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Travel gadget promises to dry and iron your clothes – totally hands-free
Perfect Aircrete, Kitchen Ingredients.
Futuristic pixel-raising display lets you feel what's onscreen
Cutting-Edge Facility Generates Pure Water and Hydrogen Fuel from Seawater for Mere Pennies
This tiny dev board is packed with features for ambitious makers
Scientists Discover Gel to Regrow Tooth Enamel
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Galactic Brain: US firm plans space-based data centers, power grid to challenge China
Shelter
Flourishing in our new autonomy requires that we construct secure habitats in which to dwell. Cutting edge materials and methods provide unimaginable new options, allowing us greater mobility, and access to many previously uninhabitable environments.
Build a Bug Out Kindle: A Digital Survival Library at Your Fingertips
A "bug out situation" is the phrase used to describe a survival scenario which makes staying at home more dangerous than leaving.
These Windows Can Go Opaque On Command
Panes block sunlight with the flip of a switch
Embedded nanoparticles clear the way for smart glass devices
In a breakthrough new "direct-doping" process, scientists have embedded light-emitting nanoparticles into glass so that it remains almost perfectly transparent, but glows brightly when stimulated by lower frequency light.
Improved Desalination Technology is Quenching the World's Thirst
The world is parched, we are thirsty, and there's likely nothing we can do to make it rain.
The Skills That Will Really Matter After An Economic Meltdown
In the middle of this catastrophe, money in the bank, gold in your home, or collector's antiques aren't going to matter too much.
Welcome to Sunrise Domes!
Geodesic Domes were invented by
R. Buckminster Fuller in the 1960's, and are a revolutionary building structure with many advantages over conventional rectangular designs:
Living in a greenhouse: One family's experiment in sustainable living
Dutch stylist Helly Scholten is interested in living sustainably, so when the chance came to move herself and her family into an experimental sustainable house designed by Rotterdam University students and researchers, she jumped at it.
UFO home concept floats off-grid ocean living
While you can always head for the hills to wait out the apocalypse, a more stylish option could be a fully sustainable floating home from Italian mini yacht-maker Jet Capsule.
3D Fashion project set to revolutionize clothing industry
A new partnership between Loughborough University in the UK and garment manufacturer the Yeh Group aims to kick 3D printed fashion into gear.
An Island Fit For A Bond Villain
The new lifestyle for the rich and famous
First expandable habitat installed on ISS
The International Space Station (ISS) received an exciting renovation today as the experimental Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) was successfully attached to the Tranquility module.
Spinning nanotube fibers at Rice University
Scientists have created the first pure carbon nanotube fibers that combine many of the best features of highly conductive metal wires, strong carbon fibers and pliable textile thread. In a Jan. 11 paper in the journal Science, researchers from Rice U
The first space hotel?
Inflatable private space station set to launch in 2020 - and it will allow tourist visits
The ISS's New Expandable Module Is Just the Beginning of a Cushy Space Future
Fifty-five years ago today, Soviet cosmonaut and all-around lovely person Yuri Gagarin became the first human ever to venture into outer space.
The ISS's New Expandable Module Is Just the Beginning of a Cushy Space Future
Fifty-five years ago today, Soviet cosmonaut and all-around lovely person Yuri Gagarin became the first human ever to venture into outer space. To commemorate this historic voyage and celebrate the gains made in crewed spaceflight since, the United N
Private Space Habitat to Launch in 2020 Under Commercial Spaceflight Deal
Two aerospace companies are teaming up to launch giant space habitats to orbit, with the first such liftoff targeted for 2020.
The Far-Out Summit Where Geniuses Learn to Build Starships
TO GET TO the spaceship convention I have to go to Chattanooga.
Inflatable Space Baron Bigelow Says He Wants A Disney Space Station
Inks deal to launch giant inflatable habitats starting in 2020
Ace Rocketeers Swear They'll Put Inflatable Space Stations in Orbit, and Soon
BIGELOW AEROSPACE MAKES inflatable space habitats. But you only get to use the word "space" if you get those orbs to orbit, and, well, the people at Bigelow aren't exactly rocket scientists. (What? They aren't.)
BEAM Me Up! Prototype Space Room Could Lead to Inflatable Moon Bases
This Friday (April 8), SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Dragon cargo spacecraft toward the International Space Station, carrying the first expandable habitat that will be occupied by humans in orbit.
Scientists have discovered a metal foam that can stop an incoming bullet
For thousands of years, armor was something people wore.
3D printer creates full-color, multiple material prototypes in a single print run
The latest enterprise-grade 3D printer from Stratasys, the J750 model, is reportedly the first that can print objects with photorealistic color accuracy.
NASA Is Finally Sending a Hotel Magnate's Inflatable Habitat to the ISS
When humans leave Earth for good, they're going to need somewhere to stay.
Ex-boat builder designs unique off-grid tiny house
Ex-boat builder and carpenter Jeff Hobbs from New Zealand-based studio Room to Move was recently commissioned to build a special bespoke tiny house for local resident Briar Hale.
