Design

Tesla and SolarCity Convert an Entire Island of American Samoa From 100% Diesel to 100% Solar Energy

The American Samoan island of Ta’u which is located at about 2,600 miles from Hawaii and about 4,800 miles from the US mainland is now 100% powered by solar electricity. Ta’u, an island with beautiful…

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Elon Musk Says a Stylish Tesla Solar Roof Will Cost Less Than the Regular Roof

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the Tesla glass tile solar roof which will be sold under a combined Tesla-SolarCity merger would most probably cost less than a conventional roof. This price is not after…

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France Announces Plan to Shut Down All Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2023

French President Francois Hollande has announced that all of the country’s coal-fired power plants will be closed by 2023. He made this announcement at the COP22 UN climate change conference which is held annually. At…

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The Undersea Aquahoverer is a Personal Submarine That is as Simple as a Car to Drive

Hammacher Schlemmer’s Undersea Aquahoverer is a new personal submarine designed with simplicity in mind. Being deemed one of the easiest personal submarines to operate in the world, essentially the same as driving a car, the…

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How Cooperative Communities Benefit from Sharing Multiple Electric Microgrids

Emerging Energy Use Cooperative Models Today, as energy storage is becoming more affordable and surplus solar and wind electricity can now be easily stored for later use, microgrids dispatch power when and where needed 24…

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The World’s First Permanent Ice Hotel Opens 200km North of the Arctic Circle

Any guesses on what the world’s first permanent ice hotel is called? …… IceHotel 365. Cause you know, it’s a hotel made of ice that’s open 365 days a year. Located 200 kilometers north of…

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The New Floating Dubai Aqua Park is 252 Feet Long and 115 Feet Wide

Classic Dubai! From palaces to allowing Gymkhana stunts through the streets, the place is just always trying to one up itself. The new Dubai Aqua Park is an inflatable, floating obstacle course spanning 252 feet…

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17th Century Map Discovered Stuffed Up a Chimney Gets Painstakingly Reassembled

In probably one of the more interesting stories in recent memory, someone found what every child dreams of stumbling across playing treasure hunt growing up. A freaking 17th-century map shoved up a chimney in Scotland!…

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Jeroen Domburg’s Tiny Game Boy Allows You to Painfully Play Doom and Tetris

Jeroen Domburg developed a tiny Game Boy so small that using your thumbs to play it just about covers the whole device. Created for the 2016 Hackaday SuperConference, the miniature Game Boy was created using…

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This Futuristic Cliff House Overlooking the Mediterrean Needs No Heat or Cooling

GilBartolomé Architects has created a cavernous residence with a zinc-shingled roof in Salobrena in Spain. This amazing futuristic cliff house is dug into a steep cliff in front of the Mediterranean Sea with breathtaking views.…

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