![]() |
Science Fiction
|
![]() |
Timeline
of Science Fiction Ideas, Technology and Inventions
|
Date | Device Name (Novel Author) |
2000 | Anti-Virus Design Software (from Super-Cannes: A Novel by J.G. Ballard) Create a living space such that the spread of disease is less likely. |
2000 | Floating Island (from Saturn's Race by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) Large artificial islands floating on Earth's seas. |
2000 | Oceanic Thermal Energy Converter (from Saturn's Race by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) A device that uses the sea to help create electricity. |
2000 | Artificial Intelligence Device (AID) (from A Hymn Before Battle by John Ringo) Hand-held device responds intelligently to military intelligence requests. |
2000 | Beetle (from Saturn's Race by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) A hard-shelled dirigible. |
2000 | Napcap Capsule (from Saturn's Race by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) A handy refuge for travelers in busy terminals; a sleep aid when you really need one. |
2000 | Napcap Induction Cap (from Saturn's Race by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) A device that aids sleep and relaxation by working with the subject's brain waves. |
2000 | Blurbflies (Sing. Blurbfly) (from Nymphomation by Jeff Noon) Small robotic/organic advertisers. |
2000 | Bubble (from Saturn's Race by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) An undersea elevator. |
2000 | Randominoes (from Nymphomation by Jeff Noon) Dominoes that randomly generate new numbers. |
2000 | Provigil-C (from A Hymn Before Battle by John Ringo) A special drug that promotes wakefulness in troops. |
2001 | Inertial Bracelet (from Psychohistorical Crisis by Donald Kingsbury) Device to still hand tremors. |
2001 | Wearables (from Fast Times At Fairmont High by Vernor Vinge) Slang for 'wearable computer.' |
2001 | Datapack (from Dune: House Harkonnen by Brian Herbert) A compact device for carrying data. |
2001 | Weather Pod (from Dune: House Harkonnen by Brian Herbert) Imperial technology available to planetologists only. |
2001 | Smart Contact Lenses (from Fast Times At Fairmont High by Vernor Vinge) Contact lenses that have a built-in computer display. |
2002 | Minority Report Ads (Biometric Personalized Ads) (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) Advertisements that speak directly to the consumer in public settings. |
2002 | Reggie the Bartending Machine (from The Outpost by Mike Resnick) A mechanism able to mix drinks; a robot bartender. |
2002 | Bullet-guard Overalls (from Kiln People by David Brin) Very tough fabric. |
2002 | Ditto Blank (from Kiln People by David Brin) A mentally unformed android, upon which a personality could be impressed. |
2002 | Poppins (from Kiln People by David Brin) An android body imprinted with the personality of a Master Nanny. |
2002 | E-Suit (Environmental Suit) (from Chindi by Jack McDevitt) A forcefield that encloses air and heat around the body, but does not repel objects or radiation. |
2002 | Hyperpig (from Redemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds) A genetic chimera of pig and human. |
2002 | Mobile Persocom (from Chobits by Manga Clamp) A personal computer in human form. |
2002 | Sick Stick (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) Baton that induces vomiting upon contact. |
2002 | Photo-Voltaic Robes (from Snow in the Desert by Neal Asher) Outerwear made from material that absorbs sunlight and outputs electricity. |
2002 | Vagus Nerve Bio-Chip (from Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold) Relief from nausea without drugs. |
2002 | Spider Robot (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) Tiny spider-sized robots that are able to search buildings and identify occupants. |
2002 | Folding Computer Terminal (from The Merchants of Souls by John Barnes) A foldable pocket computer. |
2002 | Halo (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) Device that incapacitates a person by inducing unconsciousness. |
2002 | Gravity Tube (from Chindi by Jack McDevitt) A special passage way that eases the movement of material within a ship. |
2002 | Robofish (Mitsubishi Robot Turbot) (from Slow Life by Michael Swanwick) A powerful, meter-long robotic fish used to take samples from liquid lakes on other worlds (like Titan). |
2002 | E-paper Newspaper (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) A paper-thin, flexible LCD-style display that is large enough to display a full newspaper page. |
2002 | Manna (from Manna by Marshall Brain) A software program that autonomously manages restaurants or other service industry businesses. |
2002 | Maelstrom (from Maelstrom by Peter Watts) A description of the next generation Internet |
2002 | Provigil (from When the Devil Dances by John Ringo) A medication that makes the user 'untired' - not just more awake. |
2002 | Data Tiles (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) Transparent panes that contain data and programs. |
2002 | Public Iris Scanner (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) A device that uses iris-scanning for identification, and does not require subject awareness. |
