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PUTIN HOUSE in Sochi, Russia designed by Roman Vlasov

PUTIN HOUSE in Sochi, Russia designed by Roman Vlasov

The Russian architect and designer Roman Vlasov has envisioned PUTIN HOUSE, a fantastic conceptual house design nestled among a forest in Sochi the largest resort city in Russia, - or a story about what his villa might look like.              Source

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Tesla (TSLA) leads 95% increase in electric car sales in the US

Tesla (TSLA) leads 95% increase in electric car sales in the US

According to new registration data, Tesla (TSLA) is leading a 95% increase in electric car sales in the US. However, the automaker’s market shares are sliding, but that’s something that was expected.   AD   As we previously reported, Tesla’s market share of the electric vehicle market in the US is quite ridiculous. For the entire year of 2020, Tesla vehicles accounted for 79% of new electric vehicles registered in the US. During that period, the automaker was leading an 11% increase in electric vehicle sales in the market. It didn’t sound like much, but the results were impressive considering that...

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Acrylic smart device harvests daylight to light up underground spaces

Acrylic smart device harvests daylight to light up underground spaces

In Singapore, authorities are looking at the feasibility of digging deeper underground to create new space for infrastructure, storage, and utilities. Demand for round-the-clock underground lighting is therefore expected to rise in the future. Now, engineers from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have designed a ‘smart’ device to harvest daylight and relay it to underground spaces, reducing the need to draw on traditional energy sources for lighting. The NTU team drew inspiration from the magnifying glass, which can be used to focus sunlight on one point. The smart device consists of an off-the-shelf acrylic ball, a single plastic optical fiber...

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Elon Musk Just Bought a Ticket to Fly With Virgin Galactic to the Edge of Space

Elon Musk Just Bought a Ticket to Fly With Virgin Galactic to the Edge of Space

  The gates for space tourism have just opened, and people are already crowding to go on a trip to the edge of space. While Jeff Bezos is getting ready to go on its first commercial flight, one customer has already booked his own ticket to fly with Virgin Galactic. And he's no regular customer but SpaceX's founder himself – Elon Musk. On Sunday, before Virgin Galactic's first passenger flight, Elon Musk visited Richard Branson   Virgin Galactic has its first passenger flight, with Richard Branson as astronaut 001 on Virgin Galactic has its first passenger flight, with Richard Branson...

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Tesla Giga Berlin: Minister still hopeful for 2021 launch despite final approval delay

Tesla Giga Berlin: Minister still hopeful for 2021 launch despite final approval delay

Tesla Giga Berlin is still waiting for final environmental approval from Brandenburg’s State Office for the Environment (LfU).   Despite this, the state’s Minister of Economics, Jörg Steinbach, remains hopeful that Tesla will produce its first vehicle in Giga Berlin by the end of this year.  “I hope that the first car that comes off the production line will be born in 2021,” Steinbach stated. Initially, Gigafactory Berlin production was scheduled to start this month.   The company planned to produce 500,000 Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y vehicles in Giga Berlin every year. However, Tesla has not received final approval...

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