Is your home energy system as smart as your phone?
Your smartphone knows when to dim the screen, silence itself and suggest when to leave for your next meeting. It connects apps, automates tasks, makes life seamless — and we take that for granted. But your home’s energy system is still stuck in the analog …
Local design is saving the environment in West Africa
Architects are using the age-old, sustainable technique of building with mud to improve the lives of many. When Diébédo Francis Kéré returned to his childhood home of Gando, a dusty village on the fringes of the Sahel in Burkina Faso, he decided to build a …
Fireworks are harmful. Can drones do better?
Fireworks are a big part of the 4th of July, but they come with some serious health and environmental risks. Drone light shows could be a safer and more exciting way to celebrate. As the sun begins to set on the 4th of July, excited …
