If you’ve ever dreamed of cocooning yourself in nature, this woven prefabricated pavilion may be right up your alley. Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio has unveiled the Ellipsicoon, a digitally developed and handwoven pavilion that can pop up anywhere as a sculptural and meditative retreat. The curvaceous Ellipsicoon was created as part of the pavilion series for Revolution […]
Cocoon Pavillion Made Up Of 100% Sustainable Materials
Protecting The Shark Highway
Biologists have long believed that different shark species traveled from Costa Rica all the way to the Galapagos and Cocos islands. NPR reports that groups of scientists have been attaching electronic tags to sharks to try and track their journey for years, but they’ve finally made a breakthrough, identifying a “shark highway” that is used as a pathway from one […]
Tinder Features New Function, Places Hoping To Give You Better Matches
Tinder will now help you find matches with those people you may cross paths with in your day-to-day life. As promised earlier, the company today is announcing the launch of a new location-based feature that will narrow your list of potential dating prospects to those who hit up your same bar for after-work drinks, or who stop by your favorite […]
4 Legged Robot Learns How To Walk
Watching machine learning take place in real time can be a pretty astonishing experience. Like seeing a kid growing up, only compressed into a shorter time frame, you get to witness early failed attempts gradually give way to competency and, eventually, a high level of skill. That is thanks to the way such systems learn, based on trial and error […]
Curvaceous Towers Mimics Malaysia’s Topography
International design firm SPARK Architects recently completed a pair of condominium towers with rippling facades that pay homage to the dramatic surrounding landscape on Malaysia’s Penang Island. Located at Jalan Bukit Gambier near the state’s UNESCO-designated capital of George Town, the Arte S twin residential towers stand in sculptural contrast to its more staid neighbors. Designed to embrace the tropical environment, […]
Container Village For Startups In Amsterdam
In a bid to create affordable office space in Amsterdam, Dutch architect Julius Taminiau has upcycled a series of shipping containers into Startup Village, a temporary cargotecture hub for fledgling companies. Located in Amsterdam Science Park, the container buildings are stacked and painted in a variety of colors to create a space that can adapt to different needs. In addition […]
Ever Thought Of BBQ On Your Bike? Now You Can
The good weather’s here — and with it, barbecue season. But too often barbecuing is limited to our backyards or nearby parks. The reason? Because barbecues aren’t exactly the easiest of thing to transport. That’s especially true if you’re also someone who enjoys spending a sunny day on their bike, since transporting a grill on a bike is downright impossible. Or, […]
WeRoomies Connects You To Like Minded Roommates)
WeRoomies, a company revolutionizing the apartment sharing market, today announces the launch of its free online platform. In the age of rising rent costs, the platform helps individuals looking to save money connect with like-minded roomies. WeRoomies’ new, free platform will act as a centralised hub for individuals looking for rooms, as well as tenants and landlords searching for people […]
Airbnb New Function “Travel Stories”
Airbnb looks to be heading down the social route, introducing a new feature that lets travelers share their stories. If you’re already thinking, “Hang on … stories … like Snapchat Stories, which Instagram, Facebook, and others have already nabbed for their own services?” then you’d be absolutely on the money. The accommodation service is quietly testing the feature, which, similar […]
Artificial Tissue Finally Possible Through 3D Printing?
In a move that could one day lead to artificial transplant organs and sophisticated regenerative therapies, a UCLA team led by bioengineer Ali Khademhosseini has developed a new technique for printing complex bio-tissues using multiple materials. Using a specially modified 3D printer, it promises to one day create therapeutic biomaterials on demand. Organ transplants and other advanced tissue treatments face […]