Timeline of Science Fiction Ideas, Technology and Inventions
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Date Device Name (Novel Author)
2010 Alien Trojan (from Out of the Dark by David Webber)
2010 Aeromuse Pillow (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster)
2010 Rocket Pine (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster)
2010 Necap (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster)
2010 Disabler (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster)
2010 Office Hand (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster)
2010 Nutrient Extractor and Maximizer (NEM) - get more out of food (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster)
2010 Power Stilts - lift your house (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster)
2010 Humeld - more than human (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster)
2010 Barker - hacking medical implants (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster)
2010 Darknet Farm - augmented farm reality (from Freedom by Daniel Suarez)
2011 Virtual Punishment (from Complete Sentence by Joe Haldeman)
2011 DNA Publishing (from Spiral by Paul McEuen)
2011 Onionskin Transparent Jeans (from Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart)
2012 DNA Music Storage (from Year Zero by Rob Reid)

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Iceberg Harvesting Off Newfoundland's Coast
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Sony's A4-Sized Flexible Digital Paper Notepad
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Tesla's Supercharge Station Plan
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DARPA's Warrior Web
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Chris Hadfield, Space Oddity And Space Lawyers
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Oceanwings For Underwater Human Flight
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CurvACE Artificial Compound Insect Eye
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Sweat Be Gone! Non-Wetting Fabric
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German Firm Seeks To Recruit Autistics
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NASA Supports Pizza Printer
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Could Ground-Based Lasers De-Orbit Space Junk?
re: Arthur C. Clarke
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MIT Robot Cheetah Video Shows Gait Transition
re: Neal Stephenson
(5/16/2013)

TrackingPoint Smart Rifle
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Sky City's 220 Stories Are Go
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CARMAT Bioprosthetic Total Human Heart Replacement
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Personal Sniffer Robots
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(5/13/2013)

Physical Exam? We've Got Apps
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