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Held aloft on a beam of light. (re: Niven and Pournelle)

First Cashless Society - In Somaliland?
Leave your wheelbarrow of cash at home. (re: Frederik Pohl)

Inflatable Lofts For NASA 'Campers' On Moon And Mars
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. (re: Larry Niven)

Artificial Kidney Prototype To Be Implantable
Artificial organs have been a science fiction staple for a long time; perhaps we'll see implantable mechanical organs soon. (re: Philip K. Dick)

Self-Healing Concrete Uses Bacteria For Healing
Is it possible that bacteria in buildings could play the role of your body's osteoblast cells - repairing their minor fractures? (re: J.G. Ballard)

Exmobaby Biosensor Pajamas For Baby
Hush little baby, don't say a word. Mama's gonna ... be watching you on her cell phone. (re: David H. Keller)

Apple Live Streaming Fail
In which Apple makes a promise and then fails to deliver. (re: Edmond Hamilton)

Re Google: William Gibson, Read More SF
It turns out that sf writers have imagined Google and Google's future plans rather precisely. (re: Frederik Pohl)

Nike's Air Kicks Back To The Future Power Laces
Marty McFly, your shoes are almost ready. (re: )

Yale Aerial Manipulator Flying Robotic Hand
Just think of all the possible uses of a flying robotic hand. (re: Robert L. Forward)

EggTorte Mini Micromouse
I really like the speed of this little learning robot. (re: Maurice A. Hugi)

RG3 Robotic Greens Mower Is Sensor-Equipped
This sensor-equipped mower is nimble enough to avoid gophers on golf courses. (re: Clifford Simak)

M-Dress Has Phone, SIM Card And Antenna Embedded
This dress is a wearable phone. (re: Murray Leinster)

Aimec Child Robot Built By Childless Couple
This childless couple built themselves a robotic son. (re: Brian Aldiss)

Labor-Saving Centrifuge
'I made sure my left foot was positioned for the gravistat control and watched her belly.' (re: Robert Heinlein)

Touch Sensor For Sensitive Robots
Honestly, who doesn't want a more sensitive robot? (re: Roger Zelazny)