MIT and BMW are partnering to develop a 3D printed, inflatable, stretchy material that could change car design in the future. Currently, cars already use air in airbags and some seating. But because ...

“Air is pretty cheap,” says Skylar Tibbits, the co-director and founder of the Self-Assembly Lab at MIT’s International Design Center. He’s making a point about inflatables, which could be useful for ...

If you’re a parent, you’re guaranteed to run into the “three-across” conundrum at some point. If you drive a sedan, a wagon, a crossover or an SUV with two rows, there will come a time in your ...

XP Vehicles wants to sell you an inflatable car that costs under $10,000. It’ll be shipped to you in two boxes and take roughly two hours for two people to build. Completely electric, the car’s light ...

Child car seats are essential for infant and toddler safety, but that doesn’t mean that parents are happy to use them. The seats are bulky and heavy, and they’re a pain to position correctly. But what ...

Raise your hand if you’re a parent who has struggled with schlepping a child-safety seat through an airport, into a taxicab or even just from your car into grandma’s car. This is a frustration with ...

To address travelers' need for a child booster seat, UK-based BubbleBum has come up with a clever solution: an inflatable seat. The BubbleBum seat is essentially a cushion that can be stored in a ...