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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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As we try to objectively study nature, we are often reminded of how natural forces affect us personally. When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. The apparent contradictions do not end there.

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Tesla Product Design Director shares critique of Ford’s “fancy” L2 chargers

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In the case of Tesla, it appears that its rapid charging Supercharger Network is having a similar effect among automakers, with several companies adopting a charger design that evidently looks inspired by the EV maker’s stalls. . Hey look!! A new Supercharger is now open at a Ford dealer in Dover, DE!!

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The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry

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Your brother raises the idea of remembering Dad at his best through a startup “digital immortality” program called 4evru. You decide, after some months of interacting with the 4evru’s version of your father, that while you are somewhat glad to learn who your father truly was, you’re mourning the loss of the person you thought you knew.

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15 Round Glass Dining Room Tables That Add Sophistication To Mealtime

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If you’ve been envisioning an ultra contemporary home then you may have already had your eye on one of these stunning designs. If you want to combine tradition with a bit of modern edging, then this design from Prime Classic Design may just do it for ya. Take a look at more like this over at LA Furniture Store.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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That device, now known by a variety of names—including memory stick, USB stick, flash drive, as well as thumb drive—changed the way computer files are stored and transferred. Good-bye, floppy disk Before the invention of the thumb drive, computer users stored and transported their files using floppy disks. It was called the ThumbDrive.

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Tesla is revamping the Model 3, and it is about time

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Since then, I’ve seen more EVs in general in my area, and it is not uncommon to see 5-6 different EV manufacturers in a 20-minute drive to the store. The Model 3 made EVs such a mainstream idea, that it may be somewhat of a sentimental design to some. However, feelings aside, it is time the car gets an upgrade.

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How Robots Can Help Us Act and Feel Younger

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One is within the home for an older person who needs help, and the other is for the rest of society—for younger people who need to be more productive to support a greater number of older people. Well, one robotic idea is to just cook meals for the person. How do we help that person have a truly better quality of life?

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