Engineer and inventor James Dyson has revealed a design for a hairdryer that is silent to human ears and controls its own temperature to protect hair from heat damage (+ movie). More about Dyson's first hairdryer emits a sound "beyond the audible range for humans"
Dyson has launched its first humidifier, which uses ultraviolet light to kill waterborne bacteria before the air is dispersed. More about Dyson's first humidifier uses ultraviolet light to kill bacteria
News: Solveiga Pakstaite, an industrial design student from Brunel University, has won the UK James Dyson award with Bump Mark – an expiry label that decays to tell you when food is no longer safe to eat (+ slideshow). More about "Bio-reactive" expiry marks for food win UK James Dyson Award 2014
News: British inventor James Dyson has revealed a design for an intelligent vacuuming robot that can be programmed remotely, which has been in development for the past 16 years. More about Dyson launches "most powerful" vacuum cleaning robot
News: a strap-on robotic arm that allows humans to lift heavy weights has won this year's James Dyson Award for the most innovative student design product. More about Strap-on robotic Titan Arm wins £30,000 Dyson award
Industrial design firm Dyson has unveiled a cordless vacuum cleaner for hard floors that sucks up dirt and wipes the surface at the same time. More about Dyson Hard two-in-one vacuum cleaner by Dyson
News: British industrial design firm Dyson has launched a tiny vacuum cleaner for British homes, which are the smallest in western Europe and often lack space to store a full-size cleaner. More about Dyson launches vacuum cleaner the size of an A4 sheet of paper
Product news: British industrial design brand Dyson has launched a combined tap and hand dryer so hands can be both washed and dried without leaving the sink. More about Dyson Airblade Tap by Dyson
Dezeen Wire: industrial designer James Dyson has called on engineers and designers to develop the new ideas needed to revitalise the UK economy - The Guardian
Dyson says that only tangible engineering can address issues such as global warming and population growth, stating: "The allure of digital should not distract us from the bigger challenges." He adds that the government must "focus on investment in ideas," urging them to support design education and creative businesses.
We published the winner of the 2011 James Dyson Award for innovative student engineering projects on Monday and you can see more stories about James Dyson here.
More about "Design and invention can power us out of recession"- James Dyson
Dezeen Wire: a system that extracts moisture from air like a desert-dwelling beetle has won this year's James Dyson Award for students working on innovative engineering solutions. More about James Dyson 2011 Award winner announced
Dezeen Wire: British manufacturer Dyson has expressed disappointment about the lack of protection offered to British designers following the loss of a design rights case against Chinese-owned Vax, who Dyson claims have copied one of their popular models. More about "We need to better protect British design"- James Dyson
British industrial design brand Dyson have unveiled their latest product: a fan heater. More about Dyson Hot by James Dyson
Dezeen Wire: a retractable room divider for hospital wards by Royal College of Art graduate Michael Korn has won the UK James Dyson Award.
KwickScreen is a portable, retractable screen that enables hospital staff to quickly isolate infected patients, provide privacy or reconfigure the ward. More about UK James Dyson Award winner announced
Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to James Dyson in this podcast recorded at the UK launch of Dyson's new floor-standing blade-less fans. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Dezeen podcast: James Dyson
British industrial designer James Dyson has added two new models to his range of blade-less fans, the AM02 Tower and the AM03 Pedestal. More about AM02 and AM03 Air Multiplier fans by Dyson
Dezeenwire: in an interview with the Sunday Times, engineer and inventor James Dyson reveals he is to stand down as chairman of Dyson and talks about the Ingenious Britain report commissioned by the Conservative Party, in which Dyson sets out ways to make Britain a leading high-tech exporter - Sunday Times
Related stories: Air Multiplier fan by Dyson; The Wind by Issey Miyake with James Dyson.
More about "Dyson could clean up with career in politics" - Sunday Times
Industrial designer James Dyson has launched a fan with no blades. More about Air Multiplier by Dyson
Fashion designer Issey Miyake and industrial designer James Dyson have collaborated on the runway presentation of The Wind, Miyake's collection for Spring/Summer 2008. More about The Wind by Issey Miyake with James Dyson