2002 | Wired Glove Interface Display (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) A large screen display that uses a wired glove interface. |
2002 | Pocket Dome (from Chindi by Jack McDevitt) Handy easy-to-set-up shelter. |
2002 | Workplace Distancing (from Manna by Marshall Brain) A computer application that arranges that workers never encounter each other, to reduce gossiping and wasted time. |
2002 | Imprint (A Ditto Blank) (from Kiln People by David Brin) Impress one's personality upon a 'ditto blank' android. |
2002 | Durachrome (from Honor of the Regiment by Keith Laumer) Very hard alloy for tanks. |
2002 | Terrafoam Dorm Building (from Manna by Marshall Brain) Maximum people in minimum space. |
2002 | AI-Based Hiring and Firing (from Manna by Marshall Brain) Letting a computer system handle the hiring and firing of employees. |
2003 | Email Shirt (from Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood) See your email on your shirt. |
2003 | Automated Sentry (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) A biometric device that scans facial features for identification. |
2003 | Spray-on Surgical Gloves (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) Effective glove for surgeons that is skin tight. |
2003 | Little Bird (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) A remote-control "eye-in-the-sky" miniature drone plane (UAV). |
2003 | E-Sheet (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) A disposable medium for reading electronic messages. |
2003 | Slow Gun (from Singularity Sky by Charles Stross) Device shoots slow projectiles that use neurotoxin. |
2003 | Tuned-Laser Decontamination (from Hybrids (Neanderthal Parallax) by Robert J. Sawyer) Process to destroy foreign biomolecules within the body. |
2003 | Whuffie (from Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow) A system in which one's actions, as perceived by others, directly procure the necessities of life; reputation-based currency. |
2003 | Goat/Spider Silk (from Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood) High tensile strength fibers from - goats. |
2003 | Interway (from The Tels by Paul Black) Computer-controlled highway. |
2003 | Traction City (from Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve) Cities re-engineered as enormous, lumbering machines. |
2003 | E-paper Hologram (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) A cover image that really pops out at the viewer. |
2003 | Self-Cleaning Gym Suit (from Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood) Removes the source of odor. |
2003 | Alien Tarantula (from Engine City by Ken MacLeod) Interesting illustration of an animal with gecko-like manipulative capabilities. |
2003 | Alibi Archive (from Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax) by Robert J. Sawyer) A recording made of transmissions from a personal implant that perceived everything that happened to that individual. |
2003 | Companion Implant (from Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax) by Robert J. Sawyer) Electronic device placed within the body; it has a wide variety of uses. |
2003 | Happicuppa Coffee Bush (from Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood) A species of coffee bush designed for ease of harvesting. |
2003 | Smart Wallpaper (from Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood) Wallpaper that can sense your mood and provide an appropriate color scheme. |
2003 | ChickieNobs (from Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood) Chicken meat sliced from a transgenic organism. |
2003 | Specimen Track (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) A means for transporting laboratory specimens from one workstation to another in an automated lab. |
2003 | Handipad (from Wyrmhole by Jay Caselberg) An electronic tablet for information browsing. |
2003 | Philips Squeeze Gun (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) A handheld railgun |
2003 | Olfactory Wakeup Call (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) An alarm clock that works by wafting scents your way. |
2003 | Illuminum (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) A metal that glows with its own light. |
2003 | Cortical Stack (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) Implanted hardware device that contains a backup copy of your mental self. |
2003 | Biolution (from The Tels by Paul Black) The revolution in biological manufacturing techniques. |
2003 | Autosurgeon (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) A mechanical aid to physicians, performing surgical procedures with surgeons present. |
2003 | External Eyelenses (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) Way retro means of correcting vision problems in human beings. |
2003 | Synthetic Sleeve (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) An artificial body, into which a person can be downloaded. |
2003 | Mandroid (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) A humanoid robot; a robot in the shape of a person. |
2003 | Ideator (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) A computer device specifically made to help model genes and proteins for identification. |
2003 | Traction City Gut (from Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve) The area of a Traction City used for taking apart and consuming captured prey cities. |
