Future Makers: digital manufacturing could "reshape the jewellery industry," says designer Lionel T Dean, who has created a collection that is 3D printed in 18 carat gold (+ movie). More about 3D-printed gold collection aims to transform the jewellery industry
Fashion designer Pauline van Dongen has created a coat for workers on the Wadden Sea World Heritage site, with detachable solar panels on the pockets for charging electronic devices (+ slideshow). More about Pauline van Dongen’s Solar Parka charges electronic devices for nature reserve workers
Designer and researcher Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter group at MIT Media Lab have developed a technique for 3D-printing molten glass, meaning that transparent glass objects can be printed for the first time (+ movie). More about Neri Oxman's new glass printing technique could lead to 3D-printed glass building facades
A 3D-printed bionic hand designed by prosthetics startup Open Bionics is the recipient of the 2015 UK James Dyson Award for design engineering innovation. More about 3D-printed robotic hand wins 2015 UK James Dyson Award
Future Makers: today we're launching a new collaboration with Autodesk exploring the future of making things. In the first movie in the series, Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht tells us about the digital tools she used to create a collection of interactive 3D-printed dresses for Audi. More about Anouk Wipprecht integrates parking sensors and headlights into 3D-printed fashion collection
After 18 months exploring the intersection between design and technology, our multi-award-winning collaboration with MINI has come to an end. From music-making gloves to glow-in-the-dark trees, here's our round up of the five most popular movies in the series. More about Explore design and technology innovations with top Dezeen and MINI Frontiers movies
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Royal College of Art graduate Frank Kolkman has built an open-source machine that could enable people to perform keyhole surgery on themselves using a Playstation controller (+ movie). More about Designer Frank Kolkman hacks 3D printer components to build DIY surgical robot
Japanese car brand Lexus has revealed its eagerly anticipated hoverboard, which uses magnetic fields to carry its rider without touching the ground (+ movie). More about Lexus unveils Back to the Future-style hoverboard
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Adam Blencowe has created a series of samples to demonstrate a new technique that brings "unprecedented precision" to the felting of woven textiles (+ slideshow). More about Adam Blencowe brings digital technology to traditional felting techniques with Fuzzy Logic
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in this movie filmed at the Royal College of Art, graduate Morten Grønning explains how he adapted an electric kitchen knife to make a prototype glove for carving hard materials. More about Electric Happaratus glove enables wood and stone to be sculpted by hand
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: architects will soon be walking clients through digital models of their designs, says 3D visualiser Olivier Demangel, who built a virtual replica of a house he saw on Dezeen to showcase the technology (+ movie). More about Virtual reality will allow architects "to change the world like a god"
Russian artist Dmitry Morozov has designed a prototype truncheon that sends a text message to the police officer's mother every time it is used, in an attempt to prevent police brutality (+ movie). More about Dmitry Morozov's police truncheon texts the officer's mother when it is used
Barber and Osgerby's creative consultancy Map and technology company SAM have designed a kit of "building blocks" aimed at simplifying the creation of internet-connected products (+ slideshow). More about SAM and Map create Internet of Things toolkit for building connected products
Yves Behar has designed a connected thermostat for UK energy supplier British Gas aimed at ordinary consumers rather than technology lovers (+ movie). More about Yves Behar's thermostat for British Gas aimed at "everyone from your grandma to your auntie"
Every 11-year-old child in the UK is to be given a programmable pocket-sized device designed by Technology Will Save Us to help them express their creativity through technology (+ slideshow). More about One million UK children to get free BBC Micro Bit designed by Technology Will Save Us
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: last year London studio The Workers built a fleet of robots that allowed the public to remotely explore galleries and museums from their computers at home. In this interview, studio co-founder Tommaso Lanza explains how they did it (+ movie). More about Fleet of robots by The Workers allow the public to explore galleries by night
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Cameron Bowen has developed a tape measure that enables tailors to generate digital fabric patterns while retaining the intimacy of the fitting process. More about Cameron Bowen merges digital tools and traditional tailoring with Parametric Tape Measure
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Ming Kong has created a conductive material and used it to make a haptic interface for manipulating digital models and files. More about Ming Kong develops tactile interface to navigate CAD environments
A pair of students have created a conceptual prototype for a countertop 3D printer that people could use to make meat in their own homes (+ movie). More about Conceptual machine designed for 3D-printing meat on-demand in any kitchen
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Harvard University's Human Organs-on-Chips was crowned Design of the Year 2015 this week. Scientist Tony Bahinski explains how the chips could one day replace animal testing (+ movie). More about Microdevices that mimic human organs could replace animal testing