The launch of OPods or micro homes in pipes has been announced by a 23-year old girl in Telangana. Perala Manasa, who is also a civil engineer, has come up with this idea in a bid to make the dream of ...

Hong Kong studio James Law Cybertecture has developed a prototype for low-cost, stackable micro homes in concrete pipes, which could slot into gaps between city buildings. Called OPod Tube Housing, ...

An ultrasonic microrobot achieves bidirectional high-speed locomotion (81 cm s −1) in micro-pipes via frequency modulation. MEMS-fabricated ultrathin piezoelectric composite film enables rapid ...

Hong Kong's notoriously expensive housing makes owning an affordable home a pipe dream for many residents. A local architect, James Law is proposing a novel idea to help alleviate that problem: ...

An ultrasonic microrobot achieves bidirectional high-speed locomotion (81 cm s −1) in micro-pipes via frequency modulation. MEMS-fabricated ultrathin piezoelectric composite film enables rapid ...