Infection from surgery is a common problem in developing countries, according to a study in the journal Nature. To prevent contamination, a group of researchers at Rice University have developed a ...

Planning a party? You might want to check out Boxman Studio’s solar-powered party venue, which comes conveniently packed into a pop-up shipping container. The innovative system that takes just 20 ...

We have already seen the humble shipping container take on many guises ranging from pop-up hotel rooms to relocatable homes. Here to “cater” for the entrepreneur on the move is the Müvbox portable ...

At an Indonesian Red Cross Society event last week, Panasonic rolled out its “Life Innovation Container,” a shippable solar power plant aimed at off-grid use and disaster relief. Actually designed ...

Emily takes us on a tour of her off-grid home built from containers in the woods. This multi-level home features a home gym ...

Inside a shipping container in the U.K. city of Sheffield, new technology uses water and renewable electricity to pull CO2 out of the air. Other companies are already using “direct air capture” ...

When disaster strikes, one of the most vital needs of survivors is access to clean drinking water. A Singapore-based company has created a mobile desalination system that could make it much easier to ...

Solar energy has become a ready-made solution for the wide scale problem of community electricity theft, especially in rural schools. Solar Turtle is a shipping container retrofitted with a number of ...

Electric motorcycles are already a great way to explore beautiful, scenic areas of nature without disturbing the land or other travelers. And now a new tour company in New Zealand has taken this form ...

From tiny houses to student housing, we continue to be impressed at what architects can make from the humble shipping container. Colo Crossings, from Australian studio Benn + Penna, is definitely one ...