Walk along a quiet canal or past a city bridge and the water can look peaceful. Yet in many European rivers, one small stowaway from East Asia is quietly chewing through banks, clogging pipes, and pushing native wildlife aside. The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) is now so widespread that scientists rank it among the…

numa applies projection to redefine confined elevator spaces   NUMA is an immersive projection-based system that reconsiders the elevator cabin as a responsive spatial interface. Developed by interaction designer and creative technologist Shimin Gu, the project addresses the experiential qualities of elevators, which are typically defined by technical and functional requirements rather than spatial perception….

Developers are in early stages of submitting plans for the new South Oxford Science Village south of Grenoble Road in Blackbird Leys. The development would fall just outside of Oxford City Council’s boundaries and into area covered by South Oxfordshire District Council, which would have the final say on a planning application. So far, an…