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The real story in Ferguson is about the people who aren’t rioting

Jeniece Andrews and her husband Eddie own an antiques shop called Hidden Treasures just a few blocks from the Ferguson Police Department on South Florissant Avenue.Last month, Andrews, who is black, said someone came into her shop and told her … Continue reading

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Ferguson library offers hope in community rattled by violence

In the midst of a community rattled by violence, a library has become the symbol of resilience.While local schools have been forced to shut their doors and businesses have been boarded up in Ferguson, Missouri, the Ferguson Municipal Public Library … Continue reading

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This Is the Future of Heavy Work, and It Looks Awesome

Always fancied riveting one-handed like a super-hero factory worker, some kind of 21st centuryJohn Henry? No problem! Lockheed Martin’s Fortis exoskeleton–introduced in 2014–allows any worker to handle heavy hand tools while standing or kneeling. And it looks like the future. The … Continue reading

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Underwater city could fit 5,000 people and draw energy from the seabed

Japanese construction firm Shimizu Corp just revealed their new project: An underwater city capable of fitting 5,000 people and draw its energy from the seabed. Shimizu says the project would take five years to build and the technology required would … Continue reading

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If you’ve ever wanted a video-based contacts list, now’s your chance

Tired of just having static pictures to visually guide you through your contacts list? If so, you’re in luck. A new app for iOS brings video updates to said collection of names and numbers so “you can see what all … Continue reading

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The Jurassic World Trailer Proves Dinosaurs are Still Freaking Awesome

The Jurassic World Trailer Proves Dinosaurs are Still Freaking Awesome.  

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How NASA will launch four spacecraft at once to study magnetic fields

NASA has been planning to study the magnetic reconnection between the Earth and the sun for years, and now the agency has revealed how its scientists are going make it happen. Magnetic reconnection is a process that converts magnetic energy to kinetic … Continue reading

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Hydrogel injections could increase wounded soldier survival rates

If a team of researchers from MIT and Texas A&M University have their way, wounded soldiers will have soon have a better chance of survival. The project is a biodegradable gelatin that once injected, helps with blood coagulation, cutting down … Continue reading

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Wonderful prank gives housekeeper the home she was supposed to clean

Those make-good-stuff-happen pranks are getting crazy. After turning a waitress’ shift into the best day of her life, the people at Break decided to give away a house to Cara Simmons, a housekeeper and single mother of three. But first, … Continue reading

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Crowdfunding campaign hopes to beat Nike to auto-lacing shoes

Ever since Marty McFly first wore them in Back to the Future Part II, we’ve all dreamed of auto-lacing shoes. Nike has now said that a pair will launch in 2015, but despite that, a Canadian startup is taking to Kickstarter to try and … Continue reading

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