21st Century Innovative Technologies and Developments as also discoveries, curiosity ( insolite)...

Finding a parking space may soon become much easier thanks to a car that can fold itself up and squeeze into small spaces.

Inspired by the "Transformer" toys, the electric vehicle, called Earth-1, was designed by Kunio Okawara, famous in Japan as the artist behind the long-running popular robot anime 'Gundam'.

Tokyo based next-generation car design and manufacturing company Four Link Systems say they hope Earth 1 will get approval to drive on the roads by March 2018.

And despite costing as much as a high-end Lexus at $70,000 (£52,000), the company has already accepted 30 orders from clients from Japan, China and Dubai since its launch at the Tokyo Motor Show in October.

Four Link Systems say their goal is to sell 300 cars a year for use around airports or in tourist spots.

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thyssenkrupp unveils MULTI, one of the industry's most forward-thinking innovations created since the 19th century: the world’s first rope-less and sideways-moving elevator system. Instead of one cabin per shaft moving up and down, the MULTI offers multiple cabins operating in loop, like a metro system inside a building.

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