Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio has handcrafted swirly panels made of spent grain salvaged from beer production for a restaurant opened by the local ÅBEN brewery. More about Natural Material Studio creates restaurant panels from leftover beer
A team of Rhode Island School of Design students and researchers have created tesselated, floating planting beds made of a mycelium biomaterial to cleanse waterways of pollutants and restore wetland habitat. More about RISD researchers create floating mycelium pods to cleanse waterways
Sportswear brand Puma has said it is a step closer to launching a truly biodegradable shoe, following a trial in which a specially made version of its Suede sneakers decomposed under strict conditions. More about Puma reveals results of Re:Suede experiment to make a biodegradable shoe
Design studios Map Project Office and Modem have developed a concept for a diagnostics kit backed by artificial intelligence that would allow patients to perform basic triage on themselves. More about Smart Aid Kit uses AI to remotely diagnose and manage health conditions
Dutch company Human Material Loop is using an unusual waste source to make a zero-carbon wool alternative that requires no land or water use: human hair. More about Human Material Loop sets out to commercialise textiles made from hair
Chinese materials company Yi Design has developed a porous brick made from recycled ceramic waste that could be used to prevent flooding in urban areas. More about Yi Design turns ceramic waste into water-permeable bricks
A 3D-printed sofa, a biodegradable urn and a "net-zero carbon shoe" are among a growing cohort of products that are pushing the envelope of what sheep's wool can do. More about Five products that use wool in new and unexpected ways
The process of using bacteria to colour textiles has been brought to a commercial scale by British company Colorifix, which hopes to cut the fashion industry's use of toxic chemical dyes. More about Colorifix harnesses bacteria for non-toxic clothes dyeing
UK company Pure Electric has created a foldable electric scooter with footpads on either side of the chassis, allowing riders to adopt a "natural forward-facing stance". More about Pure Advance Flex e-scooter folds down to size of cabin bag
A person can change the prescription of their eyewear with a quick swipe with the 32°N sunglasses by technology company DeepOptics. More about 32°N adaptive focus sunglasses can switch from distance to reading mode
Brooklyn-based studio Modu has employed a series of techniques that lower ambient air temperature in order to help cool the interior and exterior of this Houston building. More about Modu clads Houston building with "self-cooling" exterior
Designers need to participate in the development of AI or face having the future world designed without them, warns Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky in this exclusive interview. More about If designers don't embrace AI the world "will be designed without them" says AirBnb founder
Surfacing brand Armourcoat has launched a range of textured, biodegradable wall plaster surfaces that combine the natural appearance of clay with enhanced durability. More about Armourcoat creates durable clay wall covering as "ecological alternative to paint"
Dutch designer Christien Meindertsma has developed a robot that can build three-dimensional volumes out of wool. More about Christien Meindertsma invents technique for 3D printing with wool
Climate technology company Heirloom has opened the first commercial Direct Air Capture plant in the US, which will sequester atmospheric carbon for permanent storage using energy-efficient kilns. More about Heirloom opens first large-scale carbon capture plant in US
Promotion: Austrian facade specialist Rieder worked with architecture studio Faerber to preserve the original structure of a townhouse through the installation of a three-dimensional concrete facade. More about German townhouse preserved with precast Rieder concrete facade
Wildfires can be detected before they spread or even before they start using a new satellite-enabled sensor system created by a group of Turkish recent design graduates and spotlighted by Dezeen as part of our Designing for Disaster series. More about "The trees themselves" raise wildfire alarm in ForestGuard detection system
Designer Emy Bensdorp has found a way to clean PFAS "forever chemicals" from contaminated clay soil by firing it into bricks as part of a project showcased at Dutch Design Week. More about Emy Bensdorp takes on PFAS pollution by turning "toxic" soil into bricks
US tech startup Laero has unveiled a compact water treatment system at Dutch Design Week, which it claims can be installed under any sink to recycle up to 80 per cent of the water. More about Laero develops at-home system for turning wastewater into drinking water
A group of design graduates from London's Royal College of Art have come up with a way to make RFID tags entirely from paper, with no metal or silicon components in a bid to cut down on waste from single-use electronics. More about PulpaTronics tackles single-use electronics with paper RFID tags