UNStudio designs Munich apartment block with reconfigurable interiors
Amsterdam-based UNStudio has unveiled its Van B residential building in Munich, which will have plug-in furniture modules so that its apartments can be reconfigured. Read more Amsterdam-based UNStudio has unveiled its Van B residential bui.....»»
Intel promotes liquid cooling solutions with Taiwan ODMs
Intel is promoting immersion cooling solutions and related reference designs with Taiwan-based ODMs, such as Compal Electronics, Inventec, and Pegatron......»»
Team designs system to create bioplastics
A team of Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists has developed a system that uses carbon dioxide, CO2, to produce biodegradable plastics, or bioplastics, that could replace the nondegradable plastics used today. The research addresses two challenges:.....»»
FCC advances plan to require blocking of spam texts from bogus numbers
Robotext plan approved after a year, but FCC still needs to adopt final rules. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | B4LLS) The Federal Communications Commission today released a plan to require mobile carriers to block a wide range.....»»
Build a Better Floating Wind Turbine and Win $7 Million from the Department of Energy
A new contest aims to jump-start U.S. production of floating wind turbines to place in ocean waters too deep for standard designs.....»»
5 Amazon home decor finds under $25 that shoppers are obsessed with
Has the interior of your house or apartment been looking a bit drab lately? You really shouldn’t feel bad because we can guarantee that you’re not alone. It’s all too easy to ignore the things around your home that make it look less.....»»
Review: Logitech’s new Blue Sona XLR mic pairs slick looks with even cleaner audio
Yesterday, Logitech revealed several new additions to its lineup of gear for both content creators and gamers alike. Amongst them was an all-new XLR microphone in the form of the new Logitech Blue Sona that arrives with one of the more sleek designs.....»»
UAG iPhone 14 case lineup offers up to 25-foot drop protection in rugged and modern designs
Urban Armor Gear (UAG) is out with its full lineup of all-new cases for iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max. From bold designs with maximum protection to more modern and clean styles with MagSafe that still meet military drop-test standards,.....»»
Nude photos in DMs could be automatically blocked by Instagram users
Meta has confirmed that it is developing a way of allowing users to automatically block nude photos in Instagram DMs. While the nature of the images that can be detected isn’t specified, one hopes it will block unsolicited nude photos to which too.....»»
Pixelmator Pro update adds new canvas templates to easily create reusable designs and mockups
The latest update from the Pixelmator Pro team is version 3.0, featuring a whole new way to create reusable templates for your Pixelmator projects. The update ships with 200 premium design templates and mockups, and the integrated placeholder featur.....»»
Pixelmator Pro 3.0 adds quick change mockups, colors and template designs
Mac image editing favorite Pixelmator Pro has launched version 3.0, bringing with it Machine Learning-based tools for trying out variations on designs.Pixelmator regularly rolls out new features every few months, but now it's brought out its first ma.....»»
AI model from OpenAI automatically recognizes speech and translates it to English
"Whisper" open source model may become a building block in future speech-to-text apps. Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Ars Technica) On Wednesday, OpenAI released a new open source AI model called Whisper that recognizes and t.....»»
Massive Outback rock art site reveals ancient narrative
Researchers have shed light on the story behind a large sandstone rock art site in Central Queensland that features seven star-like designs, large snake-like designs, six-toed human feet and even a penis......»»
Under pressure: Solid matter takes on new behavior
Investigating how solid matter behaves at enormous pressures, such as those found in the deep interiors of giant planets, is a great experimental challenge. To help address that challenge, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers and.....»»
Taiwan analog IC firms step up transition to 12-inch wafer manufacturing
Taiwan-based analog IC design houses have stepped up their transition to 12-inch wafer manufacturing, and are actively developing 12-inch chip designs, according to industry sources......»»
The best hospitality-related designs of 2022
See all the honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 Innovation by Design Awards in the Hospitality category. Winner Digital Redesign AirbnbRead Full Story.....»»
The best designs for social justice in 2022
See all the honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 Innovation by Design Awards in the Social Justice category. Winner Global Drug Policy Index CaféRead Full Story.....»»
Moshe Safdie’s unrealized dream for Habitat 67 may finally be coming true
In a new memoir, Safdie looks back on his high-profile projects—and the ones that got away. From a university design project that became one of the most recognizable apartment complexes in the world to major urban developments in Asia that spa.....»»
Lawsuit: Comcast Must Terminate Pirates & Block Top Torrent Sites
Comcast has joined AT&T and Verizon to become the third U.S.-based ISP to be sued for copyright infringement this month. Led by Voltage Holdings, a coalition of filmmakers says that Comcast failed to meet its obligations under the DMCA to disconnect.....»»
Plan Architect designs apartment block for nurses with zigzagging facade
A zigzagging form gives extra privacy to the medical staff living in Thai studio Plan Architect's nurse dormitory apartment block at Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok. Read more A zigzagging form gives extra privacy to the medical s.....»»
Indian Court Orders US Domain Registrars to Preemptively Block Pirate Sites
The New Delhi High Court has issued a site-blocking injunction in favor of Star India to protect the film "Brahmastra". Local ISPs have been ordered to block 18 pirate sites but the same order also applies to domain registrars, including US-based Nam.....»»