Science Fiction in the NewsThe inventions of sf writers come to life in today's headlines at Technovelgy.com - where science meets fiction.Let's Hear It For The Vague Blur!- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Would you feel better if you were a mere blur to the security forces that monitor our nation's security cameras (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1704 Fuel Powered Muscles For Robots- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Will it be possible to have a human-sized robot that can perform the same work as a person on battery power alone (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1706 Two Plastics Merge To Create 'Metal'- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Interesting combination of insulators produces a conductor. (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1705 Gina Cloth-Covered Car From BMW- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Watch the video to see how much this prototype car acts like a mammal with skin; I think we need to talk about exactly what sfnal properties the skin should have. (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1703 Mumbling Robots Preferred By Humans- (Found June 19, 2008 ) What should a robot do when it can't come up with an answer right away for impatient humans (SF in the News)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1699 Autonomic Plow by Philip K. Dick- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A set of farm implements able to combine and perform as a weapon. From the 1964 story Clans of the Alphane Moon (new Technovelgy item)http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Content.asp?Bnum=1659 |