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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. Even in his home of Singapore, few people know of Tan or Trek. Today it is familiar worldwide. Why aren’t they more famous?

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A Lakeside Castle Hotel in the Austrian Alps

Baua Electric

For the Rotterdam-based designer Bertjan Pot, the most satisfying experiments often spring from unexpected odds and ends. I don’t even keep a sketchbook,” Pot says, reflecting on his improvisational approach to design. In 2019, he left his job as an architectural designer to pursue painting full-time. 7, michaelwerner.com.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

Studies conducted in other countries, such as China and Singapore, have arrived at similar results. International regulatory frameworks must therefore not only protect supply chains from disruption but also protect human rights and the environment. passenger-vehicle fleet by 2050—some 350 million vehicles.