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class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/anthony-wood/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Anthony Wood </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 13, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/shade-balls-los-angeles-reservoir-evaporation-drought/38914/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 2 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/shade-balls-los-angeles-reservoir-evaporation-drought/38914/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/shade-balls-los-angeles@2x.jpg" alt="City officials releasing 20,000 shade balls into the LA Reservoir"> </a> </div> <p>A new initiative by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has taken a surprisingly low-tech approach to water conservation, by covering the LA Reservoir in 96 million black "shade balls." It's an attempt to combat water loss through evaporation, and to heighten water quality.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/shade-balls-los-angeles-reservoir-evaporation-drought/38914/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38080"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38080"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/"> — Automotive </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/vw-unveils-new-california-camper-van/38080/">VW unveils new California camper van</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> David Szondy </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> June 19, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/vw-unveils-new-california-camper-van/38080/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 6 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/vw-unveils-new-california-camper-van/38080/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/vw-california@2x.jpg" alt="The California is the latest version of VW's factory-built camper van"> </a> </div> <p>For those of us of a certain age, the old VW camper van introduced in the 1950s held the promise of a compact, affordable home away from home – or just home. Never mind that it had an engine like something off a sewing machine, steered like a bucket, and negotiated hills on a 50-50 basis – it represented the freedom of the road. Volkswagen is continuing this tradition with a new California variant of its recently released <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/volkswagen-sixth-generation-transporter-van/37033/">Transporter T6</a>.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/vw-unveils-new-california-camper-van/38080/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37535"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37535"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/"> — Automotive </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/google-self-driving-car-public-roads-approval-california/37535/">Google's self-driving cars to hit public roads for the first time</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Stu Robarts </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> May 15, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/google-self-driving-car-public-roads-approval-california/37535/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/google-self-driving-car-public-roads-california@2x.png" alt="Google is interested in learning about how the public will perceive and interact with self-driving vehicles"> </a> </div> <p>Google has followed up news of its "<a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/google-reveals-lessons-learned-from-self-driving-car-program/37481/">self-driving lessons learned</a>" with an announcement that it is to begin testing its self-driving cars on public roads in California. The <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/google-self-driving-car-prototype/35339/">first complete prototype</a> was unveiled late last year. The new pilot will allow Google to study public responses to the cars and have them face real-world challenges.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/google-self-driving-car-public-roads-approval-california/37535/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="36779"> <div class="article-top" data-article="36779"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/environment/"> — Environment </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/electric-cars-california-power-plants/36779/">Electric cars to become mini power plants in California’s energy grid</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/john-anderson/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> John Anderson </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 29, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/electric-cars-california-power-plants/36779/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 4 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/electric-cars-california-power-plants/36779/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sdge-electric-vehicles@2x.jpg" alt="Like a mini power plant, this electric vehicle can bid on energy in California's wholesale power market"> </a> </div> The California utility, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E;), has begun bidding energy resources from fleets of electric vehicles and storage systems into the state’s wholesale power market. The pilot program, one of the first of its kind, is meant to provide insights into how electric vehicles and other kinds of distributed energy resources can make the grid more reliable and efficient. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/electric-cars-california-power-plants/36779/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="36348"> <div class="article-top" data-article="36348"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/architecture/"> — Architecture </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/google-north-bayshore-campus-mountain-view-proposal/36348/">Plans unveiled for Google's new Mountain View headquarters</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Adam Williams </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 2, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/google-north-bayshore-campus-mountain-view-proposal/36348/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 9 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/google-north-bayshore-campus-mountain-view-proposal/36348/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/google-mountain-view-renders@2x.jpg" alt="Google has commissioned top-tier architects Bjarke Ingels (of BIG) and Thomas Heatherwick to design its new green headquarters in Mountain View, California (Image: Google)"> </a> </div> Google has released renders and preliminary information regarding its planned new headquarters in Mountain View, California. Finer details are unavailable at this stage, but the firm has commissioned top-tier architects Bjarke Ingels (of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/villa-gug-big/36229/" target="_blank">BIG</a>) and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/thomas-heatherwick-al-fayah-park-abu-dhabi/31776/" target="_blank">Thomas Heatherwick</a> to handle the design, and what information we <em>do</em> have points toward a sustainable, flexible, and future-proof headquarters for the company. