MIT engineers transform plants into lights
MIT has taken the first steps towards turning plants into functional lighting by embedding the firefly enzyme in the leaves of a watercress plant. More
Little Ripper drone saves two teenage swimmers in world-first rescue
This captioned movie shows the Little Ripper, a rescue drone belonging to coastguard services in New South Wales in Australia, which saved two teenage swimmers stuck in a rip current by dropping an inflatable rescue pod down to them. More
Amazon Go store swaps cashiers for sensors to remove queues
Long checkout queues are a thing of the past at Amazon's new app-enabled store, which allows shoppers to simply walk out with their groceries. More
Sony uses artificial intelligence to bring Aibo robot dog back to life
Sony has unveiled a new version of the robot dog it killed off over a decade ago – and it now comes with artificial intelligence. More
Pavegen's floor tiles could power future cities with footsteps
The latest movie in our ongoing Dezeen x MINI Living series features floor tiles developed by London-based startup Pavegen to produce kinetic energy when stepped on. More
Amazon Key allows strangers to open your front door
Online retail giant Amazon has launched a service that lets its delivery staff drop off packages inside a customer's home while they are out. More
Saudi Arabia becomes first country to grant citizenship to a robot
Saudi Arabia has officially recognised a humanoid robot as a citizen, marking the first time in history that an AI device has been awarded such status. More
Samsung's The Frame television "makes buying art as common as downloading a TV show"
In this exclusive movie Dezeen filmed for Samsung at London Design Festival, the brand explains how its new Yves Behar-designed television aims to make discovering and collecting art more accessible. More
BlackBerry loses the keyboard for new water-resistant smartphone
The newly unveiled BlackBerry Motion smartphone ditches the brand's trademark QWERTY keyboard, in favour of a touchscreen interface. More
Facebook launches virtual-reality headset that can be used without other devices
Facebook has unveiled its new Oculus Go virtual-reality headset, which functions without being plugged into a computer or paired with a phone. More
Swedish rail company swaps paper tickets for embedded microchips
Swedish train operator SJ Railways has become the latest company to adopt technology that reads microchips embedded in the body, and is using it as an alternative to printed rail passes. More
Travellers need digital innovations in luggage, claim co-founders of Horizn Studios
The founders of luggage startup Horizn Studios explain how its products incorporate smart technology to serve a new generation of travellers in this exclusive movie Dezeen produced for the Berlin-based brand. More
Musician's Mirror uses instant feedback to alert performers to bad posture
This camera-style device designed by Royal College of Art graduate Arthur Carabott uses immediate audio and visual feedback to help musicians improve their posture and technique. More
Kino "living jewellery" roams across the body as a tiny personal assistant
These miniature robots can crawl over fabric to personalise garments, adapt clothing for different climates, and perform other helpful tasks. More
Video shows Hyperloop One's first full system test reaching 190 miles per hour
Elon Musk's dream of tube-based transportation is one step closer to reality after the first successful trial using full-scale Hyperloop passenger pods. More
RCA graduate develops synthetic leaf that could aid space exploration
One-minute movie: RCA graduate Julian Melchiorri says his design for a synthetic biological leaf, which creates oxygen via photosynthesis like a real plant, could enable long-distance space travel. More
Scroll ring by RCA graduate Nat Martin lets users easily interact with augmented reality
One ring rules an entire augmented-reality interface in this project by Royal College of Art graduate Nat Martin. More
ThyssenKrupp unveils the world's first sideways-moving elevator system
The world's first rope-less, horizontal-vertical elevator system – akin to Willy Wonka's glass elevator – has been installed inside a purpose-built innovation test tower in Germany. More
Volvo becomes first major car company to switch to only electric and hybrid vehicles
From 2019, all new Volvo cars will have electric or hybrid engines, the Swedish auto manufacturer announced today. More
Wheelys' Moby-Mart is a self-driving store with a holographic shop assistant
Retail startup Wheelys has designed a prototype self-driving supermarket that navigates to different locations throughout the day and uses artificially intelligent holograms to help customers. More
