Technology

Environmental startup Urban Rivers is building a river-cleaning trashbot that can be remotely controlled over the Internet by anyone, turning the cleaning process into an online multiplayer game.

Researchers in Nantes, France have built the first public housing made from 3D-printed material. Tenants are expected to move into their energy-efficient home in June.

Jaspr is the first online marketplace for urbanites to trade goods and services. The startup is on a mission to bring the talents of a neighborhood together and create a local exchange system that doesn’t run on money.

Two driverless shuttle buses are roaming the streets of Stockholm’s tech-savvy district Kista, exploring the prospects of autonomous public transport in the city.

The future of milk production may be one without cows. Biotechnology startup Perfect Day Foods is breaking down one of the largest barriers for urban agriculture — the lack of space.

Researcher Gierad Laput has created a pluggable sensor that can accurately detect events in various environments.

Art collective Moving Arts Project is developing a system for transferring electricity from electric cars to public events in the city. Why? Noud Verhave explains.

Seattle-based startup Loftium may have found a way round for those struggling to buy their first home through offering down payments in return for a share in prospective Airbnb revenues.

Offline has become a luxury in this overly connected world. White Spots is an app that lets you escape the communication networks around us.