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In Beijing, even cramped apartments can fetch a small fortune, but PAO recently built a new prefab home for a first-time buyer for just US$10,000. Based on the firm's patented panel system, it can potentially be assembled by a couple of unskilled people in as little as 24 hours using a hex key.

Our Paper Life's new Room in a Box idea is aimed at minimizing the time and cost required to furnish a room. Each kit contains pieces that slot together without the need for tools or glue to create furniture for an entire bedroom. What's more, it only takes 30 minutes to put together.

The Ultraprojector is an extremely basic video projector that doesn't need to be hooked up to a video source while provide images.

Researchers at Philips have developed pixel manipulation technology that could see the whole surface of devices being painted according to the user's mood or ambient colorscapes being applied to windows, walls or rooms.

Low-cost electronics printed on everything from plastic to fabric are possible thanks to the development of conductive silver ink developed by Xerox scientists.

The Envion Oil Generator transforms plastic waste into refined oil, ready for commercial application.

French industrial designer Julien Madérou has come up with an ingenious design for an iPhone/iPod touch stand that can be made from a single sheet of paper in just a few minutes.

A new battery technology from Ceramatec is able to store and time-shift solar power economically and has domestic applications.