It's an innovation with potential to improve two crucial products. Researchers make surprising discovery that could ...

A business has saved millions of Lego bricks from landfill by re-selling them.

Lego unveiled Smart Bricks, the brand’s first foray into smart tech integration, at this year’s CES trade show. The first Smart Bricks sets are already available for pre-order and will be released in ...

Because it suggests that our mental representation of language includes things grammar theory has been ignoring for decades.

LEGO has announced a huge update to its bricks, which the company is calling "one of the most significant evolutions" it's made in 50 years of LEGO history. According to its official press release, on ...

Apple turned the humble phone charger into a flashpoint in the debate over corporate responsibility. What started as a quiet ...

A million miniature plastic bricks in a rainbow of colors and shapes overflow storage bins and boxes on shelves in Marvin Gale’s basement.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

One of the most unexpected announcements at CES 2026 is arguably the biggest change Lego has made to its bricks in decades. Adding a whole new dimension to creative play, Lego’s so-called Smart Bricks ...

Lego is looking to bring your creations to life. On Jan. 5, The Lego Group unveiled its new SMART Play bricks, tags, and mini figures at the Consumer Electronics Show, or CES 2026, in Las Vegas, which ...

Lego bricks come in a bunch of shapes and sizes, but they’re getting a big technical upgrade in 2026 thanks to news announced at CES this year. Meet the Lego Smart Brick, a standard-sized 2 x 4 brick ...

A Chinese student-partnered team at Columbia University in the United States is promoting an innovative integration of urban ...