Colorado-based Prometheus Materials has developed masonry blocks from a low-carbon cement-like material grown from micro-algae. More about Prometheus Materials uses algae-based cement to make masonry blocks
Canadian start-up Aurea Technologies has developed a portable wind turbine that compacts down to the size of a water bottle and was designed to provide reliable, renewable energy on the go. More about Fold-up Shine Turbine offers "wind power that fits in your backpack"
In the final video showcasing the finalists of Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition, Cagatay Afsar discusses his design that incorporates a transparent OLED display into a small desk. More about Cagatay Afsar integrates transparent OLED screen into a desk to reduce clutter
British manufacturer Dyson has announced that it is "supercharging its robotics ambitions" by developing home robots and building the UK's largest robotics research centre. More about Dyson reveals home robot prototypes that can carry out domestic chores
Researchers at MIT Media Lab have tested modular tiles that autonomously assemble to create habitats in space on the latest mission to the International Space Station. More about MIT Media Lab trials modular tiles that self-assemble into "entirely novel type of space architecture"
Furniture company IKEA and its research and design lab Space10 have worked with creative studio Oio to create the Updatables concept furniture, which would use artificial intelligence to tell owners how it can be updated. More about Oio and Space10 envision IKEA furniture that can evolve and adapt to users' needs
Hyeona Kim and WooSeok Lee explain their design for a movable OLED display that's reminiscent of an artist's easel in this video showcasing the finalists of Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition. More about Hyeona Kim and WooSeok Lee design portable OLED display in the form of an artist's easel
California-based industrial designer Reiten Cheng has developed a recycling machine that can be 3D printed using open-source instructions and used to turn PET bottles into filament for additive manufacturing. More about Polyformer is an open-source machine that recycles plastic bottles into 3D printing filament
Japanese food and beverage company Kirin Holdings and researchers at Meiji University have developed a wearable device connected to a chopstick that uses an electric current to simulate food tasting salty. More about Taste-Adjusting Chopsticks makes food taste saltier without adding salt
In this video showcasing the finalists of Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition, Turkish designer Damla Aras explains her concept for a foldable desk with a retractable OLED screen. More about Damla Aras incorporates OLED display into Tiny foldable desk and shelf
Melanin-enriched building materials and decomposing pavilions are among the pieces on show in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's exhibition of Neri Oxman's work, Nature x Humanity. Curator Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher discusses five key works. More about SFMOMA exhibition explores the architectural provocations of Neri Oxman
In this video showcasing the finalists of Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition, Studio WA+CH explains its concept for a movable OLED display that can be used as a room divider, whiteboard and video conferencing device. More about Studio WA+CH designs movable OLED screens that double as room dividers
In this exclusive video produced by Dezeen, tile supplier Domus showcases its new web app that uses AI and image recognition to help architects and designers find tiles, stone and wood as efficiently as possible. More about Domus Image Search uses machine learning to source products and materials for architects and designers
Snap, the company behind Snapchat, has launched its second piece of hardware – a pared-back and pocket-sized drone called Pixy, designed for taking selfies. More about Snapchat releases "friendly" selfie drone called Pixy
In this video, Studio BooBoon explains its design for an adjustable OLED display that can be retracted to become a standalone speaker, which is one of the finalists in Dezeen and LG Display's latest OLEDs Go! competition. More about Studio BooBoon designs a rollable LG television that doubles as a soundbar
Discarded tree forks could replace load-bearing joints in architecture projects using a construction technique developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. More about MIT engineers build load-bearing structures using tree forks instead of steel joints
The Eindhoven University of Technology has led a project building a bridge that is partly made from flax in The Netherlands, aiming to demonstrate the material's potential to replace steel in construction. More about Smart Circular Bridge built with flax completes in The Netherlands
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Dutch artist Thijs Biersteker has developed a machine that shows the emissions associated with everyday online activities from video chats and emails to trading NFTs as visible puffs of CO2. More about MB>CO2 installation visualises internet's hidden impact on the environment
Drift's planned four-day drone performance at Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg was cut short after attacks by unidentified drones. More about Drift's Elbphilharmonie installation cancelled due to "aggressive disruption" by unknown drones
Sportswear brand Nike has unveiled ISPA Link, a collection of modular trainers that can be easily disassembled, as part of the brand's move towards a circular design economy. More about Nike takes steps towards circular design with glueless ISPA Link trainers