Tesla invests $1.5 billion in Bitcoin

Boring Company in talks with Miami for $30 million underground tunnel, new cryogenic camera to capture planets outside the Solar System [Interesting Engineering]( }}) Monday, 08 Feb 2021 Welcome back to the week. Make it a good one! - Boring Company is in talks with Miami for a [$30 million underground tunnel]( which could be up and running in six months. - The Empire State Building and others in the owner's portfolio [are going green]( preventing carbon production equivalent to removing all of NYC's taxis for a year. TODAY IN HISTORY Today in 1672, Isaac Newton read his first optics paper before Royal Society in London. Newton practically invented modern physics, but have you ever wondered about his other [important ideas]( [New Cryogenic Camera To Capture Planets Outside the Solar System]( The luggage-sized camera will help astronomers gather more information about exoplanets. [New Cryogenic Camera To Capture Planets Outside the Solar System]( [Space]( [STFC/UKRI]( NIX, as the camera system is called, has infrared and cryogenic capabilities, which will enable it to capture the most high-contrast imagery of such planets to date. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tesla Invests $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin, Plans to Accept BTC Payments]( The news has sent prices to a new record. [Tesla Invests $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin, Plans to Accept BTC Payments]( [News]( [adventtr/iStock]( This comes as no surprise since Elon Musk frequently comments about cryptocurrency, including Dogecoin, on social media. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [UAE's Hope Probe Is Arriving at Mars This Week]( The United Arab Emirates' Hope Mars mission is expected to arrive at Mars tomorrow. [UAE's Hope Probe Is Arriving at Mars This Week]( [Space]( [Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre MBRSC]( Hope, one of three Mars missions set to arrive this month, has a 50/50 chance of entering orbit. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [South Korea Signs $43 Billion Deal for 'World's Biggest' Offshore Wind Farm] [PARETO / iStock]( [News]( [South Korea Signs $43 Billion Deal for 'World's Biggest' Offshore Wind Farm]( The forthcoming offshore wind farm could be 'seven times bigger' than the current record holder. [> Read More]( [5 Alternatives to the Big Bang Theory and Why It Still Trumps Rivals] [geralt/Pixabay]( [Science]( [5 Alternatives to the Big Bang Theory and Why It Still Trumps Rivals]( Everyone's heard about the Big Bang theory, but some find rival theories more compelling. [> Read More]( [7 Futuristic Ideas Backed by NASA That Could Change Space Exploration Forever] [NASA]( [Space]( [7 Futuristic Ideas Backed by NASA That Could Change Space Exploration Forever]( NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program has been funding several projects throughout the past decade. [> Read More]( [11 Gravity-Defying Sculptures Made by Coin Stacking] [@thumb_tani/Twitter]( [Inspiration]( [11 Gravity-Defying Sculptures Made by Coin Stacking]( These coin stacking skills are simply unbelievable. [> Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Video of the Day [The Second Law of Thermodynamics Finally Explained]( [The Second Law of Thermodynamics Finally Explained]( Have you ever wondered why your coffee loses heat while sitting on your desk? It has to do with thermodynamics. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [youtube]( [linkedin]( You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( to manage your newsletter subscriptions. [Display on interestingengineering.com]( Interesting Engineering, Inc 201 Spear Street, Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94105 © Copyright 2020 | Interesting Engineering, Inc. All Rights Reserved