Centimetre-sized soft robots could one day be used to perform surgery and enter other tight spaces, using a method devised by researchers at Harvard University. More about Spider-shaped tiny robot could be the future of micro-surgery
Sportswear brand Reebok has applied a texture-changing gel used in NASA's spacesuits to make a bra that adapts to support different levels of movement. More about Reebok's gel-infused PureMove sports bra firms up in response to movement
Carlo Ratti Associati is designing a new science campus for the University of Milan, complete with brick facades that will be made by robots. More about Robots will assemble brick facades of Milan's university science campus
Fuzzy sushi rolls and cuddly avocados feature in this supermarket installation by British artist Lucy Sparrow, which contains over 31,000 felt grocery staples. More about Lucy Sparrow stocks up LA supermarket with 31,000 felt groceries
Japanese firm Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei has completed a 272-metre high office skyscraper in Taipei, which is adjoined to a retail building clad in a delicate metal lattice. More about Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei completes "landmark tower and human-scale podium" in Taipei
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has teamed up with Nike to design tennis player Serena Williams' kit for this year's US Open, which includes a black ballerina-style dress, a bomber jacket and tagged "Queen of Queens" sneakers. More about Virgil Abloh and Nike to dress Serena Williams for the US Open
A ramped walkway and staircases lead like a "continuous drawing" through the stepped levels of this concrete house in Brazil, designed by Una Arquitetos, to end at a lush garden on its roof. More about Casa em Cotia in São Paulo features a snaking pond and a rooftop garden
The latest mid-century American motel to be revived as a boutique hotel is this 1950s building in San Francisco, which features colourful guest rooms and a landmarked swimming pool. More about San Francisco's mid-century Phoenix Hotel undergoes rebirth by Liz Lambert
Dubai's first skyscraper, first library and a clock tower are all set to be heritage-listed, as the UAE's largest city looks to preserve the early buildings that shaped its development. More about Dubai's first skyscraper to be listed in initiative to preserve 1960s and 70s architecture
US studios Anacapa Architecture and Willson Design have created a concrete-and-glass dwelling for a coastal property in California, with a bevy of sustainable features that minimise the building's impact on the environment. More about Off-Grid Guest House cantilevers over hillside with Pacific Ocean vistas
Nestlé has lost a long-running legal battle to win the European trade mark for the four-fingered design of its KitKat chocolate bar. More about KitKat loses EU court appeal for four-finger chocolate bar trade mark
Moshe Safdie's firm has completed a set of stepped homes on a hill overlooking the Yangtze River in Chongqing, China. More about Curving shades arch over terraces of Chongqing housing development by Safdie Architects
Tiered balconies clad in charred timber dowels enclose restaurants designed "in the round" to provide views across Sydney's redeveloped Barangaroo South precinct. More about Collins and Turner's Barangaroo House is surrounded by curving timber-clad balconies
Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike has partnered with Dutch design studio Springtime to create an electric version of its signature orange bicycle. More about Mobike launches electric bike for dockless sharing
We've selected five of the best architecture and design roles available via Dezeen Jobs this week, including roles with Perkins + Will and WeWork. More about Top five architecture and design jobs this week include Perkins + Will and WeWork
The metal-clad inner and outer facades at this student housing project for the Olympe de Gouges University in Toulouse incorporate operable shutters that alter the appearance of the buildings. More about Metal shutters vary the facades of Toulouse student housing scheme by PPA Architectures
Design gallery Adorno will display furniture and crafts from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland at an exhibition in Copenhagen later this month. More about Adorno to present contemporary Nordic design at Chart Art Fair
American studio Ro Rockett Design has completed a family retreat in the wilderness of Idaho, which sits on a stone base that is lifted to avoid flooding and capture the best views of the surrounding landscape. More about Ro Rockett Design lifts Teton Valley Residence on stone walls
These faceted metal plant pots by Brooklyn studio The Principals can be piled up to create a "modular vertical garden". More about Prism Planters by The Principals stack up into arches and pyramids
Architecture office Hutch Design has renovated and extended a mews house in north London, incorporating folding walls, mirrors and hidden storage to make the most of the compact space. More about Hutch Design reconfigures Hackney mews to create space-saving family home