The Lightest ThinkPad Ever Also Scored 9/10 for Repairability
Business laptops have gotten remarkably thin over the years, but the tradeoffs are hard to ignore. Repairability has taken a back seat to aesthetics, battery…
Sustainable Design
Kohler’s Smart Shower Purifies and Recirculates up to 80% of Water per Shower
For a decade, the smart shower category was essentially a thermostatic valve with an app stapled to it. Not particularly useful unless you consider “Hey…
Phone Cases Are Boring, This One Puts a Living Terrarium Inside
Phone cases have largely settled into two camps: the ones that protect your phone without anyone noticing they exist, and the ones that make a…
Someone Finally Gave Aluminum Cans the Resealable Lid They Always Needed
The aluminum can has been one of the most successful packaging formats in history, but it carries a fundamental flaw. Pull that tab, and it’s…
This Rotating Solar House Grows Fish and Plants Entirely on Its Own
Aquaponic gardening has been getting a lot of attention as a more sustainable way to grow food, especially in urban settings where arable land isn’t…
Everyone Said Hydrogen Was Dead. Then 2026 Happened.
The hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has been declared dead so many times that the obituary writers have a template saved. Battery EVs won, the infrastructure…
5 Toys Made From Mushrooms, Rice Husks, and Wood That Replace Plastic
As awareness of our environmental impact grows, every choice we make matters, from the food we eat to the things we buy. Yet, we often…
Rebloom Studio Just Turned Flower Market Waste Into Art”
Most vases hold flowers. This one is made of them, specifically the ones that never got the chance to be admired. Rebloom Studio, a Korean…
Keen’s Zero-Glue Shoe Uses A Cord-Cage To Hold Itself Together, And Can Be Repaired By Swapping Parts
The footwear industry runs on glue. Something like 30 billion pairs of shoes get manufactured globally each year, and nearly all of them rely on…
Recycled Plastic Is 10x More Toxic, and This Chair Contains None
The furniture industry has been slow to reckon with its reliance on plastic. From injection-molded shells to synthetic fabrics, plastic finds its way into even…
The Bench That Grows Stronger Every Time You Water It
When I first came across the PhytoSymbiosis Seat, it looked like a piece of architecture that had been left in a garden long enough to…
A Burned-Out Xiaomi Phone Now Runs Gemini AI Inside a Retro TV Case
The smart home speaker market has settled into a familiar aesthetic. Smooth cylinders, matte finishes, and understated designs meant to disappear into a room are…