Contenders for this year's Beazley Designs of the Year awards include Diller Scofidio + Renfro's The Shed, a pocket-sized home HIV test kit, and the world's first genderless voice. More about Designs of the Year 2019 nominees include genderless voice and home HIV test kit
Curling edges detail these hanging lamps that New York designer Nina Edwards Anker has created from dried sheets of algae. More about Nea Studio creates lamps from dried seaweed
Designers Marco Merendi and Diego Vencato have collaborated with Italian firm Gypsum to develop a dirt-resistant concrete, which they used to create a collection of bathroom furniture suitable for outdoor use. More about Petra bathroom collection is made from stain-resistant concrete
People without access to healthcare can use bicycle parts and other scrap material to make their own DIY prosthetics, using a system designed by Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology graduate Desiree Riny. More about Desiree Riny creates DIY design guide for people to make their own prosthetics
Donald Trump's head and hands adorn this IUD, which was created as a commentary on the US president's regulations of women's access to birth control services. More about Satirical Trumpcare IUD comes with hand extensions for extra protection
Data meets dermatology at Brooklyn-based skincare startup Atolla, launched by an MIT engineer who has applied machine-learning algorithms to fix problem skin. More about Startup Atolla harnesses AI to make personalised skincare products
Imperial graduate Nicole Stjernswärd has invented Kaiku, a system that turns plants into powdered paint pigments using vaporisation technology. More about Kaiku turns fruit and vegetable waste into natural pigments
Water rather than air carries sound in designer Rocco Giovannoni's Inmergo headphones, which promise rich audio even for people who are hard of hearing. More about Water-filled Inmergo headphones by Rocco Giovannoni allow immersive listening
An underwater internet of things monitoring the effects of climate change or sampling waters on distant planets is the dream of a group of MIT researchers who have created a battery-free underwater sensor. More about MIT creates battery-free sensor for deep-sea and extraterrestrial exploration
Corn husks, wool and yoghurt pots are some of the materials used in a series of experimental spectacles by British eyewear brand Cubitts. More about Cubitts makes Redux glasses from waste materials including human hair and potatoes
A hardware filter called Winston that users plug into their modem to protect their data has launched, in response to mounting concern over digital privacy and surveillance. More about Winston filter promises to give people control over their online privacy
Design agency Tangerine worked with British start-up Bluebell to develop a smart monitor, which uses a device attached to the baby's clothing to send alerts to parents through a wearable wristband and app. More about Bluebell reinvents the baby monitor with wearable devices for babies and parents
Apple has advised customers of its recently launched Apple Card to keep the titanium card in a soft bag where it won't touch other credit cards, keys or loose change, and to gently clean it with a microfibre cloth. More about Apple credit card must be stored "in a bag made from soft materials"
Design studio NotAnotherOne has designed a portable air quality monitor that clips onto your bag to test local pollution levels. More about NotAnotherOne creates wearable air quality tracker called Atmotube
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has created a colour-shifting jacket, which uses embedded black glass spheres to emulate the camouflage qualities of a squid. More about Vollebak's Black Squid Jacket reflects light from more than two billion glass spheres
Design graduate James Plimmer has created an inhaler for asthmatics that improves posture and technique during use to ensure more medicine reaches the lungs. More about Flohaler is an easy-to-use inhaler that helps asthmatics receive a better dose
New York designer Nikolas Bentel has created a handmade porcelain pipe for smoking marijuana with an unconventional wiggle form. More about Nikolas Bentel creates The Wiggle Pipe in "absurd" Memphis style
The minimalist LARQ bottle cleans itself using UV light, for people troubled by the hygiene of tricky-to-wash reusable water bottles. More about LARQ water bottle self-cleans using UV light
Fish with migration paths blocked by a dam can be shot over the top via the Whooshh Passage Portal technology after being sorted by artificial intelligence. More about Whooshh Passage Portal uses AI to shoot fish through a tube over dams
Sex-toy designers Polly Rodriguez and Alexandra Fine have launched a campaign to raise awareness about the bias selection process of adverts, which "plagues" female-focused sexual wellness companies. More about Approved, Not Approved campaign fights "singular narrative" in advertising