Your building melts cars? There's an app for that
An epidemic of curved glass buildings is endangering people with heat and glare. Yet a simple analysis could solve the problem during the design phase.
View ArticleIn San Francisco, startups hatch ideas in a floating incubator
The Maritol "Icebreaker" became a business incubator by accident. Now, the retired ferry may have to say 'bon voyage' to its berth in the San Francisco Bay.
View ArticleSunny Spain aims to tax renewable energy
GRANADA -- Spain is about to start taxing green energy producers, which could deter any further investment in an arena for which Spain is famous.
View ArticleThis Melbourne company's secret to success? Cardboard boxes
MELBOURNE -- Inspired by the humble cardboard box, a Melbourne toy company has found a way to encourage creativity in young children.
View ArticleTesla hires for autonomous vehicles research
A recent job posting by Tesla suggests that the automaker is dedicated to developing autonomous technology in vehicles.
View ArticleMost frustrated on Hong Kong's streets: pedestrians
HONG KONG -- Designing the city around traffic has created an inferior environment for those on foot.
View ArticleScientists make the Star Wars "lightsaber" possible
Building Death Stars is impractical, but lightsabers are no longer out of the question. U.S. scientists have happened upon how to make the venerable Star Wars weapon.
View ArticleIBM, top universities team up to research artificial intelligence
A partnership between IBM and universities is aimed at developing better artificial intelligence systems like IBM Watson.
View ArticleIn Melbourne, a push for daylighting in architecture
MELBOURNE -- Amid growing energy concerns, a Melbourne lighting movement seeks to improve our access to daylight.
View ArticleSan Francisco's secret architectural wonders
Two design shows in the City by the Bay elevate never-built and speculative concepts that would truly benefit San Francisco if they are ever constructed.
View ArticleScience has made real life Transformers
"Transformers" like the ones in the fictional series don't exist yet, but MIT scientists have created modular robotic cubes that self-assemble into many different combinations.
View ArticleCloud capacity may be bought and sold in an open commodities market
A proposed 'Infrastructure as a Service' exchange may enable companies to buy attractively priced blocks of computing power.
View ArticleFacilitator | Pamela Abalu, head of global design and construction, MetLife
MetLife architect Pamela Abalu sees the office buildings of the future.
View ArticleMyth-busting Germany's energy transition
Despite what you may have heard in the press, Germany's transition to renewable power has been a stunning success. Energy analyst Chris Nelder runs down the facts.
View ArticleIn Berlin, ghettos are remolded into profitable housing
BERLIN -- A developer buys and transforms a dilapidated Berlin home for immigrants, demonstrating that it is possible to make low-cost housing profitable.
View ArticleHidden White House exposed! (Will Congress obstruct?)
A new book recounts the unsung history of President Truman's White House, which was completely gutted and rebuilt -- rather than bulldozed, abandoned or relocated.
View ArticleComing soon: Turn any bike into an electric bike
Can a simple new device turn around the fate of the electric bicycle in the United States?
View ArticleHow Hong Kong's high rents stifle innovation
HONG KONG -- With shop leases that only global brands can afford, the city's small businesses are driven out, while young entrepreneurs see no room to innovate.
View ArticleThe next great inventor will likely take music lessons as a kid
Children involved in the arts are more likely to be inventors and CEOs.
View ArticleIs Germany's digital angst practical or paranoid?
BERLIN -- In Germany, skepticism of the web runs deep. Is it justified?
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