Our tireless This Week in the Future artist, Baarbarian, he who prognosticates so vividly with his pen here each Friday, is taking a well-deserved week off. It's a fine time to enjoy the magnificent weekly drawings he's been doing here for close to a year now.
So behold, 39 expert distillations of a week's futuristic news:
No contest this time--everyone who's won in recent weeks, your prize is being processed.
Thanks as always for reading and have a great weekend, all.

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The 6th annual Invention Awards are here, from an inflatable tourniquet to a better lobster trap to spring-loaded hocket skates. This issue is all about the celebration of invention.
Plus: Making synthetic biology breakthroughs in a garage, building a constantly-moving ping-pong table, and a ridiculously overpowered barbecue.
But I want a shirt!
this artist rocks!
Aw man, no shirt!
Can I get a shirt with all 39 designs on it?
People only like PopSci for their shirts! Haha... Just look at all the missing comments - should be up to at least 20 by now.