Lego Smart Brick Hands-On: The Unknown Play Experience Is a Feature, Not a Flaw

I think Lego might be really onto something with its tech-equipped Smart Play Smart Brick sets, but is it the future of Lego ...

Wearable health devices could generate a million tons of e-waste by 2050

This week in Las Vegas, tech companies at CES 2026 are unveiling the latest wearable health devices — glucose monitors, blood ...
MIT Technology Review

Powering up (and saving) the planet

As the Institute’s first VP for energy and climate, Evelyn Wang ’00 is marshaling MIT’s expertise to meet the greatest ...

Lego's brainy brick makes an X-Wing sound like an X-Wing, and no app is needed to fly it

The Smart Brick looks very similar to a normal 2x4 Lego brick, but it contains a custom Application Specific Integrated ...
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2 breakthroughs that could solve the fresh water crisis

This video explores two recent breakthroughs in desalination and freshwater production. One innovation allows for the extraction of fresh water at the push of a button without the need for filters, ...
The Conversation

Growing a mix of plants in fields can save farmers money and help the environment – new research

Caroline Brophy receives funding from Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future program, grant number 19/FFP/6888; the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine, project ref. 21R456; and the ...
The Pantagraph

Museum running out of room for Lego exhibit calls it a 'great problem'

JACKSONVILLE — Described as a "great problem" to have, Jacksonville Area Museum's board expects it will have to rethink how its Lego exhibit is organized next year because of the large number of ...
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Texas Turns to Its Rivers to Solve Toxic Fracking Water Crisis

Texas is about to deploy a potential solution to the oil industry’s toxic wastewater problem — but it’s a move that carries environmental risks of its own. State regulators are working to issue ...