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/google-north-bayshore-campus-mountain-view-proposal/36348/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="36285"> <div class="article-top" data-article="36285"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/urbantransport/"> — Urban Transport </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/agreement-reached-to-build-first-passenger-hyperloop/36285/">California is getting a Hyperloop, but not where you think</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/eric-mack/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Eric Mack </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> February 26, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/agreement-reached-to-build-first-passenger-hyperloop/36285/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 12 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/agreement-reached-to-build-first-passenger-hyperloop/36285/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hyperloop-quay-valley@2x.jpg" alt="Concept rendering of a Hyperloop station at Quay Valley (Image: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies)"> </a> </div> Elon Musk's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/elon-musk-reveals-hyperloop/28668/" target="_blank">Hyperloop</a> is going to become a reality, but not quite on the grand scale it was originally conceived for just yet. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has reached an agreement to build a 5-mile (8-km) passenger track for Quay Valley, a proposed "sustainable model town for the 21st century" in California's central valley. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/agreement-reached-to-build-first-passenger-hyperloop/36285/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="35786"> <div class="article-top" data-article="35786"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/space/"> — Space </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/asteroid-moon/35786/">Once-in-a-generation near miss for Asteroid with its own moon</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> David Szondy </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> January 29, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/asteroid-moon/35786/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 2 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/asteroid-moon/35786/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/asteroid-moon@2x.jpg" alt="Asteroid 2004 BL86 and its moon (Image: NASA)"> </a> </div> You may not have noticed, but the Earth had a close shave on Monday as an asteroid with its own moon made a cosmic near miss. As it passed within 3.1 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon, NASA's 230-foot-wide Deep Space Network captured radar images of asteroid 2004 BL86 and its tiny satellite. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/asteroid-moon/35786/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="35132"> <div class="article-top" data-article="35132"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/space/"> — Space </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/orion-ashore/35132/">Lockheed Martin engineers get first look at Orion post splashdown</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> David Szondy </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> December 10, 2014 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/orion-ashore/35132/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 11 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/orion-ashore/35132/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/orion-ashore@2x.jpg" alt="Orion being unloaded from the USS Anchorage after splashing down in the Pacific (Image: NASA)"> </a> </div> The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/orion-splashdown/35077/" target="_blank">Orion</a> spacecraft may have taken less than five hours to fly into space and back, but it will take a fortnight for it to return to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, so Lockheed Martin, builder of the capsule, is conducting tests on the fly. As the 19,650 lb (8,913 kg) capsule designed to take astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit was unloaded ashore in San Diego, California from the recovery ship USS Anchorage, Lockheed engineers were waiting to take samples of the heat shield and begin processing the flight recorders. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/orion-ashore/35132/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="34377"> <div class="article-top" data-article="34377"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/environment/"> — Environment </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/silicon-valley-water-purification-sewage-drinkable/34377/">Silicon Valley's latest high-tech gadgetry makes sewage water drinkable</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/john-anderson/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> John Anderson </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> October 23, 2014 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/silicon-valley-water-purification-sewage-drinkable/34377/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 4 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/silicon-valley-water-purification-sewage-drinkable/34377/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/santa-clara-water-purification-4@2x.jpg" alt="If California’s drought continues, residents may be drinking the recycled water from the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center in as little as two years"> </a> </div> Drinking recycled urine may be the stuff of <em>Dune</em> novels, and a drastic response to California’s ongoing drought. But officials in Santa Clara County in the heart of Silicon Valley are hoping its new high-tech purification plant will help residents get past the ick factor and eventually allow treated wastewater to flow through their faucets in a "toilet to tap" scenario. Opened in July, the $72 million Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center is the most advanced such plant in the US, and uses a multi-step system of microfiltration, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet rays to produce water of higher quality than typical drinking water. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/silicon-valley-water-purification-sewage-drinkable/34377/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="34262"> <div class="article-top" data-article="34262"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/"> — Automotive </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/byd-largest-electric-vehicle/34262/">BYD outs world's largest battery electric vehicle</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> David Szondy </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> October 19, 2014 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/byd-largest-electric-vehicle/34262/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 2 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/byd-largest-electric-vehicle/34262/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/byd-largest-electric-vehicle@2x.jpg" alt="The world's largest battery electric vehicle carries 120 passengers over 170 miles per single electric charge"> </a> </div> When we think of electric vehicles, we generally think of conveyances down the lower on of the size spectrum, like <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/test-drive-tesla-model-s/29922/" target="_blank">cars</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/electric-bicycle/" target="_blank">bikes</a> and maybe even <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105216/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/electric-skateboard/" target="_blank">skateboards</a>. 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