Instead of tossing plastic bottles in the recycling bin, consider saving them to build a one-of-a-kind furniture piece that's ...

A guide to open-ended building toys from a veteran of physical and digital toy development, and including Keva planks, Clixo Rainbow Pack, National Geographic marble run, and MathLink Cubes.

More information: Dimitrios Georgiou et al, Eco-voxels: Building blocks for sustainable, load-bearing structures, Matter (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102106 ...

The game has an engrossing single-player component, with a core gameplay mechanism that feels like a LEGO block set—go build stuff!—but it's much more fun to make things with your friends than ...