Sure there are the occasional functional Christmas tree ornaments; we had one that plugged into the lights and was supposed to sound like a bird gently trilling its song, but was in fact so ...

Bonsai trees are cool. But Nendo is cooler. Pair the Japan-based design studio with a future-centric baby tree, and you've got something. As phone carrier Softbank launched its own crowdfunding site, ...

Robotic construction has taken another step forward with the Future Tree, a recently completed timber canopy built with robots in a project by Gramazio Kohler Research and ETH Zurich. Completed in ...

LEGO make lots of neat floral arrangements these days, and even little Christmas trees, too. While they’re fun to build out of tiny little blocks, they’re a little small for use as your main Christmas ...

A new algorithm created for 3D printers could pave the way for 3D-printed Christmas trees, meaning a potential greener future to celebrate the festive period. The algorithm created by Richard Zhang, a ...

If you haven't yet bought a Christmas tree yet, you may have left it a bit late. But don't despair: there's still time to print one. And a new 3D printer algorithm that claims to provide ...

Scientists at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have created a solar tree that harvests power from indoor and outdoor light and turns it into electricity for powering small electronic ...

Designed by Associate Professor Carlos Banon from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), the 3D-printed trees were the pavilion’s centrepiece from Nov 30 to Dec 12. Their design is ...

— -- A British pediatrician is decorating his tree this year with the most thoughtful Christmas tree ornament ever: A replica of his own brain. Dr. Christopher Kelly, who is studying the brains ...