It's a cocoon-like structure made up of 36 felt-lined fiberglass rods that fold up when not needed, and drop down into a cubicle with the pull of a counterweight.

To solve this issue, Google, MIT, and architect Michelle Kaufmann designed a giant cubicle, called the Transformable Meeting Space, that comes down from the ceiling.

Google expects 10 percent of employees to return to the office following the July 4 holiday, CEO Sundar Pichai told employees in a memo, and aims to have 30 percent of its workforce return from ...

If your home office needs a little bit of sprucing up, you might want to see if Google is hiring. Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced in a blog post the tech giant would give "each Googler an ...

Once ridiculed as a symbol of homogeneity and ennui, the work space is popular again as employees seek privacy and quiet in the office. How have you decorated your cubicle? Share your photos with us.

'Transformable Meeting Spaces' is an innovative solution to the need for privacy and quiet in the modern-day open space office environment. It's a cocoon-like structure made up of 36 felt-lined ...

(The Transformable Meeting Space.MIT Self-Assembly Lab/Google/Michelle Kaufmann) Like many companies, Google has opted for an open layout in its Silicon Valley headquarters. But since there are no ...

Open offices just got a whole lot quieter.