Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Ilja Schamle has replaced batteries with living plants in this self-built server system to explore how technology could enter into a symbiotic relationship with nature. More
A burning man, a flock of starlings and a mirrored orb designed by architecture studio BIG were created in drone shows by Studio Drift at this year's unofficial Burning Man festival. More
Our Redesign the World competition with Epic Games closes for entries at midnight tomorrow! Here is a recap of the talks and workshops we have run to provide some last-minute inspiration and tips for how to enter. More
Dezeen has slashed the carbon emissions of its website by two-thirds thanks to a series of code improvements. More
Designer Santa Kupča has created a digital fashion collection of glitching garments through 3D scanning and digitally manipulating her own clothes, which was shown as part of Milan design week. More
Production designer Alex McDowell has launched Planet Junk, a project that invites university students to imagine a future world that is built on the detritus of our current planet. More
Industrial designer Luis Undritz has created a printer that produces images by projecting light onto algae and is on show as part of the Materialized exhibition at Milan design week. More
The world's largest direct air carbon capture and storage plant has started operating in Iceland, run by Swiss company Climeworks. More
Dezeen promotion: how artificial intelligence might change the future of architecture is one of the questions that will be put to architects from across Europe as part of a series of interviews organised by aluminium systems supplier, Aluprof. More
This one-minute video shows how BlockWorks collaborated with has non-profit organisation Reporters Without Borders to build a virtual library to support freedom of speech. More
Design studios Crafting Plastics and Office MMK have teamed up to develop a scent-infused 3D-printed room divider made from bioplastic that is currently on show at Salone del Mobile. More
Swiss architect Fabien Roy has designed Robust Nest, an incubator for hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa that functions throughout power cuts and is currently being exhibited as part of Milan design week. More
Dezeen promotion: designers, architects and final year architectural students are invited to submit their work for this year's Tile of Spain Awards, which celebrates architectural and design projects that use ceramics crafted in Spain. More
Digital twins of buildings and cities could become an essential tool in the battle against climate change, according to technology experts. More
Visualisation techniques from video games could help planners and the public understand architecture, according to architects that use gaming software. More
German design graduate Rebecca Weiss has won a James Dyson Award for a male contraceptive device called Coso, which uses ultrasound waves to temporarily halt sperm regeneration. More
Dezeen promotion: technology company HP's range of HP Z workstations allow professionals in the design and architecture industries to access the same powerful technology they'd have in the office while working from home. More
Global communications group WPP is creating a digital campus in computer game Minecraft featuring replicas of its offices around the world, allowing employees to visit other buildings without leaving their desks. More
The recognition of concrete's ability to absorb atmospheric carbon in the latest IPCC climate report means climate change "is worse than we thought," according to Cambridge University materials scientist Darshil Shah. More
Dezeen promotion: an all-electric jet developed to connect city centres with rural areas and a robot street sweeper that was designed to be approachable are among the five New Mobility winners at this year's iF Design Award. More
