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House hunters can now skip endless filter clicking and just describe their dream home in plain English. Homes.com's new AI assistant understands requests like "modern kitchen near good schools" and instantly delivers matches.
Lawrence Tech is launching a Healthy Aging Innovation Center to help seniors live independently at home through smart technology and human-centered design. The free April 10 event will showcase innovations that make aging safer and more dignified.
Futurists in 1989 predicted what homes would look like in 2020, and they were surprisingly accurate about smart home technology. From voice commands to learning thermostats, the BBC's Tomorrow's World series nailed many of the innovations we use today.
A breakthrough home battery system can be installed in just five minutes and power your house for nearly three decades. The innovation makes clean energy storage finally accessible for everyday homeowners.
Three stunning vacation homes in Ukraine combine traditional thatched roofs with floor-to-ceiling glass walls, proving sustainable architecture can honor the past while embracing the future. The innovative design solves privacy concerns while celebrating natural beauty.
A tech journalist spent a decade wrestling with her chaotic smart home setup until an AI coding tool solved it in one afternoon. What normally takes weeks of programming happened in hours.
A spice company created an AI chatbot that transforms how people cook at home, making hundreds of tested recipes instantly accessible. The tool proves technology and human creativity make the perfect recipe for kitchen innovation.
Home battery storage is getting a smart upgrade. Major portable power companies are creating modular systems that combine the flexibility of portable batteries with the power of whole-home backup.
After watching their dream home burn in Australia's Black Summer bushfires, Bron and Donald Graham built a new house into a hillside that they're confident will never burn again. Their innovative earth-covered concrete home is inspiring a nationwide movement toward disaster-resilient housing.
While global tech innovation grabs headlines, Africa's most powerful problem-solvers are working in townships and informal settlements, turning necessity into groundbreaking solutions. A new approach called "innovation integration" could finally bridge the gap between grassroots ingenuity and formal infrastructure development.
A travel startup that lets people swap homes instead of booking hotels just launched a special network for women and nonbinary travelers seeking safer, more trusted exchanges. The move addresses one of the biggest barriers to home-sharing: trusting strangers with your primary residence.
Australia could solve its housing shortage and rebuild its manufacturing sector at the same time with a bold new strategy focused on factory-built homes. A new report shows how modular housing could make homes more affordable while creating thousands of new jobs.
An Australian tiny home company just flipped the script on small space living by putting bedrooms downstairs and the living area up top. The clever design creates a spacious interior that feels more like an apartment than a cramped mobile home.
Thailand is transforming how startups connect with global investors through a three-day innovation expo designed to turn breakthrough ideas into funded realities. The event aims to prove innovation's worth isn't just in creativity, but in measurable impact.
Egypt is teaming up with the World Intellectual Property Organization to transform its innovation landscape and climb the Global Innovation Index rankings. The high-level partnership aims to strengthen policies protecting inventors while connecting research to real market opportunities.
New research analyzing 143 million home listings proves that going green pays off when it's time to sell. Homes with solar panels are commanding premiums of $10,000, yet most sellers aren't advertising these money-making upgrades.
A California company is building small, affordable starter homes using the same factory process that made backyard units wildly popular. These compact homes could finally bring back the missing middle of housing that generations have been priced out of.
Students in India and France can now collaborate across continents through a groundbreaking program connecting their school innovation labs. The ATL Bridge initiative opens doors for thousands of young innovators to share ideas and solve problems together.
Chinese researchers developed AI that generates complete home environments from text prompts, solving a major bottleneck in training household robots. The breakthrough could speed up the arrival of helpful robots in homes worldwide.
A New York startup just unveiled Sprout, a 3.5-foot tall robot designed to be so friendly that even kids won't find it scary. Unlike intimidating humanoids from Tesla, this sage-green companion could finally bring robots into our homes.
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