http://www.technovelgy.com/ The inventions of sf writers come to life in today's headlines at Technovelgy.com - where science meets fiction. en-us Copyright 2004-2009, Bill Christensen What would a morphing transforming building that constantly revealed its internal spaces look like? (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2639 Electron beam freeform fabrication is what they're testing, but sf fans know a replicator when they see one. (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2638 The flip side of making your own forces more capable is to render enemy forces weak and confused. (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2637 Benford, a physics professor and sf writer, has put his money where Robert Heinlein's mouth was, and created a corporation to extend human life. (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2636 Human beings communicate in all sorts of hidden ways, and now robots are being taught exactly how to do it. (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2635 Tricorders will be here before we know it! Although it's true we've been waiting a long time. (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2634 What would you do with implantable electronics that could flex right along with your body? (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2633 Wouldn't it be nice to have a kind of 'helper' AI that could go with you and notice things that you don't? (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2632 Scientists pull information out of the brains of people watching Youtube. Make up your own joke, but this method seems to work. (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2631 This one-armed prototype could be pretty handy around the house, especially if you're laid up. (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2630 When you can read about an idea fifty years before it's implemented (and in an entertaining story to boot), that's good value. (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2629 Dating in the virtual world of Love Plus; would you have a relationship with a virtual person? (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2628 Science fiction writers discuss science and science fiction. (Beyond Technovelgy)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2196 Giant steampunk mechanical spider Liverpool rampage! That was my alternate title. (Beyond Technovelgy)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1862 A really bad idea from the folks in advertising. (Beyond Technovelgy)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1773 Prototype uses sensors woven into the fabric to sense stress and muscle excitation levels. (Beyond Technovelgy)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1747 Nifty how-to video shows how to frustrate those cameras that are constantly trying to get a picture of your face. (Beyond Technovelgy)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1724 Any thoughts on what kind of music would be best for a robotic band? (Beyond Technovelgy)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1719 Photoelectric cell implanted in the forehead grants some vision to the blind. From the 1966 story The Dream Master (new Technovelgy item)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Content.asp?Bnum=1883 Puts the sidearm right in your hand. From the 1960 story Deathworld (new Technovelgy item)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Content.asp?Bnum=1882 Interface senses muscle movements to control display. From the 2004 story The Algebraist (new Technovelgy item)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Content.asp?Bnum=1881 A vehicle that accepts coordinates and proceeds to its destination automatically. From the 1966 story The Dream Master (new Technovelgy item)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Content.asp?Bnum=1880 Record the details of your life. From the 1966 story The Dream Master (new Technovelgy item)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Content.asp?Bnum=1879 Device enfolds the patient during therapy. From the 1966 story The Dream Master (new Technovelgy item)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Content.asp?Bnum=1878 Device allows a therapist to enter and create dreams in patients. From the 1966 story The Dream Master (new Technovelgy item)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Content.asp?Bnum=1877 A natural cavern used by moon colonists for air storage - and entertainment. From the 1957 story The Menace From Earth (new Technovelgy item)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Content.asp?Bnum=1876