2003 | Municipal Darwinism (from Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve) The process by which smaller towns were eaten by larger ones. |
2003 | Causality-violation Device (or Weapon) (from Singularity Sky by Charles Stross) Any of a variety of technologies intended to exploit time travel as a weapon. |
2003 | Pigoon (from Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood) A transgenic pig, bred to grow replacement organs for humans. |
2003 | Automatic Hotel (Hotel Hendrix) (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) A fully automated hotel; complete services provided from check-in to check-out. |
2003 | Touch Tablet (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) Another name for a wireless Tablet PC. |
2003 | Speaker Chips (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) Integrated circuit chips placed in books; they could read the book and advertise it. |
2003 | Needlecast (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) A tightbeam transmission of your very being. |
2004 | Tacspace (from The Algebraist by Iain M Banks) An augmented representation of space battles. |
2004 | Perpetual Train (from Iron Council by China Mieville) A vast machine that lays its own tracks as it moves forward. |
2004 | Bee Cam (from City of Pearl by Karen Traviss) Small, airborne, self-guided personal camcorder. |
2004 | Swiss (from City of Pearl by Karen Traviss) A small piece of personal gear that combines a great many items in a single device. |
2004 | CTC Computer (Closed-Timeline-Curve Time-Travel) (from Exultant by Stephen Baxter) A device that used time travel to perform computations. |
2004 | Gillfluid (from The Algebraist by Iain M Banks) Breathable fluid that provides oxygen to the lungs, allowing greater pressure on the body. |
2004 | Memory Diamond (from Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross) Very dense memory storage. |
2004 | Emissarial Projection (from The Algebraist by Iain M Banks) An expert system able to converse and act in the capacity of ambassador. |
2004 | Quantum Communications Hub (from Defeated by Sean McKee) A communications satellite that permits immediate communication between planets and ships in the solar system. |
2004 | Muscle Sensor Interface (from The Algebraist by Iain M Banks) Interface senses muscle movements to control display. |
2004 | Arteria Portal (from The Algebraist by Iain M Banks) A wormhole entrance. |
2004 | Signal Skin (from The Algebraist by Iain M Banks) Natural communication form for this species; skin that can spell out text. |
2004 | Implanted Comlink (from Savior by Nancy Kress) Transceiver inserted below the skin. |
2004 | Waveform Hypothesis (from Backbeat - A Novel of Physics by J. Frederick Arment) |
2004 | Loiter-Drone (from The Algebraist by Iain M Banks) A autonomous flying device that hovers protectively over a defined area. |
2005 | Motorized Combat Boots (from Accelerando by Charles Stross) Russian army-surplus self-propelled footgear. |
2005 | Computronium (from Accelerando by Charles Stross) Intelligent matter; nanocomputing processors masquerading as ordinary material. |
2005 | Dumb Matter (from Accelerando by Charles Stross) Ordinary matter, with no nano-value added. |
2005 | BrainPal (from Old Man's War by John Scalzi) A neural implant. |
2005 | Kink-Spring (from The Calorie Man by Paolo Bacigalupi) A device that stores energy with near-perfect efficiency. |
2005 | Lobster AI (from Accelerando by Charles Stross) Scan a lobster brain, get a learning machine. |
2005 | Megadont (from The Calorie Man by Paolo Bacigalupi) An engineered mastodon, used to convert vegetable matter into energy. |
2005 | Starwisp (from Accelerando by Charles Stross) An small interstellar probe using a light-sail for propulsion. |
2005 | KloraDerm (from Old Man's War by John Scalzi) Human skin variant that contains chlorophyll to provide energy. |
2005 | Flexy (or Flexies) (from Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds) A flexible, quasi-living computer. |
2005 | Computational Textile (from Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds) Wearable computer sensors. |
2005 | Virtual Panopticon (from The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks) A method that gathers information from many sources to effectively surveil any citizen as effectively as if he was in a glass cell. |
2005 | Hyper-Developed Mulies (from The Calorie Man by Paolo Bacigalupi) Bioengineered animals that optimally transform vegetable matter into usable mechanical energy. |
2005 | Sterile Seeds (from The Calorie Man by Paolo Bacigalupi) Seeds that are bioengineered to grow, but not to produce fertile seeds. |
2005 | Sprayrock (from Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds) Special compound that can be sprayed onto a surface, that hardens into rock. |
2006 | Clothing Size Scanner (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) A device that scanned a living person to determine clothing sizes. |
2006 | Disperser (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) Device that gives an electric shock to anyone who touches a vehicle. |
2006 | Municipal Cattle Remover (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) A device to pick cattle up and place them in a truck for later dispersion in the countryside. |
