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Asteroid Nets
Capturing small asteroids or fragments using rocket nets.
(From Asteroid Justice [1947] by V.E. Thiessen)
Space-Court
The place of judgement for crimes committed in interstellar space.
(From Murder in the Void [1938] by Edmond Hamilton)
Single Sheet Molecule
A counterfeit-proof way to output unique documents.
(From Dorsai! [1960] by Gordon R. Dickson)
Mnemonic Flutter System (Pulse-Sychronizer)
A device to imprint particular facts from a book upon the brain of the reader.
(From Dune Messiah [1969] by Frank Herbert)
Self-Propelled Space Suit
A vacuum suit with a means of propelling itself built in.
(From The Cavern of the Shining Pool [1937] by Leo Zagat)
Stratocar
A vehicle intended for use in traveling through the upper atmosphere.
(From The Cavern of the Shining Pool [1937] by Leo Zagat)
Nose-Tubes
Rocket blasts from the front of a ship, to brake it.
(From Evans of the Earth-Guard [1930] by Edmond Hamilton)
Ether Eddy
A shimmering region of space marking a break-through into another universe.
(From The Cavern of the Shining Pool [1937] by Leo Zagat)
Plastibulb
A squeezable drink container.
(From The Proud Robot [1943] by Lewis Padgett)
Solar Power Screen
Absorb all solar energy, and emit electrical energy.
(From Let There Be Light [1940] by Lyle Monroe)
Lighting Panel
A large panel that presents illumination without heat.
(From Let There Be Light [1940] by Lyle Monroe)
Laser-Induced Plasma
Shoots lightning from your fingertips.
(From Daemon [2006] by Daniel Suarez)
Adjustable House
A house with elastic walls and structural members, the shape of which can be changed.
(From Gather, Darkness! [1943] by Fritz Leiber)
Inviolability Field
A kind of field of force built into a robe, to protect an individual person.
(From Gather, Darkness! [1943] by Fritz Leiber)
Rocket Engine Moves Moon
Using the propulsive mechanism of a space ship to move a small moon or asteroid.
(From The Space Dwellers [1929] by Raymond Z. Gallun)
Solidograph
Long distance projection of three-dimensional images.
(From Gather, Darkness! [1943] by Fritz Leiber)
Zeroentropy Spray
A method of reducing the disorder of an object as much as possible, reducing the temperature close to absolute zero.
(From Gather, Darkness! [1943] by Fritz Leiber)
Personality Alteration
Permanent alternation of personality, the tools of the trade.
(From Gather, Darkness! [1943] by Fritz Leiber)
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