Stories by Rima Sabina Aouf
Student-designed Air Chair allows disabled passengers to use one chair for whole journey
First geoengineering experiment to dim the sun on track for 2019
Madeline Gannon’s “quirky” robots move together like a pack of animals
Zoov’s electric share bicycles lock together like shopping trolleys
Urban wind turbine wins 2018 James Dyson Awards grand prize
Photovoltaic concrete facade uses sunlight to generate energy
Helm Personal Server lets users take control of their data security
Bio-bricks made from human urine could be environmentally friendly future of architecture
MIT surveys two million people to set out ethical framework for driverless cars
Terra alarm alerts people before an earthquake hits
BCXSY and Atelier Robotiq’s Out of Order lamp created by “absent-minded” robot
Night Loo is a safe portable toilet for women in refugee camps
Algae curtain by EcoLogicStudio could make buildings more eco-friendly
MIT “cyborg botany” researcher builds plant-robot hybrid called Elowan
MIT engineers complete world’s first flight of plane with no moving parts
Twelve fabric-covered gadgets that show how technology can be more cosy
Jony Ive and Marc Newson design all-diamond ring
Harley-Davidson debuts motorcycle “that just happens to be electric”
WEDEW turns air into drinking water by creating artificial clouds in shipping container
Brixels are modular blocks that can be combined to create moving walls
Superstar is a graphene wheelchair that promises strength and lightness
Five geoengineering solutions proposed to fight climate change
