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"
Scientists from Texas A&M University and Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico have observed metal cracking and fusing back together, in a discovery that could pave the way for self-healing machines, vehicles and bridges. More about US scientists prove that metal can heal itself
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a low-cost energy storage system that could be integrated into roads and building foundations to facilitate the renewable energy transition. More about MIT engineers create battery alternative using cement and carbon black
Dozens of AI tools are emerging that could dramatically alter how architects and designers work. As part of our AItopia series, Dezeen rounds up 10 of the most significant. More about Ten AI companies that architects and designers need to know
In this week's comments update, readers are debating a feature in our AItopia series that examines the question of whether AI technology will end up taking architects' jobs. More about "AI will never replace a Frank Lloyd Wright or a Mies van der Rohe" says commenter
A research team at the University of Michigan has created biodegradable formwork out of sawdust in an attempt to mitigate wood waste in the process of laying concrete. More about DART Lab creates biodegradable concrete casts using sawdust
Design involving artificial intelligence will always require a human touch, write YuJune Park and Caspar Lam as part of our AItopia series. More about "As machine learning progresses tactile design becomes ever more important"
Game developer Pat Naoum has launched a video game with backgrounds, creatures and scenery entirely painted by hand, which took seven years to complete. More about The Master's Pupil is a hand-painted video game informed by Monet's artworks
Killer robots and god-like computers are far from the most pressing threats posed by artificial intelligence, AI ethicist Alice Xiang tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Rise of AI could see "a lot of people living as second-class citizens" warns Sony's Alice Xiang
As part of our AItopia series exploring how AI will impact architecture and design, Dezeen examines whether the technology will end up taking architects' jobs. More about Will architects really lose their jobs to AI?
US architecture studio Lever Architecture and a team of researchers have successfully tested the earthquake-resistant capabilities of a 10-storey, mass-timber building in California. More about Largest earthquake test for mass-timber tower successful in California
Twitter's owner, US entrepreneur Elon Musk, has announced that the social media platform has changed its name and logo to X to "embody the imperfections in us all". More about Twitter rebrands as X with "art deco" logo
Global non-profit the World Ethical Data Foundation has released a set of guidelines for the voluntary self-regulation of the tech industry as it continues to develop artificial intelligence. More about Experts propose guidelines for ethical AI development in open letter