What do children’s building blocks and quantum computing have in common? The answer is modularity. It is difficult for scientists to build quantum computers monolithically – that is, as a single large ...

For centuries, innovations in structural materials have prioritized strength and durability—often at a steep environmental price. Today, the construction industry accounts for approximately 10% of ...

The UK’s PLP Architects is focused on creating a greener future by collaborating with nature, developing a fungus-based modular block that is renewable and biodegradable, and has the potential to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ever wish you could somehow be magically shrunk down and play around in a LEGO set? Or live in a modularly constructed world similar to ...

In a long-vacant cinder-block warehouse on the Northeast Side, a local company is seeking to revolutionize Columbus housing. There, in the former Value City warehouse and Schottenstein's store, more ...

Explore how repairable electronics, modular tech, and growing right to repair laws are reshaping consumer devices, reducing e ...

Urban, market-rate housing that lower-income workers can actually afford is one of our country’s biggest needs. For multifamily designers, this challenge presents several opportunities for creating ...