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New world’s tallest timber skyscraper planned for the USA

A remarkably ambitious proposal in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, looks set to take timber to new heights. Assuming all goes to plan, the project will become the world’s tallest timber skyscraper once complete. The currently unnamed skyscraper is designed by Michael Green…

The surprising wall pattern that could keep buildings cooler

A building’s design can influence its temperature Alistair Scott/Getty Images Walls with a protruding zigzag pattern could stay up to 3°C (5.4°F) cooler than regular walls, without using any energy. This approach could reduce the energy used by cooling systems…

Motorola Razr 50/razr (2024) review

Introduction A large cover screen and water resistance – doesn’t sound like much, but it’s just what the plain Razr was missing last year, and now the Razr 50 gets it. Motorola’s vanilla clamshell foldable takes things a notch up,…

Ars asks: What was the last CD or DVD you burned?

Enlarge / This is one method of burning a disc. 1001slide / Getty Images We noted earlier this week that time seems to have run out for Apple’s venerable SuperDrive, which was the last (OEM) option available for folks who…