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UCA presents 10 student-designed electric vehicle chargers

Dezeen School Shows: characterful charging points for electric vehicles feature in Dezeen’s latest school show by University for the Creative Arts in collaboration with Andersen EV. Among the designs is a charging station that functions as a miniature greenhouse containing small plants, which is made from a glass-like biomaterial. There’s also a charger with an […]

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CANNES PHOTOS: See the cinematic glamour of the first days of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, France — Hollywood royalty is back at the Cannes Film Festival for its annual celebration of cinema along the French Riviera. Premieres bring an elegant parade of stars nightly and moments that become indelible Cannes images, whether it’s Francis Ford Coppola’s return to the Palais des Festivals or French actor Judith Godrèche and other

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Turning Trash Into Treasure: These Energy Stocks Are Betting Big on Converting Garbage Into Gas (and Cash)

Landfills are major greenhouse gas emitters. They’re the third-largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 14.4% of the total. Landfills produce carbon dioxide and methane gas. Methane is the more dangerous contributor to global warming. It’s 28 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. While methane gas is

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Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president's backers say he shares faith, values

As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians. “Trump supports Jesus, and without Jesus, America will fall,” said Kimberly Vaughn of Florence, Kentucky, as she joined other supporters of the former president

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City crews install berm at Naperville family’s backyard to keep vehicles from crashing into it: ‘I’m not worried anymore’

Four months ago, the anxiety that a vehicle would fly through the back fence of Kendall Daly’s south Naperville home kept the 13-year-old up at night. But now, she can sleep easy knowing there’s a berm some 3 feet high keeping the unwanted “visitors” out of her family’s yard. “I’m not worried anymore,” she told

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Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten designs Vertical Farm Beijing as a "beacon in the city"

Dutch practice Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten has completed Vertical Farm Beijing, an innovation centre for urban fruit and vegetable production housed in a faceted greenhouse. Created for horticultural company AgriGarden and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS), the centre was designed to demonstrate to both students and the general public how food can be

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Eight converted-barn interiors that reveal echoes of their pasts

An “unprecious” restaurant, a sculptor’s studio and a handful of holiday homes are among the converted barns in our latest lookbook, which explores how to transform the interiors of these agricultural buildings. Traditionally, barns are farm buildings that house livestock or store resources such as grain or hay. But around the world, architects and designers

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