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Aug 28, 2016
Meet “Solar Express” That can Take- Humans to Mars in presently 37 Hours
Posted by Andreas Matt in categories: futurism, space travel
Interesting…
Earlier this year, Charles Bombardier dreamt up a way to tour between continents at hypersonic speed (think New York to Dubai in 22 minutes). However now he’s set his sights on something much larger. Pushing the limits of his mind out of this world, the Montreal-based leader has envisioned Solar Express—a futuristic train intended to ferry goods and passengers between celestial bodies and space station.
Einstein’s theory of special relativity establishes the cosmic speed limit, which is the speed of light. However, some things in our universe don’t really follow this rule to the letter…
Aug 27, 2016
The coffee maker alarm clock will become a reality next fall
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: futurism
This story originally appeared on realsimple.com.
Imagine waking up every morning with a cup of freshly brewed coffee on your nightstand. Well this new gadget will make your days much easier—especially if you’re not a morning person. The Barisieur, an alarm clock and coffee maker hybrid, is available for preorder through Indiegogo. Created and founded by London-based designer Josh Renouf, the clock was first conceptualized in 2014 and after research and prototyping, Renouf launched a Kickstarter this past May. Now that the team has met their initial fundraising goal, they moved it over to Indiegogo for more funding.
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Aug 26, 2016
Alvin Toffler, the celebrated author of ‘Future Shock’, died on 27 June at age 87
Posted by Amnon H. Eden in category: futurism
The axolotl is a Mexican salamander with an incredible ability: Cut its leg off, and the limb will grow right back!
Aug 26, 2016
Nooscope mystery: The strange device of Putin’s new man Anton Vaino
Posted by Carse Peel in category: futurism
A strange theory about a tool to control society sets Russians guessing about President Putin’s new top aide Anton Vaino.
Aug 25, 2016
DREADDing the lateral habenula
Posted by Roman Mednitzer in categories: futurism, neuroscience
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Check out John Neumaier’s talk from NeuroFutures on using DREADDs to explore the brain.
Aug 25, 2016
Angela Merkel becomes Estonian e-resident
Posted by Roman Mednitzer in category: futurism
It was a great honour to host German Chancellor Angela Merkel today at e-Estonia Showroom!
We welcome Angela Merkel as Estonian newest e-Resident — glad to have another virtual Estonian! #eEstonia #eResidency