A new book by Julia Watson, Lo—TEK. Design by Radical Indigenism, sheds light on a design movement based on indigenous philosophy and vernacular architecture to build a more sustainable future. Think aqueducts and bridges made of living tree roots. 

Afghanistan's all-girls robotics team, the Afghan Dreamers, found a way to build emergency ventilators out of car parts, arming healthcare workers with much needed equipment during the pandemic. 

Even NASA's technology experiences glitches now and then. About a decade ago, its Spirit rover got stuck in a sand trap on Mars, unable to wriggle free. But engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology developed a series of motions that could help future rovers blaze ahead, even in challenging terrain. 

Though wind turbines are challenging to recycle, one Danish startup has found a way to transform old blades into an ultra-resistant mix of fiberglass and industrial glue, creating noise-reducing barriers for highways and factories. 

LEDs have become the gold standard of energy efficient lighting, but lighting researchers estimate that manufacturing them actually releases more than double the amount of carbon dioxide than manufacturing more conventional lighting. 

Japanese designer Rie Sakamoto saw potential in an often overlooked household staple: rubber bands. The designer knit them together to create her Rubber Band collection as part of her thesis project for Tama Art University in Tokyo, Japan. 

Container ships transporting goods from one corner of the world to another emit large amounts of carbon and greenhouse gases as they glide through the sea, but now the industry is working to change that with cleaner fuel. 

Design professors share tips and tricks for creating your own face mask at home. 

As the coronavirus outbreak unfolds throughout the world, people are staying in and looking to their phones for medical diagnoses.  

With innovations in smart cities, self-driving cars, remote collaboration, and online mental health support, how will digital connectivity be transformed in the post-coronavirus era? 

We're entering the era of explosive-sensing grasshoppers. Researchers at Washington University in Missouri have tapped into the olfactory senses of the American grasshopper, which naturally detects chemical odors in the air, to create small and discreet biological bomb sniffers. 

As the tech scene booms in Manhattan, The Company Building at 335 Madison, designed by SHoP Architects, is hoping to reap the benefits by appealing to creative workers with its coffee shop vibe. 

As technology hints at the future of space travel, which will likely include space tourism, a group of researchers currently is working on answering a key question: What will we eat en route to Mars?  

As architects and designers prioritize sustainable design initiatives, the demand is growing for tools to calculate and better understand ways to reduce carbon emissions. Take a look at these three innovations, which make sustainable design more accessible. 

Forget chasing after your neighborhood ice cream truck. Now one drone startup is partnering with Unilever, parent company of Ben & Jerry's, to test a drone delivery system, bringing pints of Cherry Garcia and Half Baked directly to your door. 

Researchers are in the midst of developing a solar panel that does the impossible—it works at night. The so-called "anti-solar panel" functions in reverse by harnessing the heat from Earth, rather than the sun, to generate electricity. 

Now it's possible to harness the mythical powers of Spider-Man without his iconic suit. Researchers in China created a novel vacuum suction unit that allows humans or robots to scale walls, even those with rough, uneven surfaces. 

A team of researchers is using photosynthetic microbes to create a living concrete, which can reproduce while absorbing carbon dioxide. Did we mention it changes color, too? The new construction material morphs from shades of green into more muted tones as it dries. 

As we settle into 2020, a look back at the last decade shows it was a transformative one for building developments. Take a look at how the tech industry, and other factors, led to the creation entirely new neighborhoods as seen from 400 miles above. 

Dog days aren't all fun and games. One company is creating a wearable device that generates data on your dog's emotional state. It works by taking into account a dog's heart rate, which spikes when they're stressed or anxious—just like ours.

Want to change the channel with a simple glance toward the corner of the TV screen? The startup NextMind is pioneering a noninvasive neural interface, which sits at the back of the skull, that claims to help you do just that and more. 

Artificial Intelligence beings that look and act like humans are soon-to-be a reality. At least that's what Samsung suggests in a series of social media posts teasing the unveiling of its artificial being NEON at the Consumer Electronics Show. 

This hybrid between a yacht and a submarine skims the ocean's surface and travels deep beneath it, offering passengers an ultra-scenic ride while representing a new class of "mega yachts." 

Google has created a somewhat mythical office culture with its nap pods and upscale food options, but the company also has a knack for transforming old warehouses, factories, and storage facilities into sleek workplaces. Take a look at some of Google's most unique offices. 

The world's first 3D-printed neighborhood is in the works in a rural part of Mexico, offering impoverished families an opportunity to live in sturdier homes than those constructed themselves from materials on hand.

Off the coast of the Netherlands, an unusual dairy farm is afloat—literally. The floating farm, which houses 35 cows, is staffed mostly by robots in an effort to make cities more self-sustaining. 

The next wave of nuclear reactors won't look like this! One energy startup created a compact prototype reactor, which uses hardly any nuclear fuel and is small enough to ship to any location.