick, 1964.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 3/24/2013 )

Veti-Gel Closes Wounds, Starts Healing
'It's done miracles. It can patch up a smashed and broken body...'- Clifford Simak, 1961.
(re: CLifford Simak, 3/20/2013 )

Neurological Engineering - Creating Silicon Substrates For Brain Replacement
"They all seemed to have carbon sockets planted behind the left ear..."- William Gibson, 1984.
(re: William Gibson, 3/12/2013 )

Durable Medical Sensors Printed Onto Skin
'...she has had a subdermal pattern of micro-channels implanted.'- Paul Di Filippo, 1985.
(re: Paul Di Filippo, 3/11/2013 )

Can Sirtuins Block The Aging Process?
'...some rare ones actually grow younger when they take the series.'- Roger Zelazny, 1966.
(re: Roger Zelazny, 3/10/2013 )

iTube Platform Lets You Test Your Food
and the unobtrusive inspections with tiny remote-cast snoopers...- Frank Herbert, 1965.
(re: Frank Herbert, 12/14/2012 )

Custom Cartilage Via 3D Printer
Bespoke body parts? Print what you need.
(re: Larry Niven, 12/13/2012 )

Nano Retina Retinal Implant
'Have a retinal vid-screen installed in your least-used eye...'- Philip K. Dick, 1954.
(re: Philip K. Dick, 12/10/2012 )

Scanadu Smartphone-Based Tricorder
Fans of Dr. McCoy, your time is coming. Soon.
(re: Gene Roddenberry, 12/2/2012 )

Neuroprosthetic Projects Words Directly Onto Retina
'...soon we'll be testing a system that projects directly on the retina of the eye...' - Pohl/Kornbluth, 1952.
(re: Pohl/Kornbluth, 11/25/2012 )

Can Patients In A Vegetative State Communicate?
'...automatically he ... listened at the proper frequency for indication of cephalic activity.'- Philip K. Dick, 1969
(re: Philip K. Dick, 11/17/2012 )

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