This Vine-Shaped Winery Concept Can Grow Just Like a Real Vine
Winery architecture has long struggled to find the right balance between the rustic identity of viticulture and the ambitions of contemporary design. Most wineries reach…
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Get Ready for the Pavilion That Was Designed by the Sun Itself
Architecture has always had to reckon with the sun. Buildings are oriented, shaded, and glazed in response to it, and solar panels are bolted onto…
This Solar Smartwatch Ran 9 Months on Battery, Then the Panel Kicked In
The smartwatch category has a battery problem it can’t seem to shake. Despite years of incremental improvements, most wearables still need to be charged every…
What If City Monuments Generated Power Instead of Just Looking Good?
Public art has long served as a cultural mirror, reflecting what a society chooses to honor. As climate change intensifies and cities face mounting pressure…
These Solar Gazebos Have 4 Wind Turbines and Let You Charge Below
University campuses function like small cities. Students move between buildings, find outdoor spots to read or work, and constantly need power for phones and laptops….
Lie Under This Solar Roof and Watch the Sun Move in Real-Time
Most solar infrastructure is treated as background hardware, panels on roofs or fields that quietly feed the grid while public life happens somewhere else. That…
Michael Jantzen Just Turned Solar into a 16-Arm Moving Sculpture
Most renewable energy systems hide in plain sight. Rooftop solar panels blend into shingles, batteries sit in containers behind fences, and wind turbines spin in…
This Solar Pavilion Powers the Grid and Charges Phones from Its Seats
The typical park pavilion or bus-stop canopy offers shade but little else. A roof on posts that sits in the sun all day, casting shadows,…
eufy Wraps the Front Door in Smarter Vision and Power at CES 2026
The modern front door has a lot to juggle. Couriers drop parcels, friends arrive unannounced, kids race in and out, and somewhere in the background,…
Google TV Solar Remote G32 Never Needs Battery Replacements
TV remotes have a habit of dying at the worst possible time, usually right before you finally find something worth watching. The familiar hunt for…
Concept House With 5 Segments Rotates to Catch Sun and Wind
Imagine waking up in a home that changes shape with the sun, rotates to catch the breeze, and adjusts its silhouette at your whim throughout…
Flexible solar cells give headphones virtually infinite playtimes
There is a growing interest lately in reducing or even ditching our fossil fuel usage and embracing renewable sources of energy. Unsurprisingly, solar energy is…