Pre-fabulous: These prebuilt luxury homes are super swanky
Prefab homes are faster and cheaper to build, but while many are lower cost, Huf Haus decided make luxurious, prefab mansions that can cost millions.
10 tech stories you missed this week: Windows 10 and two cheap, awesome phones
There's a lot of tech news out there, but here are the top 10 stories of the week, including Motorola's new phones, Game of Thrones news, and more.
Are you gentrifying your neighborhood? Slate’s calculator will tell you
Slate created a calculator that puts some numbers behind whether or not you're a gentrifier based on your income and the ZIP code you live in.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Battery boosters, solar plugs, a GoPro for fish
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
Architects design homes and schools for camps refugees can build themselves
The Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan houses tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in prefab houses and other structures created by Re:Build.
Are you ready for the future? Lexus to unveil its Slide hoverboard August 5
Lexus has revealed that it will fully unveil the Slide hoverboard on August 5.
Attention, hipster foodies: This $47 machine makes yogurt, quinoa, and rice
Short on kitchen space but have a passion for specialty foods? The Mini Tim3 Machin3 makes rice, quinoa, and yogurt, and takes up very little counter space.
Looking to rent a nice summer home? There’s a site for that
If you want to rent a summer home, you've likely been to sites like VRBO and Homeaway. Tripping.com aggregates all these listings in one place.
This LED lantern runs on nothing but salt water, can even charge your phone
SALt lamps will use saltwater to provide lighting and even charge smartphones. The innovative lighting source will be available in late 2015 or early 2016.
This automated house’s climate control goes way beyond a smart thermostat
The Great Gulf Active House can control its internal climate by automatically opening and closing windows and skylights based on the weather.
Turn that lukewarm beer frosty faster with this flash chilling trick
On a hot day, you don't want to wait around for a couple hours while your fridge chills your beer or soda. This method works in about five minutes and requires everyday items.
Pack your bags! You can totally rent the badass mansion from ‘Ex Machina’
The Ex Machina house-slash-research facility, otherwise known as the Juvet Landscape Hotel, can be rented by travelers looking to stay close to nature.
A little girl shows off all the cool features of Japanese bathrooms
Bathrooms in Japan are far more partitioned than in the U.S., which means you don't have to wait for someone to get out of the bath to use the toilet.
Nugget ice is just the tip of the chewable iceberg for GE’s crazed FirstBuild labs
FirstBuild's Opal nugget ice maker packs ice crystals into nuggets of crunchy ice. Here's how the company has turned the home appliance market on its ear.
Target can now scour your Instagram photos to help decorate your dorm, if you want
Target wants to use college students' Facebook and Instagram profiles to determine how to decorate their dorms based on their own personal sense of style.
A Chinese company assembled this 3D-printed home in just three hours
A Chinese real estate company recently completed manufacturing a 3D-printed home and assembled the finished product in Xi'an in just three hours.
John Oliver would probably approve of this 3D-printed milk cap that detects spoilage
UC Berkeley researchers have made a 3D-printed cap that detects when milk has gone bad, rendering the old sniff test obsolete.
Sweltering through the summer? Researchers say reflective paint on roofs cools homes
Researchers at Queensland University of Technology found a reflective paint used on roofs cools buildings by about 36 degrees Fahrenheit.