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Socially assistive robotics seems like an interesting field of study, but I'm not sure about robot drill instructors. (SF in the News)
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On the seventieth anniversary of the phrase 'paralysis ray' appearing in Thrilling Wonder Stories, we are now getting closer to these elusive rays. (SF in the News)
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Ray Bradbury
No mere rude mechanicals, AirRobots played airy fairies in this performance of 'A Midsummer's Night Dream'. (SF in the News)
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Substance that creates more space when applied to walls, floors and ceilings. From the 1925 story Quadraturin (new Technovelgy item)
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IVM is one of those sfnal futures that seems to be getting closer and closer. (SF in the News)
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This program really makes controlling robots a breeze. Just let your fingers make your robot do the walking. (SF in the News)
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Predicted by several science fiction writers starting in the 1960's, this device has been tested in the field. And it works. (SF in the News)
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The practice of mining for ice on the moon. From the 1966 story The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (new Technovelgy item)
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Robert A. Heinlein
A virtual world in which a person could raise a virtual baby with full haptic realism. From the 2008 story Flood (new Technovelgy item)
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Stephen King
A device that beams music directly into your brain, without wires. From the 2008 story Flood (new Technovelgy item)
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Stephen King
Amanda Tapping
Who first thought of the idea of an escape pod? I looked pretty hard, but more research is probably needed. (SF in the News)
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It's amazing how fast autonomouse robots are getting; watch this micro mouse robot zoom through a maze. (SF in the News)
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Pretty cool DIY robotic device reprises a classic song from the 1950's, the same ere during which the theremin dominated sf movie soundtracks. (SF in the News)
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Lunar ice mining might actually come true, droogs, let's hope Authority buys ice at right price. (SF in the News)
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The expression of this gene may explain much of the difference between man and chimp when it comes to speech. (SF in the News)
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Planet of the Apes
Sony brings us one step closer to the TV parlors from Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Thanks, Sony. (SF in the News)
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Prof. Babak Parviz adds to his work on smart contact lenses by adding a very usable power source. (SF in the News)
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Spray-on skin prepared from a patient's own skin cells may be the perfect choice for even severe second-degree burns. (SF in the News)
