A '60s Architecture Collective Who Made History (but No Buildings)

The hallucinogenic visions of Italy's legendary radical design group Superstudio are still making waves.

Canon's Spendy New Movie Camera Can Truly See in the Dark

Canon's new camera has bananas low-light capabilities. We shot some footage to show off its see-in-the-dark skills. The post Canon's Spendy New Movie Camera Can Truly See in the Dark appeared first on WIRED.

Former Coal Executive Don Blankenship Sentenced To 1 year In Prison

The former Massey Energy CEO also must pay a $250,000 fine for his role in a 2010 mining disaster that killed 29 miners.

10 space-saving furniture designs for small homes

City dwellers are adapting to escalating house prices by living in smaller, more flexible spaces, and designers are responding with furniture that makes the most of every inch of the floors, walls, and even the ceiling. We've pulled together 10 of the best examples (+ slideshow). (more…)

Solar And Wind Energy May Be Nice, But How Can We Store It?

Renewable energy is taking off across the nation, but storing the energy is still a problem that is challenging companies to innovate with solutions ranging from molten salt to ice.

The Law of the Jungle

To create this immersive experience, we rendered 3D models of natural elements like trees, branches and flowers to recreate the feeling of entering the Jungle. Building the site in WebGL and using a dimensional transition between frames allowed us to further emulate this feeling. We also implemented animations between each section-drag the scene horizontally to animate the page. The site is built on the Tumblr platform, allowing fans to follow the page as well as share, like and reblog its social content. All in all, visuals blend seamlessly with technology to create a wholly original experience to celebrate Disney's The Jungle Book.

Iowa architecture students design military shelters for combat zones to help soldiers feel safer

Graduate design students at Iowa State University have created conceptual schemes for shelters that would house US soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and help give them a sense of safety (+ slideshow). (more…)