Category Archives: Get Smarter

Foster + Partners Designs Vertiport Terminal for Dubai, Showcases the Future of VTOL Transport

The design for the DXB Vertiport in Dubai is still preliminary, but flights of such aircraft are expected to start in 2026.

This Wheelchair Changes Heights, Self Balances, and Climbs Stairs

The Scewo BRO wheelchair is unlike any other we’ve seen, full of brilliant design and functionality that can help disabled people in a myriad of ways.

Meet Canoo, The World’s First Electric Subscription-Only Car

If you’re encouraged by the transition to a cleaner future, you’re not alone. Dozens of electric car startups have been working hard toward to goal of electric mobility. Canoo is one of those startups, and they officially announced their first vehicle this week. 

Remembering Strange And Fantastic Industrial Designer Luigi Colani

Luigi Colani died this week at age 91, and with him, we’ve lost an idiosyncratic and fabulously unique design mind. His work spanned many decades and many industries, from automotive to aeronautical, to consumer goods, like cameras and other devices.

The World’s Biggest EV Never Needs to Be Recharged

The world’s biggest EV is a 110-ton monster that never needs to be recharged.

Lightyear One Solar Electric Car

The Lightyear One is a new electric car, many years in the making, and sporting a unique trick: the roof and hood of the car are covered with five square meters of solar cells.

Volkswagen’s Mea Culpa From the Dieselgate Fiasco, The I.D. Buzz

Volkswagen is leaning into their disastrous emissions cheating scandal, admitting their fault, and using clever marketing to give a mea culpa, offering an entire new lineup of electric vehicles in the next few years.