Despite its unusual half-meter width, this electric vehicle is a fully functional passenger car. Its interior fits a driver (in the front) and one passenger (in the back). There’s one…

A remarkable black, bubble-covered film could tackle one of the world’s most urgent problems: access to clean drinking water. As global warming continues, the atmosphere is holding more water. That…

Henry Ford’s life reads like a handbook for management and a study in corporate social responsibility. Behind the achievements and contradictions of one of the founders of the automotive industry…

A creative businessman who introduced fresh approaches to retail built his famous tea empire after he was already a well-known millionaire. Raised in Glasgow’s poorest neighborhood, he amassed huge wealth,…

Born into a musical family, he treated music as a sideline. At just 9 years old, the young violinist became the cathedral’s principal violinist, and by 15 he had entered…

According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. A staggering 80 percent of deaths attributed to these ailments occur in low- and middle-income…

The Turin-based startup Capable has launched the Manifesto Collection, a line of clothing designed to confuse facial-recognition technology. The vibrantly colored knitwear is designed to fool artificial intelligence systems that…

The fashion brand Ganni and material company Polybion unveiled the world’s first jacket grown from bacteria — a milestone for bacterial cellulose as a leather alternative, shown at the Global…

Inventors from the University of Waterloo (Canada) have detailed the properties of a new smart fabric in an article for the journal Nano-Micro Small. The authors present the fabric as…

Her “cosmic” projects—earning her the nickname “destroyer of geometric laws”—look like objects from an extraterrestrial civilization. Her revolutionary approach to building transformed architecture around the world. Her career and achievements…

This change is driven by efforts to protect the environment. Who would have thought that opening a plastic bottle could ruin your mood for an entire week? What was once…

As organizers prepared for the Paris Olympics, they aimed to host the most environmentally friendly Games in history. The purple running track stands as a testament to how they tried…

Renowned British architect Norman Foster has unveiled plans for a $1 billion office tower in Hollywood. The Los Angeles skyscraper, designed by Foster + Partners, is already capturing the attention…

Can modern architecture truly captivate today’s audience? The experts at Büro Ole Scheeren have certainly achieved that. This quirky yet harmonious structure resembles a fantastical four-legged creature in a twisting…

Zaha Hadid Architects designed the Science Fiction Museum for Chengdu, a city of about 20 million in Sichuan Province. Covering 59,000 square meters, the museum will host exhibitions, conferences, and…

Among these masterpieces are the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and the “Dancing House” in Prague. These and other buildings are widely considered…

This year’s winners of the eVolo Skyscraper Competition have been announced. Among the projects that captivated the jury were rotating affordable housing units, a plastic skyscraper designed to clean the…

While Elon Musk dreams of building a city on Mars for Earth’s settlers, the Japanese architectural firm N-Ark is looking at the ocean right here on Earth. This startup is…

The grand “living laboratory” known as Dubai Reefs will stretch across approximately 200 square kilometers in the Persian Gulf, just off Dubai’s coast. Dubai Reefs will be home to over…

Today, Vincent Callebaut’s project Timber Mobilities sounds fantastical. But it could become reality sooner than you think. Many of the bold ideas from the Paris-based Belgian architect have already been…

The Seoul Ring, a 180-meter-tall observation wheel, will offer breathtaking views of Seoul. It will be constructed along the banks of the Han River, not far from the city’s main…

The modern world faces a host of challenges—climate change, dwindling natural resources, an aging population, and rapid urban growth. As a result, people need a different quality of life, one…

The Saudi government has unveiled plans to build Oxagon, an octagonal port city in the country’s northeast. Developers say the city will be completed by 2030, house about 90,000 residents,…

URB, an architectural firm in the UAE, unveiled plans for the Agri Hub, a massive agritourism center designed to be carbon neutral. The designers hope to astonish visitors in Dubai…

Yuma Kano, 34, is the creative director of the Tokyo design studio Yumakano and crafts exclusive wooden furniture while helping protect forests. The designer loves wood, calling it an invaluable…

A turtle-shaped giant yacht has been unveiled in Italy — a floating city that could accommodate up to 60,000 guests at once. The Pangeos concept was developed by the Lazzarini…

The architectural firm URB (UAE) is set to build the world’s largest urban technology district, the Urban Tech District, in Dubai, featuring zero carbon emissions. This ambitious project aims to…

Dubai is already known for jaw-dropping architecture, and another bold project is slated to appear soon. The local architectural firm ZNera Space has designed a project unlike anything the world…

Experts called the results of this experiment astonishing. Kaffa Roastery is one of Finland’s leading coffee roasters, based in Helsinki. Founder Svante Hampf introduced a coffee blend called AI-conic that…

Researchers from Yonsei University in South Korea say their experimental product offers a “unique blend of flavors” and a pleasant taste. They believe the so-called “beef rice” could quickly find…

Scientists who study food and future tech say the traditional Christmas feast could look very different soon. A team at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has sketched a vision for…

A team of researchers from York University’s FixOurFood program and the British retailer Co-op has unveiled what our food might look like in just a few decades. Ultra-realistic images generated…

A team at Yonsei University’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering announced a breakthrough in lab-grown meat. The researchers have successfully cultivated artificial beef in the lab, and unlike earlier…

Chocolatiers will have to figure out how to incorporate this innovation into delicate chocolate recipes. Researchers say the new chocolate outshines traditional varieties. The core idea replaces refined sugar with…

The startup Mill, founded by Matt Rogers and Harry Tannenbaum, has built a kitchen bin unlike any other. The founders say they’ve solved food-waste disposal. The smart container dries and…

Researchers at the Donald Costello College of Business have identified another factor behind the success of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg: all three are left-handed. The study found…

The Chapel of St. Peter in Lucerne has replaced the priest’s confessional with a digital avatar of Jesus. This installation, titled Deus in Machina, is part of a scientific initiative…

As gangster Al Capone put it, “You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone.” This week we mark the birthday…