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TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
Held aloft on a beam of light. (SF in the News)

First Cashless Society - In Somaliland?

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
Leave your wheelbarrow of cash at home. (SF in the News)

Inflatable Lofts For NASA 'Campers' On Moon And Mars

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
I love it when I already have a good idea what NASA is looking for in a contest because I read about it decades ago in sf. (SF in the News)

Artificial Kidney Prototype To Be Implantable

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
Artificial organs have been a science fiction staple for a long time; perhaps we'll see implantable mechanical organs soon. (SF in the News)

Asteroid Mining by Garrett P. Serviss

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
The mining of asteroid ore, accomplished by traveling to these tiny bodies. From the 1898 story Edison's Conquest of Mars (new Technovelgy item)

Self-Healing Concrete Uses Bacteria For Healing

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
Is it possible that bacteria in buildings could play the role of your body's osteoblast cells - repairing their minor fractures? (SF in the News)

Exmobaby Biosensor Pajamas For Baby

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
Hush little baby, don't say a word. Mama's gonna ... be watching you on her cell phone. (SF in the News)

Apple Live Streaming Fail

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
In which Apple makes a promise and then fails to deliver. (SF in the News)

Re Google: William Gibson, Read More SF

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
It turns out that sf writers have imagined Google and Google's future plans rather precisely. (SF in the News)

Nike's Air Kicks Back To The Future Power Laces

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
Marty McFly, your shoes are almost ready. (SF in the News)

Yale Aerial Manipulator Flying Robotic Hand

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
Just think of all the possible uses of a flying robotic hand. (SF in the News)

EggTorte Mini Micromouse

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
I really like the speed of this little learning robot. (SF in the News)

RG3 Robotic Greens Mower Is Sensor-Equipped

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
This sensor-equipped mower is nimble enough to avoid gophers on golf courses. (SF in the News)

Artificial Gravity-Assisted Childbirth by Robert Heinlein

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
Using an artificial gravity field to assist (and accelerate) the process of childbirth. From the 1973 story Time Enough For Love (new Technovelgy item)

Tiered Internet by John Brunner

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
The idea that some forms of Internet network traffic should be given priority over others. From the 1975 story The Shockwave Rider (new Technovelgy item)

Crop Algae by James Blish

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
Growing algae in tanks as a source of basic food stock. From the 1957 story Cities in Flight (new Technovelgy item)

Computer Generated DigItal Music by Donald Kingsbury

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
A computer composes music with a few simple inputs from the user. From the 1979 story The Moon Goddess and the Son (new Technovelgy item)

Dattoo by Greg Bear

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
A data exchange device worn on the skin like a tattoo. From the 2009 story Mariposa (new Technovelgy item)

Zip Paper by Greg Bear

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
Very thin display like a single sheet of paper. From the 2009 story Mariposa (new Technovelgy item)

Ultra-Light Vision System by E.E. 'Doc' Smith

TechNovelgy - Tue, 2010-09-07 06:46
A viewing technology able to see through and even within most objects. From the 1931 story Space Hounds of IPC (new Technovelgy item)
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