Winning the confidence of mayors all over his country, Yu’s design firm, Turenscape, has completed hundreds of infrastructure projects called “Sponge Cities” since its founding in 1998.

The shame. Boot polish formulations have moved on from a puck-like tin; you can now get them in tubes, sprays and with sponge applicators, meaning no more polish-stained cloths to deal with.

Developed by chemists and materials scientists at the National University of Singapore, the material is a type of sponge made of graphene oxide and chitosan. The material can reportedly transform ...

Because of the small sponge applicator, it’s truly only meant for touch-ups and not large areas (unless you have a ton of time on your hands). Lisa, tester who touches up her gray roots every ...