It will also be able to power cars indirectly, as an electricity source for electric vehicles starting to arrive in showrooms.

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And just as open-source programmers collaborate by sharing software code, engineers are already starting to collaborate on open-source designs for objects and hardware.

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At the same time, we know that Americans more than people in other countries perceive IKEA as a source of home furnishings in their starting-up phase.

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