2006 | Mobile Advertisements (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) Advertisements presented in mid-air in public spaces. |
2006 | Pocket-Sized Ad-Blocker (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) A device that prevented targeted advertisements from reaching you. |
2006 | Amphibious Skimmer (from Storm Thief by Chris Wooding) Amphibious drone with blades. |
2006 | Librareome Project (from Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge) Blasting libraries into bits to create a library of perfect digitized electronic books. |
2006 | Camera Tunnel (from Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge) A device that captures images of shredded documents from all sides for reassembly. |
2006 | Browser Paper (from Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge) A paper-thin computer display. |
2006 | Aether Cannon (from Storm Thief by Chris Wooding) A hand-held energy weapon. |
2006 | Pocket Scanner (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) A device that scans for the codes that will open a vehicle's door on command. |
2006 | Timebroker (from Shuteye for the Timebroker by Paul Di Filippo) A person who traded in the commodity of other people's time. |
2006 | A-Som (Antisomnolence Drugs) (from Shuteye for the Timebroker by Paul Di Filippo) One simple pill removes the need for sleep. |
2006 | Persuader (from Storm Thief by Chris Wooding) Device secured to a person that ensures compliant behavior by threat of force. |
2006 | Voxcoder (from Storm Thief by Chris Wooding) Device for secure communication. |
2006 | Stopper Bubble (from Red Lightning by John Varley) Device that halts time within its boundaries. |
2006 | Navicloud Custom Debinder (from Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge) A machine that pulls books apart and scans the contents. |
2006 | Automated Taxi (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) A driverless taxicab. |
2006 | House-of-Cards Construction (from Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge) Architectural technique that uses computers to help buildings maintain their balance during earthquakes. |
2006 | Command Bracelet (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) A wrist-borne device with a variety of capabilities. |
2006 | Traffic Lane Discharger (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) A device that electrically shocked vehicles whose drivers attempted to evade traffic control devices. |
2006 | Microwave Pistol (from Blindsight by Peter Watts) Device designed to cause internal injury. |
2006 | Magnetic Ram (from Storm Thief by Chris Wooding) A device that fires pulses of magnetic energy. |
2006 | Answerboard (from Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge) A forum or computer meeting location with experts on a particular topic. |
2006 | Coder (from Storm Thief by Chris Wooding) Specialized humans who excel at engineering tasks. |
2006 | Wearables (Wearable Computers) (from Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge) Computers and peripherals that use textiles for electronic circuitry. |
2007 | Driverless Drones (from Halting State by Charles Stross) One remote supervisor can drive a half-dozen drones, with some computer assistance. |
2007 | Cop Block (from Quantico by Greg Bear) A device that allows law enforcement officers to shut down the engine of a suspect's car or truck. |
2007 | Magnetic Levitating Bed (from Spook Country by William Gibson) A bed that hovers above the floor, with no visible means of suport. |
2007 | Bubble-Gum Pylon (from Quantico by Greg Bear) Device used to capture entire vehicles in car chases. |
2007 | Midge (from Quantico by Greg Bear) A very small flapping wing UAV that can be carried by a larger flying device. |
2007 | OSMO (Osmic Mobile Observers) (from Quantico by Greg Bear) UAV with the ability to "smell" their human quarry. |
2007 | Anemopter (from Finisterra by David Moles) Special craft for journeys through the atmosphere of a gas giant planet. |
2007 | Orbital Weapon Lancet (OWL) (from Quantico by Greg Bear) A kinetic energy weapon placed in Earth orbit. |
2007 | Overlay Specs (from Halting State by Charles Stross) Glasses that provide an additional feature; an overlay that lets you see information and graphics along with the real-world view. |
2007 | SPOOKS (from Halting State by Charles Stross) A live-action role playing (LARP) game that lets ordinary people play at being secret agents. |
2007 | Blacknet (from Halting State by Charles Stross) An antisocial networking site. |
2007 | CopSpace (from Halting State by Charles Stross) A virtual location for police lifelogs, official communications, paperwork, informational databases and evidence of all kinds. |
2007 | Scanner Palm (from KOP by Warren Hammond) A document scanner implanted in the palm of the hand. |
2007 | WAGD Germ Detector (from Quantico by Greg Bear) A hand-held biohazard analyzer. |
2007 | Remotely Operated Auto-targeting Gun (ROAG) (from Quantico by Greg Bear) A weapon able to pick out its own targets; it's action can be remotely initiated. |
2007 | Weapon Sound Tracker (from Quantico by Greg Bear) Locate an enemy by the sound of gunfire. |
