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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

It is a daunting question that a startup called Polar Night Energy, in the small and chilly nation of Finland (Figure 1), is attempting to answer. These initiatives have largely focused on renewable electric power generation, distribution, and storage. We only have pipes, valves, a fan, and an electric heating element.

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Cupcake A.T.M.s and Fire Pits: What You Love at the Airport

Baua Electric

The incessant drone of announcements, the frustration of being shut out of increasingly exclusive lounges, the overpriced food, the serpentine lines and the fruitless search for an electrical outlet, all can make for a hellish experience. The university says its cheese will last indefinitely if refrigerated.)