Swan-shaped Pavilion Turns A Forest Retreat Into Biophilic Beauty

Swan-shaped Pavilion Turns A Forest Retreat Into Biophilic Beauty

Pavilions are often designed as architectural statements, structures intended to stand apart from their surroundings and immediately capture attention. The Swan Pavilion proposes a different relationship between architecture and landscape. Rather than competing with the lush jungle around it, the pavilion draws from the environment, using natural materials, organic forms, and an open spatial language…

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Meet the Electronic Dolphin, the Mini Robot That Cleans Oil Spills With Urchin-inspired Filters

Meet the Electronic Dolphin, the Mini Robot That Cleans Oil Spills With Urchin-inspired Filters

A sneaker-sized robot developed at RMIT University in Australia is making a compelling case for rethinking how humanity responds to one of the ocean’s most persistent threats. The “Electronic Dolphin” is a Wi-Fi-controlled minibot built to skim oil slicks from contaminated marine surfaces without deploying any chemical dispersants, and without putting human responders anywhere near…

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