Technology

Indian tea company, Chakra Tea, has come up with a smart kettle that generates Wi-Fi while heating up tea water. It allows manual workers in India to get online access during their tea breaks.

CityHub is a tech-savvy capsule hotel that recently opened its doors in Rotterdam, after a successful launch in Amsterdam. The concept has evolved from the original pod hotels in Japan, now equipped with the latest technology for modern nomads to meet, sleep and explore the city like a local.

What if furniture could act as its own energy source? Brooklyn-based design agency, UM Project, developed an interconnected furniture collection that doubles as a tool to power your home.

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.