Arizona

What did your area look like 1,000 years ago? Well, people in the year 3023 might have the luxury of finding out, thanks to an art/science project called the Millennium Camera, which will take an extremely long-exposure photo of the Arizona desert.

With most of Arizona in a state of moderate to extreme drought, the Gila River Indian Community and the US Army Corps of Engineers have signed a deal to begin a solar-over-canal project designed to cut down evaporation and boost solar efficiency.

I've often wondered what it would actually be like to have a small footprint, off-grid house. How does it work? What does it take? How much does it really cost? Does it feel like going back in time?

​​One problem with teaching robots to walk over uneven terrain is that what works in one setting may not fly in another. One solution would be to have the robot teach itself as it goes, which is exactly the approach researchers at Arizona State University have taken with their so-called C-Turtle.

As self-driving cars edge closer, manufacturers are expanding the range of scenarios they face during testing. Waymo is now opening its cars up to the public in Phoenix, AZ, in an attempt to see how they handle the cut-and-thrust of daily family duties.

A new landmark observation tower designed by Danish Architectural firm BIG is to be built in Phoenix, Arizona.