This award-winning apartment heat pump can fit under a kitchen sink

  • March 25, 2023
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Swedish heat pump maker Qvantum has debuted an award-winning apartment heat pump that’s so compact, it can fit under a kitchen sink. Limhamn, Sweden-based Qvantum’s new QG apartment heat pump, which offers integrated heating, cooling, and hot water in one system, was awarded the German ISH Design Plus 2023 award this month. The Design Plus […]

Quick Charge Podcast: March 25, 2023

  • March 25, 2023
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by SAE International: Join the global mobility community in Detroit from April 18-20 for WCX, the largest technical mobility event in North America. Register now: http://bit.ly/3wU8e2D New […]

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin finally reaches goal of 5,000 electric cars a week

  • March 25, 2023
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Tesla Gigafactory Berlin has finally reached its goal to produce 5,000 electric cars in a single week, which is considered achieving “volume production”. When ramping up a new vehicle to volume production at a new factory, Tesla generally considers 5,000 units per week to be the goal. After starting production late in 2021, Tesla originally […]

Here’s why US-made solar panels would slash emissions by 33%

  • March 25, 2023
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US-made solar panels would significantly reduce emissions and energy consumption, according to a new study from Cornell University. If the US manufactures the solar panels it uses instead of importing them, then that would speed up decarbonization, according to research published in Nature Communications by Cornell Engineering. Specifically, fully returning solar panel manufacturing to the […]

This new folding electric motorcycle can fit in your car’s trunk

  • March 25, 2023
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The Chinese motorcycle maker FELO has just unveiled its newest model at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show, and it’s basically a modern day take on an old classic from Honda known as the Motocompo. The new FELOTOO M One may just be the electric Motocompo you didn’t know you needed. We’ve talked about the Honda Motocompo […]

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In a Roman Tomb, ‘Dead Nails’ Reveal an Occult Practice

  • March 25, 2023
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When it came to the treatment of diseases, the ancient Romans had no shortage of magical remedies, several of which involved iron nails. To cure epilepsy, the first-century historian Pliny the Elder advised driving a nail into the ground at the spot where the afflicted person’s head lay at the start of the seizure. The […]

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Virtual Reality Transforms EDI Training at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – Digital Health Technology News

  • March 25, 2023
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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has successfully used virtual reality (VR) technology for the first time to provide immersive learning experiences for staff in equality, diversity and inclusion training. The pilot project, in partnership with leading VR company Kiin (formerly known as Virtual Bodyworks), has shown overwhelmingly positive results, with 97% of participants […]