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
Apartment dwellers can enjoy nearly 1.5 metres of indoor veggie patch using the Rotofarm by Bace, a countertop hydroponic garden where plants are rotated to grow more quickly. More about Rotofarm by Bace proposes "rotary hydroponics" as sustainable source of fresh veg
Austrian design firm EOOS and a Swiss water research institute have teamed up to create a toilet for Laufen that tackles the "urgent" environmental issue of pollution caused by wastewater. More about EOOS designs Laufen toilet with trap to divert urine for fertiliser
Scientists have created Atomik, a brand of artisan vodka made from rye grown on land in Ukraine abandoned since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, to help the people living there. More about Atomik is vodka brewed from grain grown in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Researchers at Purdue University have designed a wearable device that can detect an opioid overdose and trigger the release of an antidote. More about Wearable Opioid Antidote Device automatically reverses overdoses
Dezeen promotion: bathroom brand Roca has developed an innovative, flexible surface material called Surfex, which it has launched with its Modo collection. More about Roca launches bathroom collection made from innovative design material Surfex
Two aeronautical engineers have designed this series of luggage featuring rigid Canadian wood and leather shells. More about Charles Simon creates boxy wooden luggage influenced by aeronautical design
Designers from the Interaction Research Studio at Goldsmiths, University of London, have produced a series of simple wildlife habitats that incorporate hidden cameras for capturing images of the animal visitors. More about Nature Scenes are sculptural "still lifes" for recording urban wildlife
Architect Artem Zakharchenko-Halytskyi has designed a system of modular shelves made from wooden blades that can lie flat against the wall or pivot to provide a usable surface. More about Gate furniture system comprises flip-down shelves that are easy to reconfigure
Children going to school or public places should be given bulletproof backpacks, the CEO of self-defence brand Guard Dog has told Dezeen. More about Parents "should start thinking about a bulletproof backpack" following latest mass shootings
Samsung has unveiled the latest version of its Galaxy smartphone series featuring an updated slim, cinematic form and stylus pen better suited to creating and editing content. More about Samsung launches Galaxy Note10 to offer better experience for video editors and designers
Music electronics brand House of Marley has created a pair of bamboo and recycled plastic earbuds as an "eco-conscious alternative" to plastic headphones. More about House of Marley's wireless earbuds are made from recycled materials and bamboo
Northumbria University graduate Danielle Coffey has designed a device that transforms oils and fats leftover from cooking into soap, to prevent them from polluting household water systems. More about Danielle Coffey's Sápu device turns household fats into soap
Northumbria graduate Harry Jones has produced a collection of clothing and lifestyle accessories using the life jackets left on European beaches during the refugee crisis. More about Ghostly Ocean Debris is an accessories collection made from discarded refugee life vests
Puerto Rican startup Instarz has revealed plans for a compact self-sustainable lunar habitat that would allow astronauts to live and work on the moon for up to a year. More about Expandable lunar habitat could provide a base for scientific research in space