In the Star Wars universe, a blaster designates a large range of energy handguns which looks like, by their appearance, to guns we found in our galaxy : pistols, rifles, shotguns… Those arms can be lethal or non lethal (shock … Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Urban Fantasy
As its name seems indicate, Urban Fantasy is a subgenus of science fiction and fantastic mixing technology and magic, placing legendary and mythological creatures in a urban context, and taking place essentially to XXth and XXIst century. Matching words: Fantasy… Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Colony ship
A colony ship, or generation ship, is a spaceship designed for interstellar travels whose duration spreads over several generations. Then, it’s not the original astronauts but their descendant who will reach the destination of the voyage. Voyage which … Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Vessel
In medicine, vessels are “pipes” transporting the blood in an organism. We distinguish “arteries” (which transport blood from the heart to the organs) and “veins” (from the organs to the heart).
In science fiction, a vessel is an artificial vehicle… Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Artefact
In science, an artefact is a artificial phenomenon or signal which disturb a measurement series.
An artefact also refers to an object, or a product, which has been manufactured or modified by man’s hand (or another creature), conferring a unnatural… Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Distrans
In the Hyperion’s universe by Dan Simmons, distrans is a term designating the technology allowing the instantaneous travels between the worlds of the Retz. The distrans had been invented by the A.I. and serve them as a support to live.… Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Ablative armour
Concept invented at the end of the Star Trek: Voyager series, the ablative armour designates a supplemental spaceship hull which is designed to spread and soften energetic weapon shoots. When the hull is hit, it vaporises in part, reducing the … Lire la suite... |
Robert L. Forward
Birth : 15 august 1932 in New-York City (U.S.A.) Robert Lull Forward was an American physicist, gravitation specialist. Holder in 1965 of a PhD in physics from Maryland University, he … Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
The nanoscience and nanotechnology (N.S.T.) group all the scientific and technological studies at the nanometre scale (billionth of meter). The nanoscience are interested in the study of matter and artificial structures to this scale. The nanotechnology takes care… Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Nanite
Nanite is a generic term designating a nanobot, an artificial machine conceived at the nanometre scale (billionth of meter). See: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Examples : The Borg assimilation nanites in Star Trek The age accelerating nanites in Stargate SG-1,… Lire la suite... |
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