City buildings use massive amounts of energy, but no one really knows exactly how much. A new interactive map pulls the curtains off New York's electric bills.READ»
Normal vending machines are so ... boring. You put money in, candy comes out. But a new project aims to reconsider what a vending machine is and how we exchange good and services.READ»
Apple has a press event tomorrow--and not on the West Coast, but in New York City. It's something different. Something new. Something, we think, to do with education, textbooks, and major disruption. Will school ever be the same?READ»
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»
At some point in the near future, solar will be cheaper than the power from the grid. At that point, it won't be a do-gooder energy choice, it will be the smart thing to do. New maps pinpoint when that day is coming to your city.READ»
There is a growing field working to quantify--in dollar amounts--the economic benefits that the natural world gives to humanity. When cities see what they would have to add to their budgets if they don't spend a little to protect ...READ»
New data from the British government illustrates the incredible rise of ocean levels around the world, and lets you see if you need to find a new island nation for your retirement plans.READ»
What happens when computer nerds turn their talents toward environmental projects? Glowing warnings about sewage overflows and deep dives into ancient ships' logs.READ»
Most of the architectural photography we post depicts buildings when they’re so new and glittery, they look like they’ve never been breathed on, let alone lived in. Photographer Matt Lambros is interested in an entirely different ...READ»
Bids are due Friday for a proposed, new applied science university campus in NYC. Mayor Bloomberg says City Hall will donate land and more than $100 million in infrastructure for the project... but will it change New York's tech sector?READ»
Artists and designers from the Emerald Isle are showing their darker side in a new exhibit at New York’s American Irish Historical Society. In DUBH-Dialogues in Black, the featured dark matter ranges from textiles, jewelry, and ...READ»
When we stumble down an an unfamiliar street, we often determine quickly -- instinctively -- if it feels unsafe. We make a snap judgment about our surroundings, and it can have tremendous implications, influencing where we travel, ...READ»
NYC's chief digital officer Rachel Sterne is trying to make the Big Apple run more like Apple. And she's adding metrics-based solutions to hold her digital initiatives accountable.READ»
It was no Westminster Abbey, but for more than 20 gay couples, the pair of makeshift chapels that rose in Central Park on Saturday was something much better: a monument to how far the gay-rights movement has come.
The structures -- ...READ»
