You might wonder why we chose to write about an architecture which is not green. It is an example of a great idea done wrong in several aspects. Although it looks astonishing, its functionality and the solutions made in the build are classic examples of architecture which needs to be criticized. The Yellow Treehouse Restaurant… »

If you are a designer which uses computer as a tool for your designs it is most likely you have used some kind of a tablet to draw your art. On the other hand, if you always wanted to use hand gestures while using your computer and you can’t afford Microsoft Surface, now you can… »

Researchers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., are developing a transparent coating that prevents dirt and even bacteria from sticking in the same way a lotus plant sheds water. The research begun through collaboration of Northrop Grumman Electronics Systems, Linthicum, Md., and nGimat Corporation, Atlanta, Ga. Although a lotus leaf appears smooth,… »

A group of European companies and universities have collaborated to produce a series of multifunctional robots for urban hygiene tasks. With abilities ranging from door-to-door garbage pickup and transportation, to automated street cleaning, the DustBot robots recently demonstrated their skills at a station in the town of Atxuri, Portugal. During the presentation the team demonstrated… »

General interest in form and color is growing, as is our desire to add a personal touch to the structures we build. We don’t want to spend all our time and resources on maintaining a house or cabin. And our awareness of environmental and climate issues is on the increase. Since we’re going to cover… »

Almost a month ago, Zinnet introduced their CinemaTube, the next generation product, which will shake things up in the high-definition media player and streamer market this fall. The CinemaTube is a USB hard drive-based high-definition media player that can also stream users’ entertainment collection from a PC to a TV. It also does what the… »

In our previous articles we’ve been writing about buildings designed mostly for public use. In this article we’re going to write about a hotel that earned LEED Platinum certificate without losing any functionality and guest comfort. Proximity Hotel and Print Works Bistro have been awarded LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council a year… »

A new process for creating ultra-thin, ultra-small inorganic light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and assembling them into large arrays offers new classes of lighting and display systems with interesting properties, such as see-through construction and mechanical flexibility, which would be impossible to achieve with existing technologies. Applications for the arrays, which can be printed onto flat or… »