Sci/Tech
Terexta Trojan Two
A cluster of settlements in the trailing Trojan point of the planet Terexta, constructed by Archetalin Enterprises c. 6483-6488.
Kuamka
A stimulant drug popular in the First Empire. Kuamka is most often delivered in the form of a small white tablet that 9is placed under the tongue.
Psiamine
NAME: Psiamine
INDICATIONS:
• Psiamine is a fast-acting medication indicated to suppress
psionic abilities, particularly in young patients with
insufficient control of their abilities.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION:
• Dosage may vary and is usually between 0.5 and 1.0 units/
kg
• Emergency subcutaneous injection: For quickest response,
psiamine should be injected in the neck.
• Patches: Long-duration psiamine patches can be attached
anywhere on the body.
Circaid-B
Drug used to reduce symptoms of jet lag.
Journal of Gravimetric Studies
Leading journal of gravimetrics c. 2040 CE
Anansi armor
Military-grade armor that projects a 360-degree cold-light image of the wearer's background, giving almost-complete invisibility. The effect is most useful at distances more than 5 meters.
Drowz-Eze™
Commercial delta-wave inducer sold as a sleep aid beginning in the 2040s CE.
Windows 2017
Obsolete computer operating system released in 2019 CE
ElectroGlide
A sporty electric automobile produced from 2032 - 2056 CE
Bermuda Tetrahedron
A region of Cyberbia that is a snare for digital spiders, ferrets, worms, stray bits of mutated code, any and all free-roaming programs. It is Sargasso Sea, black hole, and the mysterious realm under the bed, all rolled into one.
Kaunda memory lattice
A type of high-density random access computer memory developed c. 2035 CE
Neoanthrax
Gengineered, extremely potent form of anthrax developed c. 2030 CE and used in several terrorist attacks during the 2030s.
Ptyra
Central facility for research and scholarship in the Second Terran Empire. Headquarters of Akademii de Savoire.
Skin-Tites
Commercial brand of isolation suits of transparent film, only a few score molecules thick, with pores that pass gases and water but nothing larger.
Madabe's Chemistry-Physics Handbook
Primary pre-Imperial reference database of chemical compounds.
Frim
In virtual reality, a single frame of a 3-dimensional animation. From "FRozen IMage."
Voxel
In virtual reality, the 3-dimensional equivalent of the pixel: the smallest visual element in a 3D display.
Tyubu
Maglev trains running through geometrically-straight tunnels at over a thousand kilometers an hour; the primary long-distance transporation in Africa in the 2030s - 2050s.
DeepDoz
Very effective sleep medication c. 2040 CE.