What does Chocolate Have to do With Maintaining Privacy Regulations…

Ever since the murmurings regarding GDPR began in 2016, achieving privacy compliance has become a common discussion (well, at least among CISOs and CIOs). While lots and lots of ink has been spilled on the “how to get there” aspect of achieving complia… Continue reading What does Chocolate Have to do With Maintaining Privacy Regulations…

CNC on the Desktop Hack Chat

Join us on Wednesday, August 26 at noon Pacific for the CNC on the Desktop Hack Chat with Matt Hertel and John Allwine!

Once limited to multi-million dollar machines on the floors of cavernous factories, CNC technology has moved so far downscale in terms of machine size that it’s often …read more

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Open and Sustainable Engineering Hack Chat

Join us on Wednesday, August 19 at noon Pacific for the Open and Sustainable Engineering Hack Chat with Joshua Pearce!

Since the first of our hominid ancestors learned to pick up a rock and make it into a tool, we humans have been using our engineering skills to change the …read more

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Hackaday Prize: Cal-Earth is Digging Deep to Shelter Those in Need

For the average person, a government order to shelter in place or stay at home comes with some adjustments. Many changes are cerebral: we navigate vast expanses of togetherness with our families while figuring out how to balance work, life, and newfound teaching roles. Other changes are physical, like giving …read more

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Solar-powered center puts sustainability at heart of the community

Australia’s K20 Architecture was commissioned to design a community center in Bayswater, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. In response, the firm delivered an impressively sustainable building that makes use of recycled materials and features solar power… Continue reading Solar-powered center puts sustainability at heart of the community

WOHA is transforming “polluted swamp” into lush green campus

With its upcoming BRAC University campus in Bangladesh, WOHA has to work with a challenging inner-city plot. The project involves turning what the firm calls a “polluted swamp” into a lush green campus that incorporates significant sustainable design, … Continue reading WOHA is transforming “polluted swamp” into lush green campus

Concept art gallery would provide hydroelectric power

Margot Krasojević has unveiled a new conceptual work, and as we’ve come to expect from the architect, it’s thought-provoking, abstract, and ambitious. The proposal envisions a coastal sculpture gallery that uses hydroelectricity to power up to 200 home… Continue reading Concept art gallery would provide hydroelectric power

MVRDV plots potted plant-filled residential project

Greenery-covered buildings are very popular lately, with projects like Stefano Boeri’s Bosco Verticale and WOHA’s Kampung Admiralty picking up top architecture awards. MVRDV is certainly no stranger to the idea either and offers another examp… Continue reading MVRDV plots potted plant-filled residential project

Stefano Boeri designs trio of greenery-covered buildings in Cairo

Stefano Boeri Architetti’s line of greenery-infused architecture has made quite a splash by bringing a little bit of nature to inner-city high-rise residents. Following projects in France, China and elsewhere, the Italian firm’s latest design… Continue reading Stefano Boeri designs trio of greenery-covered buildings in Cairo

House of Marley injects sustainability into wireless listening

Another week, another pair of truly wireless earphones. But the Liberate Air buds from the House of Marley separate themselves from the likes of Apple’s AirPods, Sony’s new WF-1000XM3s and the Melomania 1s from Cambridge Audio by adding some … Continue reading House of Marley injects sustainability into wireless listening