Helsinki launches a sustainability app for the city
Finland’s capital city of Helsinki launched a sustainability app this summer that lets residents, tourists and...
New credit card limits spending based on carbon emissions
This Spring, the Swedish financial tech company Doconomy launched the first ever banking service and credit card...
Google is celebrating Earth Day with a new addition to its interactive app
In an effort to create an entertaining, easy way to learn about eco-friendly living, Google paired up with the...
This 3D-printed device could help its users breathe underwater
Japanese designer and material scientist Jun Kamei has invented an underwater breathing device constructed with...
Urban Rivers designs a multiplayer Trashbot Game to clean the Chicago River
The non-profit organization Urban Rivers is currently fundraising to deploy a remote-controlled, trash-cleaning...
These 3D-printed off-grid tiny houses can withstand hurricanes and earthquakes
These 3D-printed off-grid homes manufactured by Ukrainian startup PassivDom are not only 100% self-sufficient -...
Pepsi launches new drink option with reusable bottle
Soda is struggling, with sales of non-diet soda dropping by over 25 percent during the last 20 years, according...
Spin’s new station-less electric bike travels 50 miles on a single charge
San Francisco-based Spin has added its first electric bike to their bike-share collection — and it doesn't require...
Nanoleaf’s new dodecahedron Remote controls your smart home with a turn of the wrist
Nanoleaf is known for its brilliant lighting products - and now they're launching an innovative dodecahedron-shaped...
ZhongAn Tech is developing facial recognition for chickens in China
What if you could stare into the eyes of the organic chicken you'd be eating in a few months? Chinese company ZhongAn...
OLIO launches revolutionary food sharing app to reduce waste
OLIO is an online app designed to reduce food waste through social networking. After creating an account, OLIO...
Clever switches use your OCD tendencies to save electricity
Do you have a habit of forgetting to turn off the lights? Thai designer Pakaporn Teadtulkitikul has a smart solution...
Amazon patents network-based ‘gardening service’
Amazon is looking beyond your shopping list - and right into your backyard. As first spotted by The Modern Farmer,...
Getaway is launching new tiny house rentals in Washington DC and Boston
Getaway tiny houses are expanding, and we couldn't be more excited. Until now, you could only rent one of the...
70-mile wide group of butterflies shows up on radar, confuses weather scientists
“It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… a flock of migrating butterflies!” After spotting a colored mass...
Ericsson’s new mixed-reality platform envisions urban design in “real life”
Ericsson has created a new mixed-reality platform that allows users to envision urban design projects in "real...
IKEA’s new augmented reality app could totally change the way we shop
Ever purchased a piece of furniture, only to find out later it didn’t fit the style or size of the room? Swedish...
PAU unveils a light-filled renovation for New York’s Penn Station
Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU)'s revamped Pennsylvania Station plan represents a more inclusive...
Why the new Nissan Leaf won’t need a brake pedal
Your next car may not have a brake pedal. But don't worry - you'll still be able to drive safely. Nissan's new...
China’s largest bike share launches air-purifying bicycles for 20 million citizens
In the near future, 20 million people will be able to clean the air as they cycle. To fight air pollution and create...
Build your own indoor garden with modular LEGO-like blocks
Humans are spending more of their lives inside, missing out on the health benefits and beauty of plants. Winmart...
Pavilion made from 300 pairs of blue jeans just popped up in Milan
Here's something we've never seen before: a structure made entirely of pants! Starchitects Diller Scofidio+ Renfro...
Austrian residential building relies entirely on nature for heating, cooling, and ventilation
Good design really does make all the difference when it comes to energy conservation. This residential building...
Lego-like LEDs snap together to transform your walls into light art
Designed by James Vanderpant and James Glover of Dyena, Helios Touch uses moveable hexagon LED modules to create...
Solar-powered Homegrown Trailers weigh just 2,500 pounds so you can roam freely
The Homegrown Trailer features a pop-up roof which can be fitted with 400 watts of solar panels, and lithium batteries...
No, the Great Barrier Reef isn’t dead – but it is damaged
Last week, social media users from around the world were shocked and horrified to find the Great Barrier Reef had...
Groundbreaking AquaDx chip analyzes the safety of drinking water in real time
A new water-testing chip allows users to check for lead, pesticides, heavy metals, and alkalinity in drinking water...
Smart architecture app lets you turn almost anything into a digital stencil
Stencil was recently unveiled as the latest pro feature of Trace, Morpholio’s popular smartphone app that makes...
New app lets you order cheap meals that would otherwise be thrown out
A new app recently released in the UK allows users to order leftover food from nearby restaurants at a huge discount....
Double-sided sticky tape is the only thing keeping this LA home together
The home's exterior is wrapped in large anodized aluminum slats, which are held onto the structure with 3M double-sided...