solarcont has developed a mobile solar container that stores and unrolls foldable photovoltaic panels for portable green energy anywhere.

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vernacular buoyant structures are upgraded with local materials and community participation for a fishing tourism center and town hall.

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fusing the tensile strength of willow and the compressive strength of earth, the installation offers a sustainable alternative to reinforced concrete.

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kenko tokina’s pieni M, a functional miniature digital camera, also records video with audio and has image filters such as monochrome, orange, blue, or green.

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along the banks of the chao phraya river, 'through the looking prism' casts kaleidoscopic patterns that evolve as day shifts to night.

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ironlev announced the successful pilot run of its self-driving magnetic levitation train as the team took it for a test on the adria-mestre route in veneto.

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since 2013, the social enterprise has repurposed over 2 million plastic bags, 800,000 plastic bottles, and 800 car tires into sustainable fashion.

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the winning platform combines the power of construction-scale 3D printing with a software approach to planning that integrates the homeowners into the collective process.

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MIT’s self-assembly lab team develops ‘4D knit dress’ where a robot arm personalizes the clothing’s fit and size and can modify the garment’s style.

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every time the record owner spins one of coke studio’s ‘video vinyls,’ the illustrated animation sequence drawn on the discs comes to life.

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