Joshua Bashoium, the founder of Early Warning Labs in Santa Monica, Calif., has developed a system that sends out a heads up alert up to ten seconds before an earthquake hits.
This type of system could issue machine-to-machine commands in the event of an emergency and help individuals get under cover before the shaking starts.
A similar system has already proven its worth in Japan, but Bashoium says progress in the U.S. has been limited due to lack of funds.
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