With the Consumer Electronics Show well underway in Las Vegas, we look at the biggest trends among this year's offering of tech gadgets, including haptic devices for the metaverse and the latest AI-powered products. More about Nine tech trends from CES 2023
BMW has unveiled an updated version of its colour-changing car technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, expanding the concept from black and white to a full colour palette. More about BMW launches concept car that changes into 32 different colours
Technology company Digby has partnered with American furniture brand Heller to launch a tool for establishing the authenticity of physical design products using the blockchain. More about Digby Design Authenticator links furniture with NFTs to fight counterfeiting
British startup Water-Filled Glass has developed panes of glass filled with water that use sunlight to power a "crazy" energy-saving heating and cooling system. More about Water-filled windows use sunlight to heat and cool buildings
California-based BioLab Studio has developed a system that uses 3D printers to construct wooden scaffolding that cultivates mycelium maintained by a robotic arm. More about BioLab Studio develops 3D-printed "bio scaffold" for growing mycelium
IKEA's research lab Space10 has developed a concept for connecting a physical furniture piece to an ever-evolving NFT tree, which "grows" through acts of care to incentivise people to keep, repair and recycle their belongings. More about Space10 proposes linking NFTs to furniture to encourage better care
Concrete will remain the world's dominant construction material over biomaterials such as timber as the world transitions to net-zero, claims GCCA chief executive Thomas Guillot. More about "The world needs cement" says concrete industry decarbonisation chief
California materials company Checkerspot has launched a casting kit named Pollinator Kit that allows designers to experiment with making components from algae-based plastics. More about Checkerspot releases algae-based plastic prototype kit for designers
Australian architecture practice BVN and the University of Technology Sydney have created a low-carbon, 3D-printed system that "breathes" like frog skin. More about BVN and UTS rethink air conditioning with 3D-printed "breathing" system
Prince William has announced the five winning projects of this year's Earthshot Prize, founded by the royal together with British wildlife presenter David Attenborough to find solutions to "repair our planet". More about Seaweed packaging and greenhouse-in-a-box among 2022 Earthshot Prize winners
Design studio Layer has collaborated with tech brand Ledger and designer Tony Fadell to produce Ledger Stax, a screen-wrapped, credit card-sized device for storing cryptocurrency and NFTs. More about Layer designs Ledger Stax hardware wallet for storing cryptocurrency
A data platform showing how different levels of global heating will affect people's lives around the world has been launched by the United Nations. More about Human Climate Horizons tool projects impact of global heating on each nation
Space agency NASA has awarded construction company ICON a $57 million contract to develop 3D-printing technology to build roads, launchpads and homes on the moon's surface. More about NASA funds ICON to develop lunar 3D-printing construction technology
British airline EasyJet and engineering company Rolls-Royce have run a commercial aircraft engine on hydrogen in what they claim is a "world first", potentially paving the way for the decarbonisation of plane travel. More about Rolls-Royce and EasyJet test hydrogen-powered aircraft engine
Animal rights organisation PETA has launched the Vegan Wool Challenge, calling on designers and researchers to develop a vegan alternative to sheep's wool with a lower environmental impact. More about PETA launches million design competition to create vegan wool
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Paula Vogels has woven tubular speakers from copper wire and nylon fishing line to create an installation that explores the sounds and labour conditions of the textile industry. More about Woven speakers by Paula Vogels carry sound of their own production
In time for the COP27 climate summit, a team of researchers led by architect Adrian Lahoud has developed an app that calculates how much coastal cities are owed in climate reparations to make up for the destruction wrought by rising sea levels. More about Second Sea calculator predicts damage to global cities from rising seas
A trio of PhD students from the Warsaw University of Technology have been named the grand prize winners of this year's James Dyson Awards for their SmartHEAL sensor, which is integrated into a dressing to detect how well a wound is healing. More about Infection-sensing wound dressing wins top prize in 2022 James Dyson Awards
AI text-to-image software like Midjourney, DALL-E and Stable Diffusion has the potential to change the way that architects approach the creation and concept stages of designing buildings and products, experts say. More about How AI software will change architecture and design
Swedish design company Aarke aimed to bring a sense of refinement to countertop sparkling water makers with the Carbonator 3, a minimalist kitchen gadget that pays homage to Italian espresso machines. More about Aarke's Carbonator 3 is a minimalist soda maker