The use of solar energy to power the world

For The Verge and Curbed’s home of the future, renewable energy generation is directly integrated into the design of the house. Grant Imahara experiences how the home of the future can both generate its own power and reduce how much energy it needs.

The solar panels making up this giant panda in Shanxi province could power more than 10,000 homes.

Hong Kong's MTR just got a whole lot bigger. The Shatin-Central Link is one of the important railway projects in Hong Kong, and forming two critical railway corridors-Tuen Ma Line and the East Rail Line Extension connecting the Fourth Harbour Crossing Railway. The new railways might bring convenien...

A voyage through Sci-Fi Architecture. From the serene and spiritual One World Trade Center Plaza Memorial and Museum to the wonders of Dubai modern architecture. Enjoy this travel adventure to the artistic world of modern architecture. and visualize construction projects to be built as well as exist...

In December 2022, California scientists achieved a major breakthrough -- a nuclear fusion reaction that produced more energy than was used to create it. Scientists have done it again and this time their results produced even more energy. Professor Peter Hosemann, chair of nuclear and mechanical eng...

Solar car companies like Aptera, Lightyear and Sono all say they plan on releasing their commercial solar-assisted EVs over the next few years. These vehicles offer the prospect of less frequent plug-in charging by using the solar panels to charge the batteries. So why aren’t solar panels on all new

Mars is a cold and barren desert today, but scientists think that in the ancient past it was warm and wet. The loss of the early Martian atmosphere may have led to this dramatic change, and one of the prime suspects is the solar wind. Unlike Earth, Mars lacks a global magnetic field to deflect the s

La Sagrada Familia is one of the most famous landmarks in Barcelona. Construction of La Sagrada Familia began in 1882 and is still underway. It has recently been announced that La Sagrada Familia will finally be finished by 2026, on the 100th anniversary of Gaudí’s death.

Zaha Hadid was a prominent and somewhat controversial Iraqi-born British architect who passed away in March 2016. Her influence is still being felt today in the projects she delivered and those that continue to be progressed by her practice. Here we look at her top five greatest contributions to arc...