What is KNARR™?
This simplified airship freight system involves very little infrastructure to make wind energy easily accessible everywhere - leading the way in greener, more efficient transport of heavy goods.
Long Distance Transport | The CL AirShip | The CargoLifter
Based on proven and certified components of the AirTruck product range, CargoLifter can develop and build a full-fledged AirShip.
CargoLifter CL160, Germany
The CargoLifter CL 160 is a semi-rigid airship under development by CargoLifter AG, a German company that plans to build airships capable of carrying enormous loads for the bulk air freight market.
Airships.net: A Dirigible and Zeppelin History Site
Hindenburg Statistics
How to Unclog a Drain
Hair, soap scum, and dirt make up a cocktail of gross sludge that has to make its way from your sinks, bathtubs, and showers to the outside world.
Could you live in a ventilation shaft?
People's Architecture Office (PAO) has a knack for designing thought-provoking - if impractical - housing ideas.
29 Essential Tips for the New Prepper: "Start Small. Develop Your Skills. Create a Plan"
Whether you are just starting out with prepping and are figuring out what to focus on first, or whether you are a veteran prepper tracing over your plans for potential flaws, you can always make improvements.
Practical Motorhome Doubleback VW Camper review
Practical Motorhome's Jeremiah Mahadevan runs the rule over the stunning, innovative Doubleback camper, based on the venerable long-wheel base VW T5. UPDATE (13/05/2013): Danbury Motorcaravans has released a five-seater Doubleback.
You Won't Believe All Of The Awesome Features This Tiny Camper Is Hiding [Watch]
Watch the video to see how many amazing features this tiny retro camper is hiding.
Living on the edge: Casa Brutale combines brutalism with Bond villain-chic
Imagine, for a moment, that you're a super-villain searching for the perfect secret lair. You could do worse than Casa Brutale: a remarkable project that combines brutalist muscle with James Bond villain-chic.
The 'Flying Bum' is ready for lift off:
World's largest aircraft the Airlander 10 is fitted with fins and engines ahead of its first flight
A touch of silver lets smart windows go from clear to translucent
Electricity causes Nanowires to compress the elastomer layers, distorting them in the process. As a result, the window goes from being completely clear to taking on a cloudy frosted-glass appearance.
INFLATABLE ADDITION TO THE SPACE STATION WILL LAUNCH IN APRIL
BIGELOW AEROSPACE IS SENDING UP AN EXPANSION PACK FOR THE ISS
These No-Power Appliances Are Designed to "Survive Anything In Comfort and Style"
13 Must Have Homesteading Items to Survive the Apocalypse In Style
Home is where the Hub is:
Self-contained module turns empty spaces into living spaces
Shipping container-based housing comes to South Texas
San Antonio, Texas-based firms Development Strategies, Inc and Alamo Architects recently completed the first phase of a shipping container-based housing development in Encinal, TX. The project comprises seven container-based apartments and focuses on
Tiny Houses for the Masses: 84 Lumber Launches Packages Starting at $7K
If you thought the tiny house movement was just a fad, think again...
Roving tiny house kit caters for DIYers or unhandy buyers
US building supplies firm 84 Lumber has joined the burgeoning small living movement with the launch of a new tiny house range that aims to cater to anyone's skills and budget, from screwdriver-phobes to DIY experts.
The One-Stop Shop Guide to Lumber
As I've mentioned in previous posts over the years, while I'm not the handiest or craftiest guy, I do make an effort to expand my DIY skills when I can. One thing that often leaves me scratching my head is purchasing lumber whenever I take on a p
100% solar-powered super villa makes Arab housing sustainable again
After oil ushered in an era of excess, many people in the Middle East stopped building sensible homes adapted to harsh weather conditions.
According to Futurists We Will Be 3D Printing Underwater Cities....
According to Futurists We Will Be 3D Printing Underwater Cities, House-Moving Drones and Even Our Meals within 100 Years
Bioclimatic dome home in Costa Rica built with Nader Khalili's earth bag technique
Earth bag construction is taking off around the world, in large part thanks to Cal-Earth in Hesperia, California.
This amazing guy grew a Church with the help of trees. And, its the most peaceful ...
place in the world...For some people, the worship of nature and the divine go hand in hand. They see the overwhelming beauty in the world around them and can't help but see the hand of some otherworldly force at work.
This Innovative Camper Is A Combination Tent And Sleeping Bag
The Ultra-light All-In-One Sleep System offers the functions of a tent, sleeping bag and sleeping mat all in one.
Tesla's Model H Plug-In Hybrid Is A Motorhome Worth Getting Excited About
The eco-friendly RV fits a family of four and features a number of exciting amenities.
How to build 'bathroom facilities' that will keep you safe and healthy
Just because society has collapsed doesn't mean your bladder and your bowels stop working. We may not like to talk about it in polite company, but it's true.