Architects are converting the empty Brutalist style building that looms over Interstate 95 into a net zero boutique hotel that won't rely on fossil fuels for energy. More
Design Energy & Green Tech Sustainable Development Goals
New Haven Landmark Becomes a Symbol of Climate Action
Design Energy & Green Tech Healthcare Innovation
CES 2021 Will Showcase Plenty of Truly Useful Tech
Viewed through a screen, CES may offer us a glimpse at more substance and less glitz than if we were shuffling through the throngs at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the technologies we should really be celebrating. More
Design Food Tech & Society The Pandemic
The Thriving Do-Not-Touch Economy
“Do Not Touch” is this year’s revenue battle cry. Proximity sensing, voice, NFC, 5G, sensors, and the cloud are just some of the enabling technologies that make it all possible. More
Arts & Culture Design Media & Marketing
Pandemic Fashion and Beauty: Does Reality Still Matter?
As we stare at our screens for a larger portion of each day, the lines between real and digital are getting fuzzier. Phase 2 of screen life will blur real and digital even more. More
Inspired at CES, Seattle Teenagers Tackle Tech to Diagnose Covid-19
At ages 15 and 16 respectively, Sage Khanuja and Nikolas Ioannou were among five winners of Young Innovators to Watch award at CES in January. Their project, Spria, was a low-cost 3D-printed device that could, when administered with a mobile app survey, detect early signs of COPD. Now, they’re developing a smartphone-based technology to offer clinical-quality testing to assess lung capacity just with a phone alone. More
Community Insights Design Resilience The Future of Work
The Office is Dead. Long Live the Office.
The social construct most affected by COVID-19 is office work. When we return to offices, the standards and norms the govern how we work will have irrevocably changed. More
Community Insights Design Opinion
Is ALL Technology “Humane”?
It's hard to call some technologies inhumane when we make them all. Who is then responsible, in light of our common sense reaction that some innovations don't feel humane at all? More
Community Insights Design Innovation
Want Innovation? Elevate Design and Engineering
For too long, companies have treated design and engineering as distinct disciplines. One executive explains why it’s time for that to change. More
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