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MAD Architects has developed a unique style in recent years, with many of its projects reflecting a desire to mix architecture with nature. The Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center is in the same vein and aims to bring something of the spirit of a mountainous village to inner-city China.

Lately we've seen more and more companies shrinking camper vans down into mini-campervans. Germany's Flexcamper takes it a step further, making single-person mini-campers out of some of the smallest multipurpose vehicles out there.

A remarkable new implantable device developed by engineers at University of Wisconsin–Madison promises a new way to battle obesity. By gently stimulating a nerve that links the stomach to the brain, the device tricks your brain into thinking you're full.

New York-based architectural firm Yuji Yamazaki Architecture (YYA) is behind the design of the Kudadoo Maldives Private Island that opened recently in Lhaviani Atoll, Maldives. With a strong focus on sustainability, this island is distinguished by its impressive solar roof.

It has been years since Google’s influential Street View left the roads and began to map everything from shopping centers to hiking trails. The device that made this happen was called the Street View Trekker, and Google just revealed an updated model.

Each year, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) conducts a review of tall building trends. The influential body offers some fascinating insights in its 2018 Year in Review, including the continued importance of China as the world leader in tall building commissions.

​They’re almost cute, these little seatless quadbikes, and they can be programmed to perform a bunch of handy tasks outdoors. Honda has been testing them in search and rescue, firefighting, construction, agriculture, landscaping and snow removal applications.

A new technique using ultrasound to clear the toxic protein clumps thought to cause dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is moving to the first phase of human trials next year. The treatment has proven successful across animal tests and presents an exciting, drug-free way to potentially battle dementia.

When it comes to space travel, and space in genera​l, 2018 has been a busy year. It was one marked by remarkable technological firsts, dramatic incidents, and new milestones set. Oh, and space champagne. So, let's look back on the highlights of the year in space, 2018.

Quality improvements in vinyl records are clearly not high quality enough for some listeners, as there are moves to introduce HD vinyl. Fluance has clearly seen the writing on the wall, and has today launched its brand new Reference Series High Fidelity Turntables.​

With winter having arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, a lot of tiny house owners will be feeling the chill. Not the occupants of the Magnolia though, as it's designed to withstand even Quebec's harsh cold.

Big names like Canon and Nikon have been making astro versions of their cameras for a good while, but none can be thought of as particularly small. In 2016, TinyMOS made the world's smallest astronomy camera –​ the Tiny01. Now the company is back with an even smaller device called the Nano1.