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Must Use Words For My Next SF Thriller

There are words I need, which I didn't even know needed until I found out what they were. Then I slapped my forehead and said, "Yowza! So that's the word I was looking for!" hydromodo a "superhydrophobic coating—what the scientists are casually calling 'the cooperative effect of hierarchical micro/nanostructures and a low-surface-energy wax coating'—[which] creates a cushion of air around the boat (or the bug's leg), putting an invisible bubble between it and the water. " lamina "a layer of data over the real world that can be accessed by people with the right interfaces (googles, contacts, direct neural interface)" Quick thoughts on hydromodo:  Floating City. 'Nuf said. Quick thoughts on lamina. Random Thought # 1: A word is still missing. Lamina is the noun. What is the verb? To ... laminate? Hm... Random Thought # 2: As if High School wasn't hell already, now you will walk down the halls knowing people are laminating the ...