Brunel University graduate Wing-See Yau has designed Yomi, a device that encourages children to read by linking their progress to the growth of digital pets. More about Wing-See Yau designs Tamagotchi-like toy to help make reading fun
The first phase of a floating pool planned for the East River is nearing completion in Brooklyn, with a barge and an infiltration system designed to clean river water as it flows into the structure. More about Images show near-complete prototype of swimming pool designed to float in New York river
Sportswear brand Nike and health technology company Hyperice have created a slider that uses heat and vibration to help athlete's feet recover. More about Nike unveils warming and vibrating "recovery slider"
Dezeen Showroom: a matching chair-and-table set that share graphic, playful shapes is among five new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Linde chair and table by OUT among five new products on Dezeen Showroom
De Montfort University design graduate Safaa Fojdar has developed a prototype for a portable device that uses suction to remove wrinkles from garments on the go. More about Elide dewrinkler allows users to smooth out clothes while wearing them
Japanese vending machine manufacturer SDRS has developed a human-sized, stainless-steel fridge to stave off heatstroke amid the increasingly sweltering summers brought on by climate change. More about "Human refrigerator" provides escape from deadly heatwaves
German hardware specialist Franz Schneider Brakel has updated and relaunched a door handle designed 40 years ago by influential industrial designer Dieter Rams, replacing its plastic parts with an all-metal design to make it more durable. More about FSB relaunches 1986 Dieter Rams door handle with "effortless grip"
Dezeen Showroom: whether colourfully anodised or powder-coated, or left in a brown- or silver-toned state, the following products are all made from metals. More about Eight products that weld thoughtful design with metal materiality
Dezeen Showroom: design brand OUT has released a Berlin-made chair and table set that aims to enhance the comfort and functionality of dining spaces. More about Linde table and chair by OUT
London biotech company CipherX has created the world's first commercially available microdot tattoo, which is applied using a pain-free applicator. More about CipherX launches world's first painless tattoo
Tech company Light has released a clamshell version of its popular minimalist phone, combining contemporary dumbphone functionality with retro appeal. More about Light Phone goes clamshell with "timeless" Flip model
Design studios Softlab and Moment Factory have created seven immersive installations for the 350-metre-high Edge NYC skyscraper viewpoint at Hudson Yards, including a massive kaleidoscope and a series of pulsating globes. More about "New York's largest kaleidoscope" among immersive artworks at Edge NYC viewpoint
Designer Audrey Levy has reimagined a common household appliance with her project How to Grow a Refrigerator, applying sustainable insulating and cooling technologies that take advantage of the power of bacteria and the sun. More about Student grows fuzzy fridge from bacteria to challenge norms around cooling
Flooring manufacturer Forbo has revealed how agricultural waste from cacao production has been repurposed into flooring that supports cacao-growing communities in West Africa in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More about Forbo incorporates discarded cocoa shells into Marmoleum flooring
Dezeen Showroom: surface brand Forbo Flooring's Marmoleum Cocoa flooring makes use of unwanted cocoa shells – an oft-wasted by-product of the cocoa industry. More about Marmoleum Cocoa flooring by Forbo Flooring
Bio-designer Lucia Giron has worked with the University of Cambridge's Department of Biochemistry to develop prototypes of an algae-based battery alternative, which harnesses the power of photosynthesis for electricity. More about Algae "biocells" powered by photosynthesis could replace disposable batteries
The latest Dezeen Debate newsletter features the news that the US has authorised the deployment of a giant space mirror to illuminate Earth after dark. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "tech-bro Death Star"
Watchmakers Swatch and Omega have collaborated to celebrate the anniversary of the first moon landing on 21 July 1969 with a limited run of 1,969 watches, made of gold from 1969. More about Omega and Swatch release gold MoonSwatch in limited edition of 1,969
Product design desperately needs to drop the notion that things can be made based on an "average-sized" human being, writes Karen Korellis Reuther. More about "Women are living in a physical world that is too often designed without them in mind"
This week on Dezeen, we revealed tech company HMD's retro Nokia brick phones that have an AI assistant button in the centre of the keypad. More about This week Nokia unveiled four dumbphones with AI-powered buttons