Norwegian robotics firm 1X has developed a humanoid robot for home chores that is wrapped in beige knitwear to "complement living spaces rather than disrupt them". More about Scandi robot servant Neo Gamma is dressed head-to-toe in beige knitwear
US company Alef Aeronautics has released videos of its Alef Model Zero electric flying car driving on a road in California before vertically taking off into flight. More about Videos reveal vertical takeoff of electric flying car in California
A recent Stanford University study has concluded that carbon capture and direct air capture should be abandoned in favour of replacing infrastructure with renewable wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower. More about Study finds renewable energy infrastructure cheaper and more efficient than carbon capture
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a robotic hand exoskeleton designed to assist expert pianists. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features a robotic exoskeleton that helps pianists play faster
Japanese researchers have used a nimble robotic hand exoskeleton to train expert pianists to improve their performance, using a technique they believe could be applied to e-sports, surgery or even handicrafts. More about Finger-waggling exoskeleton helps pianists play faster
Montreal-based designer Ying Gao has created a pair of garments embedded with soft mirrors and eye-tracking robotic components that transform when people look at them. More about Ying Gao's All Mirrors clothing responds to the observer's gaze
A wave of radical designers in Sweden are experimenting with digital technology and alternative materials to invent new ways of making furniture. Amy Frearson reports. More about Swedish designers doing things that have "never been done before"
Product designer Justin Mitchell has designed Amber KB 1, a conceptual portable clamshell keyboard that transforms smartphones into laptops. More about Justin Mitchell designs portable phone keyboard for "writing wherever inspiration strikes"
More than two decades after the retirement of the Concorde, American aircraft company Boom Supersonic has achieved supersonic flight with its XB-1 prototype in a test flight above the Mojave Desert. More about XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier in bid for "return of commercial supersonic flight"
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features China's plan to launch a solar farm into space. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features plans for a one-kilometre-wide solar farm in space
The computer interface of NASA's 1960s Apollo spacecraft is meticulously replicated in miniature in the DSKY Moonwatch, a multifunctional timepiece created by British start-up Apollo Instruments. More about DSKY Moonwatch brings mini Apollo space computer to people's wrists
California company Spout has launched a countertop kitchen gadget that transforms humidity from the air into drinking water, drawing on technology used by NASA. More about Spout home appliance transforms air into "pure drinking water"
Construction of a giant celestial solar farm is underway in China, with a scale comparable to creating a "Three Gorges Dam project above the Earth". More about China to launch one-kilometre-wide solar farm into space
Design studio Inxects has developed a wearable that translates environmental stress signals into physical sensations to let users feel humanity's impact on nature. More about Inxects vest lets architects "feel" the health of a site like a sixth sense
Technology brand Leafypod has unveiled an AI-powered smart planter at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES). More about LeafyPod unveils AI-powered self-watering smart planter at CES
Automobile brand Honda has unveiled prototypes of an electric SUV and sedan at tech fair CES in Las Vegas, building upon the 0 Series line it debuted last year. More about Honda debuts two electric car prototypes at CES for future "eyes-off" driving
From tiny cats that cool down tea to a blinking AI companion intended to integrate with your family, here are seven cute robots that have dominated news feeds since last week's Consumer Electronics Show – and what they tell us about "cuteness" in design. More about All the cute robots that took over CES 2025
Californian start-up Aptera has debuted what it claims to be the first production-ready solar electric vehicle that doesn't need to be plugged in for day-to-day driving, developed with help from Pininfarina. More about Aptera reveals "production-ready" solar-powered car at CES
Chinese technology brand Lenovo has revealed a "first-of-its-kind" laptop with a "rollable", vertically expanding display at the CES tech fair in Las Vegas. More about Lenovo unveils laptop with unrolling display that doubles in size
Electronics brand LG has unveiled a pair of projectors designed to blend in with modern homes at this week's CES tech fair. More about LG reveals 3-in-1 "lifestyle projector" that is also a lamp and speaker