Tequila brand Jose Cuervo has opened a metaverse distillery designed by Mexico-based Rojkind Arquitectos and British designers Bompas & Parr, where attractions include a barrel maze and a pool party. More about Rojkind Arquitectos and Bompas & Parr design Jose Cuervo distillery in the metaverse
Tyre-maker Goodyear has announced it will join aerospace company Lockheed Martin and car manufacturer General Motors to develop a vehicle for NASA's next lunar landing, set for 2025. More about Goodyear to design airless tyres for future lunar vehicle
Electric vehicles have entered the mainstream, but while some manufacturers are developing futuristic concepts, others are looking to the past for their designs. Here is a roundup of eight electric cars with a retro design. More about Eight retro electric cars that are informed by motoring heritage
Danish architecture studio BIG is designing a road, air and hyperloop-capable autonomous vehicle for the new US city of Telosa currently being planned for five million people in an unconfirmed desert location. More about BIG designing Ground to Air driverless vehicle for American desert city Telosa
Automotive company Volkswagen has launched a fully working prototype for an automated flying car, an electric vehicle that the company describes as a "state-of-the-art passenger drone prototype". More about Volkswagen launches working prototype of Flying Tiger electric flying car
This one-minute video shows how MIT Senseable City Lab is using 3D laser scanning to analyse the architecture of Brazil's favelas. More about MIT Senseable City Lab uses 3D laser scans to map Rio de Janeiro's favelas
German automotive company Volkswagen has launched its ID Buzz van – an update to its iconic hippie-era T1 Transporter that brings it into the electric vehicle age. More about Volkswagen starts production on 1960s-informed all-electric ID Buzz van
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a way of using algae to create carbon-neutral or even carbon-negative concrete. More about Algae-grown limestone provides route to carbon-negative concrete
Benjamin Hubert's studio Layer has designed a concept electric bike called Pendler that aims to tackle all the pain points of urban commuting. More about Layer aims to create ultimate commuter e-bike with Pendler
California startup Cionic and Yves Béhar's design studio Fuseproject have developed a bionic wearable that uses electric pulses and artificial intelligence to correct muscle movements in people with limited mobility. More about Neural Sleeve is a bionic leg wrap that uses AI to correct walking patterns
Northumbria University graduate Harriet Almond has developed a prototype for a detector that can sniff out the gases released by decaying food and suggest ways to use the ingredient depending on its freshness. More about Snoot aroma detector works out freshness of food to eliminate waste
Following the recent news about an avocado alternative called Ecovado, here is a roundup of 10 innovations that aim to reduce the carbon impact of the food industry and our diets. More about Ten food innovations to reduce the carbon impact of our diets
Researchers from space agency NASA are building a swarm of mobile phone-sized robots to swim through oceans on moons in space in search of extraterrestrial life. More about NASA develops swarm of swimming robots to "look for signs of alien life" in space
Welsh startup Space Forge has developed the ForgeStar-0 satellite, which will make electronic components and materials that are "impossible to manufacture on Earth" in space. More about Space Forge to launch satellite factory to manufacture components in space
Finnish companies Polar Night Energy and Vatajankoski have built the world's first operational "sand battery", which provides a low-cost and low-emissions way to store renewable energy. More about Finnish "sand battery" offers solution for renewable energy storage
Madhav Dua's proposal for a multifunctional electric vehicle that can be easily customised with different plug-and-play components has won first place in Dezeen's Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival. More about Madhav Dua's customisable electric tractor for farmers in India wins the Future Mobility Competition
Promotion: the development of a new biodegradable corn-based adhesive and an initiative that allows art collectors to directly trade artworks for cars are just two of a growing number of artistic projects undertaken by electric vehicle brand Polestar in recent years. More about Polestar uses art to help share sustainability message
Unknown Untitled's proposal to create a family of electric autonomous refuse trucks with compact footprints for the narrow streets of Paris has been awarded second place in Dezeen's Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival. More about Unknown Untitled's vision to overhaul refuse-management vehicles in Paris takes second place in the Future Mobility Competition
Mike George's proposal for an autonomous fleet of modular emergency vehicles that can be arranged to form an on-the-go hospital has been awarded third place in Dezeen's Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival. More about Proposal for modular emergency vehicles that can form pop-up hospitals wins third place in the Future Mobility Competition
Design studio Unknown Untitled has proposed an e-scooter sharing scheme for Paris in which scooters can be dropped off and parked at bus shelters throughout the city for Dezeen's Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival. More about Unknown Untitled proposes an electric scooter sharing system for Paris that avoids cluttering the streets