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SF in the News

Gyroscopic Median-Straddling Mass Transit Vehicles

re: Kenneth Brown

(9/21/2020)



Bigrating Laser Beam-Riding Light Sail Is Self-Correcting

re: Cordwainer Smith

(9/19/2020)



ISS Astronauts Test Estee Lauder 'Advanced Night Repair' Skin Serum

re: Jack Williamson

(9/17/2020)



LG Wing Twisting Smartphone Might Be Fun

re: William Gibson

(9/15/2020)



Mushroom Coffin Returns You To Nature, Naturally

re: Philip K. Dick

(9/13/2020)



Will ATT Offer Ad-Subsidized Cellphone Service

re: JG Ballard

(9/11/2020)



Gyro-X Self-Balancing Two-Wheeler Car

re: Kenneth Brown

(9/9/2020)



Beat Covid-19 With AIR By MicroClimate - At Last I Get My PAPR

re: Edmond Hamilton

(9/7/2020)



Mi TV LUX Transparent Edition OLED TV

re: HG Wells

(9/5/2020)



Metalenses Now Reconfigurable With Liquid Crystal

re: Frank Herbert

(9/3/2020)



'Alexa For Residential' A Landlord's Dream (Tenant's Nightmare?)

re: Philip K. Dick

(9/1/2020)



Gather Ye Moonrocks While Ye May

re: Nat Schachner

(8/29/2020)



InMotion V11 Electric Unicycle Gets Air (Video)

re: Robert Heinlein

(8/27/2020)



Rid Thyself Of Ads On The Newsbox

re: Robert Heinlein

(8/25/2020)



A.I. Jesus Proclaims Machine Gospel

re: Philip K. Dick

(8/23/2020)



Google's Remixed 'Your News Update' ala Heinlein, Clarke, Pohl

re: Robert Heinlein

(8/21/2020)



iSphere Plastique Fantastique Face Mask Alternative

re: Edmond Hamilton

(8/19/2020)



Inkjet-Printed Wearable Solar Cells

re: Rudy Rucker

(8/17/2020)



NDB Nuclear Waste Battery Lasts A Lifetime

re: Edmond Hamilton

(8/15/2020)



Neuralink Will Land A Chip In Your Brain

re: Iain M. Banks

(8/13/2020)



EPR Is Quick, Temporary Biostasis

re: Philip K. Dick

(8/11/2020)



It's Time For Robots With Soft, Sensitive Skin

re: Roger Zelazny

(8/9/2020)



An Ocean On Ceres

re: Ray Cummings

(8/7/2020)



Microscopic Robots On The March!

re: Philip K. Dick

(8/5/2020)



5G Will Be Crucial Backup For Self-Driving Cars

re: Charles Stross

(8/3/2020)



MOFLIN AI Robot - Yes You Can Have A Tribble

re: Gene Roddenberry

(8/1/2020)



Habitability Of Galactic Bulge - Good News For Foundation Fans

re: Isaac Asimov

(7/29/2020)



Lava Tubes On Mars And Moon May Be Huge

re: Robert Heinlein

(7/27/2020)



Olfactory User Interfaces - Judith Amores Dissertation

re: Frank Herbert

(7/25/2020)



Personalized Masks Appear

re: Robert Heinlein

(7/23/2020)



Foiling Facial Recognition, Fighting Coaster Viruses, Harlan Ellison-Style

re: Harlan Ellison

(7/21/2020)



Ford Uses Obedient Robot Dogs To Update Facilities Maps

re: Niven and Pournelle

(7/19/2020)

