Last week, IKEA's design innovation lab Space10 announced it was closing its doors after ten years of operating. Here, Dezeen has highlighted ten of its key research projects. More about Ten key projects by research and innovation lab Space10
A team of scientists from universities in the United States have developed a silicon-based coating that can help stop the spread of fires by preventing materials coming in contact with flame. More about US scientists develop "nanoscale" coating to combat spread of fires
Tech company Fairphone has worked with Swedish design agency Above to produce the latest version of its ethical smartphone, with a focus on reducing the environmental and social impacts of battery metal mining. More about Fairphone 5 smartphone launches with "fairest battery yet"
To round off our AItopia series exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on design, architecture and humanity, Dezeen editorial director Max Fraser sets out our policy on text- and image-generating technologies. More about Dezeen's policy on AI
AI should be embraced by architects rather than met with scepticism or fear, writes Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher. More about "I am not at all worried about facing the newly empowered competition enabled by AI"
Researchers at Aalto University have developed an AI model that can predict the best way to prevent wildfires. More about AI model by Aalto University team can predict how to prevent wildfires
Local design firm Prowl Studio and investment company Baukunst have shown a variety of sustainable materials including aquatic plants meant for animal feed and an electric RV at a pop-up exhibition in San Francisco. More about Bendable battery among sustainable materials at San Francisco exhibition
A Mitsubishi Corporation cargo ship has embarked on its first wind-powered voyage after being retrofitted with two rigid 37.5-metre-tall sails, in what could mark a crucial step towards decarbonising the maritime industry. More about Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship charts course for greener shipping
Increasing use of AI could have major copyright implications for designers and architects, warn experts as part of our AItopia series. More about AI exposes designers and architects to copyright complications say experts
Predictions about the potential impacts of generative AI may be overblown due to "many serious, unsolved problems" with the technology according to Gary Marcus, one of the field's leading voices. More about Generative AI boom "could come to a fairly swift end"
Designing using artificial intelligence is a fundamentally new form of creativity that is tantamount to an evolution of our species, AI-specialist architect and designer Arturo Tedeschi tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Rise of AI marks the "first time in history where we stop being monkeys" says Arturo Tedeschi
Artificial intelligence could give rise to a "neoclassical futurist" architecture style and will become "an everyday tool of necessity", says designer Tim Fu in this interview for our AItopia series. More about AI design could "bring back the beauty and aesthetics of the classical era" says Tim Fu
Central Saint Martins graduate Arianna Pezzano has developed a way to make nipple prosthetics from keratin extracted from hair lost during chemotherapy, to help breast cancer patients "regain a sense of wholeness". More about BioProsthesis uses human hair to create prosthetic nipples for breast cancer patients
Designer Eleonora Ortolani has created what she believes to be the first food made from plastic waste, as part of her final-year project at Central Saint Martins. More about Eleonora Ortolani recycles plastic into vanilla ice-cream
Materials can become a much bigger part of our everyday lives and the way we see the world if people are willing to give up mass production, Natural Material Studio founder Bonnie Hvillum tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Materials "have so much more to give" says Natural Material Studio founder Bonnie Hvillum
The first materials designed by AI could be less than 18 months away, according to Orbital Materials CEO Jonathan Godwin, who aims to harness the technology to create materials to help with carbon capture. More about Orbital Materials combines ChatGPT with physics to invent "transformational materials"
North Carolina firm DR Horton has begun construction on a residential home using building materials from local technology studio Plantd, including panels made from compressed perennial grasses. More about DR Horton builds North Carolina house with grass-based ceiling and wall panels
Royal College of Art graduate Zhaodi Feng has created an interactive toolkit named Promptac, which allows users to input prompts to AI image generators using hand movements rather than text. More about Promptac toolkit lets users modify AI designs with hand gestures and real-world materials
The growth of AI will put an increased environmental burden on the planet, say experts who argue it's time to think about the invisible physical infrastructures of our technology. More about AI's "eye-watering" use of resources could be a hurdle to achieving climate goals, argue experts
Dutch design studio Loop Loop has pioneered a process of adding colour to aluminium using pigments made from plants rather than petroleum. More about Loop Loop develops "world's first plant-based aluminium dying process"