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  • Lacy Cooke
  • 05/11/2018

Another day, another genius marketing idea from Elon Musk. In an Instagram post, Musk announced that he plans to offer free rides in The Boring Company's first tunnel — which he described as "almost done." Musk went on to say: "As mentioned in prior posts, once fully operational (demo system rides will be free),...

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  • Nicole Jewell
  • 05/11/2018

Designed by Brian and Joni Buzarde, the Land Ark RV is a tiny home on wheels that's geared toward adventurers who prefer to travel in style. Not only does the RV's design include a contemporary and sophisticated all-black corrugated metal exterior, but the interior boasts a well-lit living space, complete with...

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Apple invests millions in a carbon-free aluminum smelting method

  • Lacy Cooke
  • 05/11/2018

For over 130 years, aluminum has been produced in the same dirty, greenhouse gas-releasing way. That could all change soon: Apple is partnering with the Alcoa Corporation and Rio Tinto to commercialize technology that, according to Apple, "eliminates direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional smelting...

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Architecture

Curvaceous algae-covered towers proposed for Hangzhou

  • Lucy Wang
  • 05/11/2018

Paris-based studio XTU Architects recently unveiled designs for a futuristic high-rise in Hangzhou that blends sustainable technologies into an organic, sculptural design. Cloaked in a “bio facade” of micro algae-covered panels, the curvaceous towers can produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide. Dubbed French...

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Tourists in Utah are tossing priceless dinosaur footprints into a lake

  • Kristine Lofgren
  • 05/11/2018

People, this is why we can't have nice things. Tourists in Utah have been removing dinosaur footprints embedded in sandstone and tossing them into the lake at Red Fleet State Park in Vernal. The foot-long prehistoric dino tracks primarily come from the reptile known as the velociraptor in Jurassic Park (it's actually...

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France could ban stores from tossing out unsold clothing

  • Lacy Cooke
  • 05/11/2018

Earlier this year a viral Facebook photo of a clothing store in France destroying apparel sparked outrage — and Paris-based group Emmaus got involved. The organization working to end homelessness started tackling the clothing dilemma, and a recent Circular Economy Roadmap from the government proposes a solution:...

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  • Nicole Jewell
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