Crunching a list of variables about innovation and sustainability, we rank the world's smartest cities, from New York to Hong Kong (and with an unexpected winner).READ»
Yuko Shibata's client was asking for the impossible: adding a large meeting room/workspace and a library to his miniscule Tokyo apartment. Shibata's clever solution? Make the walls themselves mobile -- and turn the rooms into ...READ»
Tokyo Baby Cafe--a mother-and-baby shop set to open in Japan--is somewhat redolent of Lewis Carroll's Alice in
Wonderland, with its pale blue-and-gray color scheme. Add the fact
that it caters for both adults and children, and all ...READ»
Most city maps are awkward, fold-up creations that fail for a variety of reasons. One, they're unwieldy. Two, potential bag-snatchers and pick-pockets can spot you a mile off--you might as well be holding an umbrella emblazoned with ...READ»
Earlier this year, electric vehicle infrastructure company Better Place tested out its EV battery switch technology in Yokohama, Japan. Apparently the Japanese government was so impressed that it gave Better Place cash to conduct a ...READ»
It may not be practical for everyday TV watching, but University of Tokyo researchers have developed a stretchy rubber-like OLED display that could provide a low-power alternative for 3D displays of all stripes. The organic ...READ»
These Sky-Terra concept skyscrapers look like giant pieces of artwork shooting up from the ground, but they do more than just look pretty. The network of interconnected towers, one of the entries in the 2009 eVolo Skyscraper ...READ»
Thousands of stamping feet will be doing the environment a little good from today, as a Japanese experiment that harnesses footfalls for generating power gets underway.The system consists of rubber mats and (presumably) piezo-electric ...READ»
I am taking the bullet train this morning from Tokyo to Kyoto to go speak at the 2008 Japanese TRIZ Symposium. While in Japan, I have also had the chance to meet with several members of the Japanese innovation community. It is ...READ»
