Shopify's Sustainability Fund is pumping $5 million into projects that remove atmospheric carbon and publishing the results so other companies can follow its lead, fund director Stacy Kauk told Dezeen. More about Shopify to spend million per year "to kickstart demand in carbon removal"
HomeForest, an app that uses smart devices to bring the restorative effects of nature into the home, has been named as the winner of the inaugural Davidson Prize. More about Davidson Prize winner HomeForest uses smart tech to recreate "forest bathing" in your home
Plans to produce the Polestar 0 electric car without creating any carbon emissions is a challenge comparable to putting a man on the moon, according to Fredrika Klarén, the brand's head of sustainability. More about Polestar's aim to produce a climate-neutral car is a "moonshot goal" says sustainability head
Millions of homes could generate small amounts of solar energy to help eliminate carbon emissions from the UK power grid, according to Hayden Wood, CEO of renewable energy supplier Bulb. More about Architects are "at the very centre of what we need to do to get to net-zero" says Bulb CEO
Montreal company Carbicrete has developed a method for sequestering carbon in concrete, claiming its product captures more carbon than it emits. More about "We're taking CO2 out of the system" says carbon-capturing concrete maker Carbicrete
A group of UK technology companies have banded together to form Tech Zero, a taskforce that will help the sector set targets for net-zero carbon emissions. More about Tech Zero aims to be "world’s biggest group of tech companies committed to climate action"
Dezeen promotion: Made in Brunel: Above the Fold is an exhibition by Brunel University design graduates taking place at The Bargehouse Gallery and Oxo Tower Gallery in London from 17 to 20 June 2021. More about Made in Brunel: Above the Fold presents 100 design solutions
Carbon is the most valuable resource on earth, according to Climeworks, which has developed machines that suck it from the air so it can be turned into useful materials. More about "We're mining the sky because there's too much carbon in it" says Climeworks
Digital fashion house The Fabricant and designer Toni Maticevski have created the Animator Overcoat, a piece of unisex virtual haute couture that is decorated with claw-like spikes. More about The Fabricant and Toni Maticevski design unisex "digi-couture" garment informed by sea urchins
A timber shortage in France has forced prices up as architects struggle to comply with a new environmental law that requires public buildings to be 50 per cent wood. More about French architects face wood shortage with "prices going up every week"
This one-minute video shows how artist Yusuke Shigeta has updated a traditional Japanese art form using digital modelling techniques. More about Yusuke Shigeta reinvents traditional Japanese folding screen with digital animation
Industrial designer Kevin Chiam has created a 3D-printed wearable air purifier that is designed to remove air pollution from around the user using water vapour. More about Airtomo is a wearable air purifier designed for use on public transport
A design for a transparent OLED television that doubles as a shelf by Richard Bone and Jisu Yun has been named the best design in LG Display and Dezeen's contest to create innovative designs that showcase OLED technology. More about Scroll wins first edition of Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition
In the final video showcasing the finalists of Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition, Yunchik Lee and Bomi Kim discuss their design for an OLED display that can be easily moved and rearranged for use in different rooms. More about Yunchik Lee and Bomi Kim design trolley with reconfigurable OLED display
Germany has divided opinion at the Venice Architecture Biennale by inviting visitors to wander around an empty pavilion and experience digital content via QR codes. More about Germany's 2038 pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale puts QR codes on walls of empty building
Richard Bone and Jisu Yun explain their design for a transparent OLED television that doubles as a shelf in our next video showcasing the finalists of Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition. More about Richard Bone and Jisu Yun design transparent OLED television that can be used as a shelf
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have claimed a "big breakthrough" in the development of a battery that can function structurally as well as a power source. More about Swedish university develops lightweight structural battery using carbon fibre
UK design studio Cellule has worked with medical researchers to produce Echoes, an app that lets users hear the sound and rhythm of their heartbeat. More about Echoes app by Cellule shows "the beauty of how the heart can sound"
Dezeen teamed up with Dassault Systèmes to host a live talk with Waugh Thistleton Architects on the convergence between digital-twin technology and use of mass timber in construction. More about Watch our live talk on digital twins and mass timber with Dassault Systèmes and Waugh Thistleton Architects
Dezeen Showroom: Colebrook Bosson Saunders has released Ondo, a connectivity module for desks that facilitates "clutter-free" connections between laptops and other devices. More about Ondo connectivity module by Colebrook Bosson Saunders