Architecture & Design
Underwater parking garage for bicycles helps wildlife and pedestrians
A new bicycle parking garage is designed to provide a relaxing environment for both people and aquatic life.
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Mobility & Transport
Company launches one of the most sustainable vans on the market
Sustainable, eco-friendly and health-conscious materials are used throughout.
Architecture & Design
A scented room divider made from 3D-printed bioplastic
The design aims to create an identifiable smell for bioplastics that reflects the origins of the materials.
Property & Construction
New Zealand tiny house company embraces innovative design to create extra space
The design is one of the company’s smallest so far and has been nominated for a New Zealand Tiny House Award.
Health & Wellbeing
Ultrasound-based male contraceptive encourages gender-balanced approach to pregnancy
The design is a reversible and hormone-free device that is safe for home use and works to temporarily inhibit sperm regeneration.
Architecture & Design
Carbon neutral home uses plant beds as part of the building’s framework
A rooftop garden and interior glass wall help to naturally regulate internal temperatures.
Work & Lifestyle
A virtual world for conducting meetings
Global communications company WPP has created a world in Minecraft to be used for employee interactions.
Agriculture & Energy
A floating wind farm that reaches higher than the Eiffel Tower
A Norwegian company has designed a floating wind farm that uses smaller, stacked rotors to generate greater energy than fixed systems.
Architecture & Design
A new kind of sustainable urban village designed for Aberdeen
Architecture students in Scotland have designed a sustainable urban village that would improve accessibility and flexibility of urban spaces.
Architecture & Design
Sustainable, wood-like material made from Kombucha
The petroleum-free material is sustainably produced with algae and repurposed bacterial cellulose waste from Kombucha production.
Architecture & Design
Students design automated face mask recycling system
The machine is designed to take in face masks and turn out reusable plastic pellets.
Architecture & Design
A rooftop farm tops the supermarket of the future
A new market in Germany includes an aquaponics farm and a greenhouse.