Baluchon squeezes full-time home and office into tiny 20-ft-long frame

Baluchon's latest tiny house measures just 6 m in length. However, despite its compact size, the Milanda packs everything necessary to serve as a comfortable full-time residence to its owner in northern France – including a well-lit home office.

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Stepped housing will absorb CO2 with large number of trees and shrubs

Stefano Boeri Architetti has done more than most to help popularize the current trend of covering buildings with trees. Its latest project is greenery covered housing that boasts sustainability features and will absorb significant amounts of CO2.

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Orbitkey’s quick-release keyring aims to save your fingernails

Since taking its first product to Kickstarter eight years ago, Australian startup Orbitkey hasn’t been afraid to float some fresh ideas around how we carry our keys, and its latest offering continues on with this theme.

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Inov-8’s new graphene trail running shoe literally nitro-boosts feet

For a few years now, Inov-8 has been focusing in on graphene for its trail running shoes. Now it mixes a little nitrogen into the formula. The nitrogen-injected foam adds a light, soft ride and a response so reactive it almost feels like cheating.

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Assistive mouthguard lets users control devices by biting down

Ordinarily, we associate mouthguards with sports such as boxing and football. An experimental new one, however, could allow people who lack the use of their hands to control electronic devices – and it would do so by tracking their bite patterns.

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Converted community kitchen wins 2022 Stephen Lawrence Prize

The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the winner of the 2022 Stephen Lawrence Prize. The Hackney School of Food, by Surman Weston, got the nod for its modest design and outstanding contribution to the local community.

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How exposure to artificial butter flavor when sick may cause lung damage

New research indicates exposure to low levels of a flavoring chemical called diacetyl in combination with a mild case of influenza can cause serious lung damage, so those with occupational exposure should be cautious of working while unwell.

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Mixed-use development brings new energy to Battersea Power Station

Almost 40 years after it was decommissioned, London's iconic Battersea Power Station has been restored by WilkinsonEyre. The firm has transformed the huge brick building into a mixed-use development that retains much of its original character.

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eMinder offers a digital alternative to paper to-do lists

Even in this day and age, many people still keep track of their daily tasks on paper do-to lists. The eMinder is designed to be a less wasteful alternative, and it's claimed to be less distracting than keeping such a list solely on your smartphone.

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4X4 Gladiator is ready to head for the hills – or the beach

There are quads, there are off-road scooters and skateboards … and then there's the 4X4 Gladiator. The go-anywhere electric vehicle is currently the subject of an Indiegogo campaign, and it will certainly turn a few heads.

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