Dubai has officially started testing flying taxis
The United Arab Emirates is one step closer to becoming the first country in the world to launch a flying taxi service. On Monday, the German firm Volocopter tested one of its two-seater Autonomous Air...
View ArticleZaha Hadid Architects unveils designs for wave-inspired Melbourne apartment...
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled designs for the Mayfair Residential Tower, a luxury mixed-use building in Melbourne with spectacular views. Clad in a wave-inspired façade with sculptural bespoke...
View ArticleStarburst shipping container home to rise in the California desert
Don’t rub your eyes—this incredible shipping container home is not a mirage. London-based designer James Whitaker is bringing his crystalline cargotecture vision to life with the Joshua Tree Residence...
View ArticleUAE unveils plans for massive city simulating human settlement on Mars
Before humans move to Mars, there's much research to be done, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is getting in on the effort on a large scale with a 1.9 million square foot city. The Mars Scientific...
View ArticleBeautiful eco hostel embedded in the forests of Mexico is the ultimate...
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View ArticleAncient papyrus scroll offers insight into Great Pyramid of Giza mystery
Ancient Egyptians moved more than 170,000 tons of limestone to construct the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Archaeologists have long puzzled over just how they...
View ArticleKlaas Kuiken turns common green bottles into incredible vases with this...
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View ArticleDyson the famous vacuum maker is building an electric car
Dyson is famous for its bagless vacuum cleaners and other unique household appliances, but founder and chief engineer James Dyson has some bigger plans for the company. James Dyson sent out an email...
View ArticleEvaporation could generate 2.85 million megawatt hours of electricity each year
In a world in which much energy is wasted, whether through food waste, poor insulation, or inefficient appliances, valuable renewable energy may indeed be disappearing into thin air. Scientists at...
View ArticleScientists just discovered a whole lot more about the once-hidden continent...
Scientists recently gathered more clues into the history of Earth's new continent, Zealandia. The seventh continent that was hiding in plain sight until a new study backed up its existence this year is...
View ArticleMeditative lakeside Prism Cabin reveals Bordeaux through stained-glass windows
This pyramid-shaped cabin in France features beautiful stained glass windows and lookout towers that offer expansive views of the surrounding landscape. Visual artist Lou Andréa Lassalle designed the...
View ArticleVIDEO: 60,000-year-old preserved underwater forest discovered in the Gulf of...
When Hurricane Ivan formed in 2004, it did more than devastate regions in the Caribbean and parts of the United States’ coast. According to the new documentary “The Underwater Forest,” it also...
View ArticleGogoro is bringing electric scooter share to Japan
Electric is the future—and Gogoro is paving the way. The innovative electric scooter and battery swapping company just announced plans for expansion in Japan, with their new GoShare Smartscooter...
View ArticleFloating Cloud will be a landmark of world peace in Copenhagen
An uplifting House of Peace (HOPE) may soon rise on Copenhagen’s waters. Junya Ishigami and Svendborg Architects won a design competition to design an active symbol and landmark for world peace with...
View ArticleUS and Russia are teaming up to build a lunar spaceport
The space agencies of Russia and the United States just signed a joint statement to develop projects to further explore outer space. One could be the Deep Space Gateway, a lunar spaceport that could...
View ArticleThe world's first mobile, solar-powered recycling plant just popped up in the...
The mobile recycling factory of the future just landed in the 19th century courtyard of the historic Somerset House in the middle of London. Trashpresso is a giant solar-powered recycling plant that...
View ArticleFormer Tesla executives to produce battery "with significantly lower carbon...
Tesla is attempting to shake up both the car and energy industries with their battery-producing Gigafactory - but two former employees hope to go even further in Sweden. Northvolt, which is helmed by...
View ArticleArchitect builds a tiny studio in his backyard to be closer to his child
This tiny backyard studio in Toronto is the perfect home office where the clients can work while raising their young child. Oliver Dang, founder of architecture firm Six Four Five A, has constructed...
View ArticleHurricane Maria ravaged the only tropical rainforest in the United States
El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rainforest managed by the United States Forest Service, suffered major damage as Hurricane Maria bore down on Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm. While...
View ArticleHere's some climate hope: global CO2 emissions stayed static last year
The fall of coal and rise of renewable energy could be having an impact on the world's carbon dioxide emissions. The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency published data this week showing global...
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