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Chipmaker giant Intel seems to be in a different orbit altogether. At the recently concluded Computex event in Taipei, Intel showcased a prototype of what it believes would be the future of high-end gaming laptops. Codenamed 'Honeycomb Glacier', this laptop places two screens on each other - a primary display having 15.6" Full HD display and a secondary display with 12.3" 1920×720 pixel screen. The secondary screen is supported on a mechanical one-way roller hinge and can be put to rest horizontally in continuation to the keyboard, when not in use.

Airports across the UK are still on high alert after Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey became the first person to be diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus on UK soil. We ask Professor Paul Cosford, director for health protection and medical director for Public Health England, if screening procedures at Heathrow and other UK hubs are sufficiently robust to protect passengers and staff.

Sanjay Puri Architects designs a climate-sensitive home in Lucknow using large chikankari-inspired screens as the differentiating element of design. Check out the home that is also the finalist in the Completed Homes category at the World Architecture Festival 2019. http://bit.ly/2m5XUTQ

Brick jaalis, openable clay screens, herringbone-patterned brick walls blend with other natural materials to craft a sustainable building design as Manoj Patel Design Studio renovates this Vadodara home, continuing his agenda of designing with the aim to protect and preserve nature along with reviving of traditional skills.

Sanjay Puri Architects designs a humungous, four-level home in Jaipur endorsing a seamless connect between inside and outside, screening and allowing filtered light within each space, infusing volumes with chiaroscuro elements to transform differently at different times

SAOTA designs a distinctive contemporary home-cum-office amidst a wooded landscape - a warm, outward-looking living environment engaging meaningfully with its surroundings.

Screening of art films at the Times' Kala Ghoda Festival 2013, Mumbai reinstates that art house films make for intelligent and realistic cinema; a cinema that tends to impress upon the psyche and inspire the non-stereotype... Click the link to read more…

Manuelle Gautrand Architecture brings the larger-than-life cinematic experience to the streets of Paris with their refurbishment of the Alésia Cinema and its new pixelating facade. Check it out and leave us your views

In light of the US Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) recent tightening of airport security to include stricter screening of electronic devices, is the TSA right to be cautious or have its actions caused unnecessary hassle for passengers?