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This Table Saw Could Save Your Fingers From Getting Amputated

Posted by Nicholi Avery in futurism

Jun 21
2018

Sawed-off fingers are a thing of the past with this technology. Here’s how SawStop does it. (via @ Seeker)

Will future war be about ultra-massive drones swarms and super-weapons somewhat like Ender’s Game?

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in drones, futurism

Jun 19
2018

Marc Benioff of Salesforce: ‘Are We Not All Connected?’

Posted by Derick Lee in futurism

Jun 19
2018

So what is Salesforce doing about it?

A billionaire tech mogul with a spiritual side, Mr. Benioff riffs on his early days at Apple and Oracle, and what’s wrong with Facebook.

Leap Motion’s CAT EXPLORER

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism

Jun 19
2018

Astronaut Chris Hadfield says the rockets from NASA, SpaceX, and Blue Origin won’t take people to Mars

Posted by Michael Lance in futurism, space travel

Jun 17
2018

Sorry, Elon.

Chris Hadfield, a former astronaut, says the future rockets and spaceships of NASA, SpaceX, and Blue Origin would be too risky to get people to and from Mars. He thinks we need some possibly “outlandish” solutions for space travel to make round-trip travel to the red planet practical.

This conveyor belt can move in any direction

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism

Jun 14
2018

MS: New findings may ‘prevent future loss of brain cells’

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism, neuroscience

Jun 14
2018

Scientists have now identified a unique cell death mechanism behind the destruction of nerve insulation in MS, and an anti-inflammatory that blocks it.

A Second Magnetic Field Surrounding Our Planet Has Been Detected

Posted by Michael Lance in futurism

Jun 14
2018

Earth’s Second Magnetic Field.

New Shanghai planetarium takes shape

Posted by Michael Lance in futurism

Jun 14
2018

When completed in 2020, this will be one of the world’s largest planetariums.

The Plague Has Been Reported in Idaho: Here’s What You Need to Know

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism

Jun 13
2018

A case of plague has been diagnosed in Idaho, but you don’t need to cancel your trip to Boise just yet. This is not the first time plague has cropped up in the United States, and it probably won’t be the last. And officials know what to do when a case does pop up.