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EGEB: Japan to scrap gas-powered cars by mid-2030s

January 5, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Japan aims to abolish gas-powered vehicles in the next 15 years. Massachusetts reaches a deal to make 40% of its electric power green by 2030. South Korea will replace all diesel trains with an electric bullet train by 2029. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar…
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Tesla (TSLA) stock surges to $700 billion valuation

January 5, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) stock start its first trading day of 2021 by surging 5% to a market capitalization of $700 billion for the first time. Tesla (TSLA) Stock Performance 2020 was a crazy year for Tesla’s stock. It went up 700% while raising billions of dollars on three…
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Rolling with the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm F1.7

January 5, 2021
The Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH is a fast zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds that covers several popular focal lengths. It provides a focal length range equivalent to 20-50mm, so you can cover 20mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm or 50mm with a single lens (and a fast one, at that). Perfect for video work thanks to its sharpness, speed and handling, the 10-25mm F1.7 is a great lens for…
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NASA’s Top Photos Taken from the International Space Station in 2020

January 4, 2021
The astronauts who work on the International Space Station (ISS) have some of the best views of our planet that can be imagined. Thousands of photos of that view are captured every year, but which ones are NASA’s favorites? The folks at the Earth and Science Remote Sensing Unit at NASA’s Johnson Space Center selected their Top 20 favorite images captured in 2020, shared from the Gateway to…
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It Is Done: Olympus Finalizes Sale of Imaging Business

January 4, 2021
Olympus has finalized the sale of its imaging division to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) effective January 1, 2021. OM Digital Solutions, a corporation under JIP, will take over the imaging business from Olympus. In a press release, Olympus states that the final transfer…
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AMP Robotics raises $55 million for AI that picks and sorts recyclables

January 4, 2021
AMP Robotics, a Denver, Colorado-based startup creating robotic systems that sort recyclable material, this morning announced it has closed a $55 million series B funding round led by XN. The startup says it will use the funds to scale its business operations and develop AI product applications that integrate into materials recovery facilities to increase recycling rates for its…
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