2007 | Airboarding (from Halting State by Charles Stross) Typing in thin air to input characters into a computer. |
2007 | Max Detention (Virtual Counsel) (from Quantico by Greg Bear) A software implementation of a lawyer; an artificially intelligent legal advisor. |
2007 | Orphids (from Postsingular by Rudy Rucker) Nanomachines replicate theselves from dust - and cover the Earth. |
2007 | Digital Paper Pad (from KOP by Warren Hammond) Just one molecule thick, it flips bits by flipping molecules. |
2007 | DC Mini (from Paprika by Satoshi Kon) A therapy tool that allows a psychotherapist to enter a patient's dreams. |
2007 | Tongueprint Verification (from Fleet of Worlds by Larry Niven (w/E.M. Lerner)) A device that verifies the unique print of the tongue against a a database for identification purposes. |
2007 | Virtual World Theft (from Halting State by Charles Stross) A method of stealing or reassigning ownership to items of value in virtual worlds. |
2007 | Lifelog (from Halting State by Charles Stross) A life record made constantly. |
2008 | Headspace (from Flood by Stephen Baxter) A virtual world in which a person could raise a virtual baby with full haptic realism. |
2008 | Angel Music Player (from Flood by Stephen Baxter) A device that beams music directly into your brain, without wires. |
2008 | Kinagram (from Anathem by Neal Stephenson) Small print-size icons that presented a moving image. |
2008 | Ultimate Football League (UFL) (from The Sun Also Explodes by Chris Nakashima-Brown) A football league without restrictions on human modification. |
2008 | Gait-Cam (from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow) A surveillance camera system that analyzes the unique way in which people walk, to identify them. |
2008 | Defuser (from Moxyland by Lauren Beukes) Electroshock cellphones to keep unruly individuals under control. |
2008 | ParanoidLinux (from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow) A computer operating system that deliberately obscures the activities of the user. |
2008 | SchoolBook (from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow) A standard-issue laptop computer for school use. |
2008 | Photonomous (from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow) A program that strips out the digital noise signature from a picture file. |
2008 | Sky-Bike (from The Last Theorem by Arthur C. Clarke (w/Pohl)) A human-powered floating bicycle built for use in lunar sports. |
2008 | Allswell (from Anathem by Neal Stephenson) An organic compound found (or placed) in food that calms and mellows those who partake of it. |
2008 | Homing Butterflies (from Moxyland by Lauren Beukes) Butterflies modified to accompany a purchased bouquet. |
2008 | Blithe (from Anathem by Neal Stephenson) A plant engineered to produce a substance that brought out compliant behavior in those who consumed it. |
2008 | Photomnemonic Tablet (from Anathem by Neal Stephenson) A device that both records and displays images with the same element. |
2008 | Fuel Tree (from Anathem by Neal Stephenson) Plants raised as fuel. |
2008 | Spine-Clamp (from Anathem by Neal Stephenson) A device that constrains the movements of convicted criminals. |
2009 | Skin Computer (from Mariposa by Greg Bear) A computer that looks like a tattoo, on a stretchable base. |
2009 | Laser-Induced Plasma (from Daemon by Daniel Suarez) Shoots lightning from your fingertips. |
2009 | HUD Glasses (from Daemon by Daniel Suarez) Integrated glasses and projector provides a portable heads-up display for augmented reality. |
2009 | Third Eye (from Daemon by Daniel Suarez) An output device that uses the skin of the user. |
2009 | EyePod (from WWW: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer) A generic term for the external computing processing unit needed for eye implants. |
2009 | Digital Ink License Plate (from Daemon by Daniel Suarez) License tags that can change both state and number in the blink of an eye. |
2009 | Websight (from WWW: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer) A way of visualizing the Internet internally. |
2009 | Zip Paper (from Mariposa by Greg Bear) Very thin display like a single sheet of paper. |
2009 | Controllable Drone Army (from Daemon by Daniel Suarez) Darknet sorcerer uses gestures to control a network of drone servants. |
2009 | Razorback (from Daemon by Daniel Suarez) Autonomous motorcycle weapons platform. |
2009 | Dattoo (from Mariposa by Greg Bear) A data exchange device worn on the skin like a tattoo. |
2009 | AutoM8 (from Daemon by Daniel Suarez) A remote-controlled automobile. |
2009 | EPR Phone (from Mariposa by Greg Bear) Telephony that uses quantum effects for transmission - and is therefore the ultimate in anti-eavesdropping technology. |
2009 | Robot Snake Spy (from Mariposa by Greg Bear) A small robot in the shape of a snake, used for field work by spies. |
2009 | Robobug (from The Golden City by John Twelve Hawks) A cyborg insect. |
1600-1899 1900-1949 1950's 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's 2000's
Technovelgy.com
is devoted to the creative inventions of science fiction authors and movie
makers. Look for the Science Fiction Invention
Category that interests you, the Dictionary
of Science Fiction Inventions, the Timeline
of Science Fiction Inventions, or see what's New.
