British eyewear brand Cubitts has launched an app that takes the trial-and-error approach out of buying spectacles by telling you which frames will best fit the precise dimensions of your face. More about Cubitts app uses 3D-scanning technology to find the right glasses for every face
Creative agency Something and nonprofit organisation Where are the Black Designers? have created a web browser plugin that exhibits the work of Black creatives every time a new tab is opened. More about Something Spaces web plugin showcases the work of Black creatives online
A project that uses technology to enhance piano learning and another that tracks where plastic waste accumulates in rivers are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the Technical University of Dresden. More about Technical University of Dresden spotlights nine industrial design projects
Concerns over carbon emissions caused by the construction process are fuelling a surge of interest in biobased materials according to Arup research and innovation leader Jan Wurm. More about Drive to reduce embodied carbon in buildings makes biomaterials market a "really exciting space"
Dezeen teamed up with British masonry specialist Marshalls to live stream an interview with the company's sustainability director Chris Harrop. More about Watch our talk about building sustainably with brick
Designer Bonnie Hvillum's Natural Material Studio has created conceptual ceramics from clay made out of powdered seashells from Denmark's Noma restaurant. More about Natural Material Studio develops Shellware ceramics from leftover seashells
Copenhagen-based Beyond Leather has combined leftovers from apple juice and cider production with natural rubber to create a plant-based leather alternative called Leap. More about Leap is a vegan leather made from waste apple cores and skins
Design consultancy firm Softroom has designed a virtual reality news studio that uses 3D-creation software Unreal Engine to "dissolve the boundaries of the TV studio". More about The News Pavilion by Softroom allows newsreaders to "extend reality"
Digital twins are starting to transform the way that cities are designed and managed, according to experts. More about Digital twins offer "a very powerful way of developing our cities" say experts
New York State governor Andrew M Cuomo has launched a $9 million fund to support research into ways of capturing atmospheric carbon and turning it into useful products. More about New York State announces million fund as part of bid to become leading "carbontech" innovation hub
Dezeen promotion: the winners of the iF Design Award 2021 have been announced in nine different design disciplines in a worldwide digital award winners' campaign. More about iF Design Award 2021 presents the winners of the communication and packaging design disciplines
Food made from captured atmospheric carbon could feed the world while helping to combat climate change, according to Solar Foods CEO Pasi Vainikka. More about Making protein from CO2 can "remove the climate impact of food" says Solar Foods CEO
168 Upper Street by London studio Groupwork was the focus of the final Dezeen x Knauf Architecture Project Talk, which you can re-watch by registering for the webinar. More about Watch our Architecture Project Talk about 168 Upper Street by Groupwork
As our carbon revolution series continued this week, here are ten materials that store carbon including bioplastic cladding and mycelium insulation. More about Ten materials that store carbon and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
A "curiosity molecule" named after American architect Buckminster Fuller is one of the weird and wonderful allotropes of carbon, explains nanomaterials professor Andrei Khlobystov. More about Buckminsterfullerine, diamond and graphite illustrate "the very rich chemistry of carbon"
Dezeen promotion: the NX Render from Siemens Digital Industries Software allows designers to quickly visualise how products will look and function before they are made. More about Siemens' NX visualisation software helps "deliver better products faster and more efficiently"
Berlin startup Made of Air has developed a bioplastic made of forest and farm waste that sequesters carbon and can be used for everything from furniture to building facades. More about Atmospheric CO2 is "our biggest resource" says carbon-negative plastic brand Made of Air
Capable of forming diamonds, graphene and life itself, carbon taken from the atmosphere will soon be used to produce plastics and fuel, according to nanomaterials professor Andrei Khlobystov. More about Carbon is "unprecedented as far as the elements are concerned" says nanomaterials professor
A car-based AI that gives users personalised travel updates and an affordable device that analyses football player's performances are included in Dezeen's latest school show from students at Middlesex University. More about Middlesex University unveils 15 projects from product design and engineering students
Industrial carbon emissions can be captured and turned into useful materials on a vast scale, according to Sophia Hamblin Wang, chief operating officer of Mineral Carbonation International. More about Mineral Carbonation International aims "to lock a billion tonnes of CO2 into products by 2040"