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| Gom Jabbar A needle with deadly poison, used to test for humans. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Stone Burner Atomic weapon which burrows deep into a planet; its radiation also attacks selected nerve tissues. (From Dune Messiah [1969] by Frank Herbert) |
| Gyrocar A two-wheeled, self-balancing automobile. (From Two Boys in a Gyrocar the story of a New York to Paris motor race [1911] by Kenneth Brown) |
| Alcatraz of Space A planetoid prison. (From Reunion on Ganymede [1938] by Clifford Simak) |
| Robotic Animals Artificial animals created using robotic elements. (From Reunion on Ganymede [1938] by Clifford Simak) |
| Comsole (Home Communications Console) A home computer, connected to data services. (From Imperial Earth [1976] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Painted Masks Children choose to decorate otherwise uniform equipment masks. (From Red Planet [1949] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Pacification Drones Surveillance drones that emit calming notes. (From The Breach [2020] by M.T. Hill) |
| Sloth Pill A medication to induce a kind of somnolence like short-term hibernation; used in air travel. (From The Breach [2020] by M.T. Hill) |
| Analogue Treatment Hypnotic drug treatment that normalizes behavior in humans. (From Ticket to Anywhere [1952] by Damon Knight) |
| Aero A flying bus. (From What Not: A Prophetic Comedy [1918] by Rose Macaulay) |
| Burner Modem A connection device that can be thrown away if necessary. (From The Breach [2020] by M.T. Hill) |
| Treatment of Extramundane Aborigines Laws for aliens on their own planet. (From Symbiotica [1943] by Eric Frank Russell) |
| Basic Robot Personality Providing simple personalities to robots. (From Simultaneous Worlds [1938] by Nat Schachner) |
| DNA Swab Palate Adheres to the palate, and provides false material for DNA swabs. (From The Breach [2020] by M.T. Hill) |
| Scuttle-bot An all-purpose surveillance robot that climbed rather than flew. (From Hella [2020] by David Gerrold) |
| Bio-Implant (Compensator Chip) A neural implant that helps an autistic child to live a more complete and useful life. (From Hella [2020] by David Gerrold) |
| Knife Missile A sharp-edged weapon that can maneuver in space. (From Use of Weapons [1990] by Iain M Banks) |
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