Find new authors and technologies - Shop for yourself,
your library and your lab.
Your Martian Dream Home, Made By Fungi
re: Larry Niven
(5/5/2022)
The Dune Ornithopter, Movie And Book
re: Frank Herbert
(5/3/2022)
100X Improvement In DNA Information Storage
re: Barbara Hambly
(5/1/2022)
NASA 'Holoports' Doctor Onto Space Station
re: Gene Roddenberry
(4/29/2022)
Should We Train AIs To Imagine A Future Of Horrific Disasters
re: Harlan Ellison
(4/27/2022)
Mouth Haptics Invented By Frederik Pohl In 1965, CMU Now Has Prototype
re: Frederik Pohl
(4/25/2022)
Two Towns Linked By Sculpture Portal In Real Time
re: Gene Roddenberry
(4/23/2022)
3D Printed Robotic Tentacles
re: HG Wells
(4/21/2022)
Update: Musk Doubles Down On Optimus Prime Humanoid Robot
re: Isaac Asimov
(4/19/2022)
Elon Musk: Production Of Robotaxis In 2024
re: David Keller
(4/17/2022)
True Crime Live Podcasting In Fiction
re: Harl Vincent
(4/15/2022)
AI Employment Decision Software Reconsidered By California Lawmakers
re: Marshall Brain
(4/13/2022)
Six Ships Are Now Docked At The International Space Station!
re: Various
(4/11/2022)
SUCHO Saving Ukraine's Libraries Digitally
re: George Zebrowski
(4/9/2022)
Optimus Prime Tesla Robot Overall Humanoid Software Architecture
re: Isaac Asimov
(4/7/2022)
Vast Cosmic Structures And Spooky Alignments
re: Poul Anderson
(4/5/2022)
NextSense Earbuds Spy On Your Brain
re: Philip K. Dick
(4/3/2022)
Plasma Window Technology, Pressure Cushions and Deflector Doors
re: Niven and Pournelle
(4/1/2022)
Screaming Fist: Was Cyber Warfare Used Against Russia? Against Ukraine?
re: William Gibson
(3/29/2022)
Back In The Office? Relearn To Smile
re: Arthur C. Clarke
(3/27/2022)
Autonomous Waymo Jaguar I-PACEs In San Francisco
re: Dr. David H. Keller
(3/25/2022)
Do Contagious Vaccines Work Better?
re: Robert Heinlein
(3/23/2022)
Your Inner Sleeping Landscape Is An Advertiser's Dream
re: Edmond Hamilton
(3/21/2022)
Superfast Energetic Electron 'Precipitation' Pelts Our Earth!
re: AE van Vogt
(3/19/2022)
Giant Telescope Lenses Made In Space
re: Arthur C. Clarke
(3/17/2022)
Polestar O2 Electric Car Concept With Integrated Drone
re: Denis Villeneuve
(3/15/2022)
When Will I Get My Unipod Gyro Balanced Personal Vehicle
re: Robert Heinlein
(3/13/2022)
Gas Prices Worse Than In 'I Am Legend'
re: Richard Matheson
(3/11/2022)
Einride Remote Pod Operators Control Multiple Pods
re: Charles Stross
(3/9/2022)
Kilometer-Wide Rotating Space Station On One Rocket
re: Edward Everett Hale
(3/7/2022)
American Astronaut Will Return With Fellow Russian Crew
re: Arthur C. Clarke
(3/5/2022)
Cooler Screens Deliver Ads To You, Their Captive Audience
re: Pohl and Kornbluth
(3/3/2022)
(See More Science Fiction in the News)
![]() |
Home | Dictionary
| Invention Timeline | Category | New | Contact
Us | FAQ | Advertise | ![]() Technovelgy.com - where science meets fiction™ Copyright© Technovelgy LLC; all rights reserved. |
![]() |