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Explore the inventions, technology and ideas of science fiction writers at Technovelgy (that's tech-novel-gee!) - over 4,250 are available. Use the Timeline of Science Fiction Invention or the alphabetic Glossary of Science Fiction Technology to see them all, look for the category that interests you, or browse by favorite author / book. Browse more than 6,800 Science Fiction in the News articles.

Meta's Horizon Studio's Unique Avatars From Text Prompts
'Looks like she has bought the Avatar Construction Set and put together her own...' (6/22/2026)
VaMEx Biomimetic Mars Robot Inspired By Skink
'Across the ground something small and metallic came, flashing in the dull sunlight of midday.' - Philip K. Dick, 1953. (6/21/2026)
NEO Brain Computer Interface (BCI)
'The remains of the lace took on the rough shape of a brain...' - Iain Banks, 2010. (6/19/2026)
Did Frank Herbert Predict E-Ink Displays?
'A broken circle with arrows pointing to a right-hand flow appeared in the chalf.' - Frank Herbert, 1964. (6/17/2026)
Monolith One Giant Industrial Metal 3D-printer
'The object seemed melted together like wax — nothing was distinguishable.' - Philip K. Dick, 1956. (6/15/2026)
'Mooncrete' Lunar Regolith Concrete (LRC)
'And here they began to build...' - William Gibson, 1988. (6/13/2026)
China's 'Magpie Drone' Ornithopter
'Midges have many capabilities. To the untrained eye, they look like sparrows.' - Greg Bear, 2007. (6/11/2026)
MAI-Voice-2 Microsoft Text-To-Speech
'I made disks of my own voice to the number of five hundred very carefully chosen words.' - Nat Schachner, 1937. (6/9/2026)
Tumblin' Tumbleweed Rovers To Eplore Mars
'His sensors out and working, and the whirring of the tape that sucked up sight and sound and shape and smell and form...' - Clifford Simak, (6/5/2026)
Tentacled Robot Captures Space Debris
Preventing annoying space debris build-up. (6/3/2026)
Prufrock-MB2 Ready In Nashville
'It sounds to me as though you had invented a kind of metal earthworm.' - Paul Ernst, 1936. (6/1/2026)
DIY Robotic Content Farming
'The chief wheeled to the master machine and pressed a button.' - Schachner and Zagat, 1931. (5/29/2026)
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Time Warp
Provides a kind of foothold for time travel.
(From The Time Bender [1937] by Oliver  Saari)
Emdee Doctor Robot
An autonomous physician robot with many arms and built-in features.
(From Seasoned Traveler [1953] by F.L.  Wallace)
Sparkler
Packs quite a charge.
(From Seasoned Traveler [1953] by F.L.  Wallace)
Super-Telescopic Machines
A device able to project a picture of any scene at any distance!
(From The Heritage of the Earth [1932] by Harley S.  Aldinger)
Adaptable Overcoat
A disguise allowing an alien to walk amongst, well, other aliens without notice.
(From The Adventure of the Misplaced Hound [1953] by Poul  Anderson (w/GR Dickson))
Air-Tight Auto
A vehicle for driving on a moon or other airless body.
(From Moon People Of Jupiter [1931] by Isaac R.  Nathanson)
Magnetized Bottom
A reasonable substitute for gravity holding objects in place.
(From Moon People Of Jupiter [1931] by Isaac R.  Nathanson)
Gravity-Repulsion Generator
Counters the force of gravity with its own force.
(From Moon People Of Jupiter [1931] by Isaac R.  Nathanson)
Armor-Plate
The outside surface of the ship.
(From Moon People Of Jupiter [1931] by Isaac R.  Nathanson)
Pocket Edition Law Library
A complete reference section in the palm of your hand.
(From Novice [1962] by James  Schmitz)
Wrist-Talker
A communications device worn on the wrist.
(From Novice [1962] by James  Schmitz)
Sun Boat
A device to manipulate energy emitted by the sun, to direct the weather of the Earth.
(From The Weather Man [1961] by Theodore L  Thomas)
Weather Room
A global weather center.
(From The Weather Man [1961] by Theodore L  Thomas)
Human-Passing
A robot that is so convincingly human that most people cannot tell.
(From The Robot [2024] by Lavie  Tidhar)
Terrorartist
An individual that creates anarchic technology.
(From The Robot [2024] by Lavie  Tidhar)
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