Snøhetta designs energy-positive Powerhouse office

Snøhetta has completed a remarkably energy-efficient office in Norway. Powerhouse Telemark is estimated to produce more energy than it will require over its entire lifespan, including its construction and its eventual demolition in decades to come.

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Zeiss releases full-frame mirrorless with in-camera image editing

Renowned lens maker Zeiss hit the show floor at Photokina 2018 with a full-frame mirrorless camera designed for shooting, editing and sharing all from the one device. Now the ZX1 has finally gone from concept to reality. And it's pricey.

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Jean Nouvel plans to build luxury resort into ancient sandstone mountains

Influential French architect Jean Nouvel has produced several impressive buildings in the Middle East, but his latest project may be his most ambitious. Sharaan consists of a resort and hotel built into sandstone mountains in the Arabian desert.

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Electric 1977 K5 Blazer shows off Chevy’s drop-n-drive eCrate package

Ever since the show-stopping 2018 eCopo Camaro, Chevy has been developing out its eCrate aftermarket electric drive. It inches closer to launching that kit with the 1977 K5 Blazer-E, a classic SUV that swaps V8 for 200-hp electric drive.

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Smallest rogue planet discovered seems to be a free-floating exo-Earth

While almost every planet ever found orbits a star, there are some loners that roam the cosmos entirely on their own. Now astronomers have spotted the smallest of these “rogue planets” ever discovered, which is only the size of Earth or smaller.

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Ares turns the C8 Corvette into a jaw-dropping roofless hypercar

Modena's Ares Design has taken the affordable, relatively friendly, mid-engined C8 Corvette Stingray motor and chassis and re-skinned it into something that looks like a million-dollar roofless hypercar, but that you can actually put some miles on.

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Boulder-like hotel to rise over artificial sand dune casino

ZJA drew on a lost coastal dune landscape for inspiration with its mixed-use hotel and casino in Middelkerke, Belgium. The project will overlook the North Sea and is envisioned as an artificial sand dune, with a "boulder-like" hotel on top.

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NASA announces public challenge to find ways to unload lunar landers

Having conquered space toilets, NASA has announced a new challenge that invites the public to submit novel ways to unload lunar payloads. NASA’s Lunar Delivery Challenge is offering US$25,000 in prizes for the best ideas for removing cargo.

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Photogram opens public beta to shape the development of its Alice Camera

Photogram – the startup behind the Alice Camera, a MFT sensor/lens module controlled by a smartphone app – has launched a limited beta program ahead of a crowdfunding campaign next year, to get early adopters involved in the development process.

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360-degree camera drone can depth-map its surroundings with 8K video

Maryland firm Door Robotics has hit Kickstarter with what it claims is the world's first fully integrated 360-degree camera drone. The Vista combines the output of two ultra-wide cameras into an all-encompassing, depth-mapped 8K/30-fps video stream.

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