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Crew in a Box is made for remote TV interviews in the time of Covid-19

If your job involves sending TV crews around the country to shoot interviews in people's homes or workplaces, you'll know that the current pandemic has made such tasks very difficult. That's where Crew in a Box is designed to come in.

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Valeo combines an ebike motor and an automatic gearbox in one unit

Electric bicycles may require less pedalling effort than regular bikes, but … their riders still have to shift gears. Paris-based electric mobility company Valeo is out to change that, by combining a motor with an automatic gearbox.

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Volvo’s electric excavator gets to work in Paris

After trundling out electric heavy machinery at a test quarry in 2018, Volvo has now sold its first all-electric construction industry vehicle in France. The compact electric excavator has been delivered along with the group's FE Electric truck.

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Part-submerged maritime center will be revealed with the tide

Mecanoo has revealed its design for a new maritime center in Rotterdam. The building will be located in the middle of the city's Rijnhaven harbor and, so as to not appear too large for the area, some of it will be submerged under the waterline.

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Vauxhall Elite camper van to roam roads as both an electric and diesel

Vauxhall has partnered up with Wellhouse Leisure to create a camper as British as the Union Jack itself. The Vauxhall Vivaro Elite Campervan will launch next year, first as a diesel-powered pop-top, later as an all-electric Vivaro-e camper.

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MAD’s undulating seashell gets down to business in China

Resembling an oversized seashell among the snowy mountains of northeast China, MAD Architects' Yabuli Entrepreneurs' Congress Center showcases the firm's trademark futuristic curving style. The project, underway since 2017, is now almost complete.

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Bugatti drives into luxury home hi-fi space with Royale speakers

Bugatti is a name associated with very fast cars and multi-million-dollar price tags, not home audio. But now luxury automotive design and premium audio components combine for the launch of the Royale loudspeakers from Bugatti and Tidal Audio.

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Greenery covered high-rise project echoes rugged mountain landscape

Ateliers Jean Nouvel's under-construction Aquarela, in Quito, Ecuador, consists of a series of greenery covered residential high-rises that are meant to echo the topography of nearby mountains. The project is due for completion in 2023.

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Fun machine learning experiment creates a vocal opera in your browser

Google's Arts and Culture lab has launched a clever browser experiment in collaboration with David Li. The Blob Opera puts four operatic voices at your disposal to create glorious AI-driven performances.

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