Renault defibs Twingo into adorable digitized EV with sub-20K price

Here’s an early look at one of the future’s cheapest electric vehicles. Renault officially kicks off the Twingo’s next generation with an all-electric prototype debuting at next week’s 2024 Paris Motor Show. The endearing little hatchback features a re… Continue reading Renault defibs Twingo into adorable digitized EV with sub-20K price

US FDA ruling allows low-cost hearing aids to be sold over-the-counter

The US FDA has issued a final rule that establishes a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. The move comes as part of a push by the US government to make healthcare more affordable, allowing millions of people to buy low-cost hearing aid… Continue reading US FDA ruling allows low-cost hearing aids to be sold over-the-counter

The Ground Beneath Your Feet: SuperAdobe Construction

Homes in different parts of the world used to look different from each other out of necessity, built to optimize for the challenges and benefits of local climate. When residential climate control systems became commonplace that changed. Where a home in tropical south Florida once required very different building methods …read more

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3D Print Your Next Dwelling In A Day

What’s the shortest amount of time in which a 400 square foot home can be built? A few weeks? Try a fully printed structure in 24 hours for a little over $10,000.

This radial residence was materialized out of concrete in Stupino, Russia by [Apis Cor], and six collaborating companies, as a prototype. As opposed to traditional — such as it is for tech largely in its infancy — assembly of pre-printed or fabricated pieces, the building was printed as a whole, with the printer removed by crane before finishing the rest of the construction. It features a bathroom, hallway, …read more

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