Someone Built a Biodegradable 8GB Hard Drive Out of Mushrooms
So here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write: someone made a USB drive out of mushrooms. Well, technically mycelium, the sprawling fungal network that…
Sustainable Design
Fishing Nets and Snack Wrappers Just Became Retaining Wall Blocks
Some plastics never get recycled, no matter how much you sort them. Fishing nets, buoys, agricultural films, and multilayer snack packaging are too dirty or…
Anker SOLIX E10 Brings Hybrid Whole-Home Backup to the Modern House
Modern homes depend on electricity for everything, from fridges and routers to medical devices and central A/C. Storms, rolling blackouts, and grid hiccups trigger a…
Nuon Medical: Why the Future of Skincare Isn’t Another Serum
The beauty industry has spent decades perfecting what goes inside the bottle. Formulas have become more sophisticated, actives more potent, ingredient lists more transparent. Yet…
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition Scores 9/10 From iFixit at CES 2026
ThinkPad X1 Carbon has been the default answer to “what does a serious work laptop look like?” for more than a decade, with over ten…
Home Composter Concept Makes Real Soil in 2 Weeks, Not Dehydrated Flakes
Decomposition needs three things: moisture, airflow, and temperature, and those are hard to balance in an apartment. Most food waste ends up in landfills instead,…
5 Climate-Proof Home Upgrades That Turned Homes Into Survival Shelters
The climate crisis has shifted from distant concern to an urgent force redefining how you think about shelter. In this new reality, luxury aligns with…
Peak Pouch Turns 5,180 Tons of Park Waste Into Trash Bag Holders
South Korea’s national parks removed trash bins to protect ecosystems and pushed a carry-in, carry-out policy. The unintended side effect is that visitors hide trash…
This DIY Wooden Battery Charger Brings Dead AAs Back to Life
Most homes accumulate a drawer full of dead AA and AAA batteries, and the uneasy feeling of tossing heavy little cylinders into recycling or the…
The Solar Touch Light That Hides Its Tech in Plain Sight
There’s something quietly revolutionary happening in the world of ambient lighting, and it looks like a smooth wooden pebble you’d want to hold in your…
A Vertical Farm Skyscraper Reimagines Chicago’s Skyline as a Living Food Ecosystem
Imagine standing in Chicago, looking up at a skyline that does not just symbolize power and progress, but nourishment. A skyline where fresh lettuce grows…
Sweden Transforms Wind Turbine Waste Into Europe’s First Blade-Built Parking Garage
Sweden has opened the doors to a parking garage unlike any other in Europe. The Niels Bohr car park in Lund stands as a testament…