Designer Shaakira Jassat has created a rain-catcher that is slim enough to fit on the outside of buildings in dense urban environments. More about Rain-harvesting panels would let people in drought-stricken cities catch their own water
Most ocean plastic starts off in rivers. From bubble curtains to googly-eyed trash wheels, here are four technologies designed to intercept river plastic before it gets to the sea. More about Four technologies tackling the problem of plastic pollution in rivers
Thin carbon fibres wind over a 3D-printed metal frame to form this bridge, made by university students in Shanghai using two emerging robotic fabrication techniques. More about Two robotic fabrication methods entwine to make Tongji University bridge
An exhibition at the V&A Dundee explores the evolving relationship between humans and robots. From 1920s sci-fi films to brain-controlled exoskeletons, curator Kirsty Hassard picks five highlights. More about V&A Dundee curator selects five designs that map the evolution of robotics
A German construction project has saved an estimated 136 tonnes of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere by incorporating air pockets made of recycled plastic within its concrete slabs. More about Plastic bubbles incorporated into high-rise to reduce concrete usage by 35 per cent
Brain disease research could be sped up using a smartphone-controlled "plug-and-play" neural implant invented by scientists from the USA and South Korea. More about Soft neural implant allows scientists to manipulate brain cells via smartphone
New York City's The Cooper Union has created online database The Student Work Collection to collate over 80 years of work produced by former architecture students, with notable alumni including Elizabeth Diller, Daniel Libeskind and Toshiko Mori. More about The Cooper Union catalogues decades of student work including projects by Liz Diller and Daniel Libeskind
Jury members discuss the top-three winners of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition mobile accessories category in this movie Dezeen filmed at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose, California. More about Competition-winning mobile accessory designs showcased at Samsung Developer Conference 2019
In this Dezeen movie, jury members discuss the winners of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition wallpaper category, which were revealed last month at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose, California. More about Competition-winning mobile wallpaper designs showcased at Samsung Developer Conference 2019
Product-design engineer Dougie Mann has created a keyboard that, when hooked up to a smartphone via a custom case, can help amputees and people with sight loss type more easily. More about TypeCase keyboard simplifies texting for people with visual or motor impairments
London studio Seymourpowell has designed concepts for a wearable collar and chaise longue powered by AI, which use atomised cosmetic products to protect city-dwellers from harmful pollutants. More about Seymourpowell's Atmosphère devices diffuse cosmetics at the user
Kazakhstani designer Enis Akiev has developed a method for turning single-use plastic packaging into tiles, by emulating the organic process of rock formation. More about Enis Akiev makes marbled tiles from post-consumer plastic waste
Motorola has thrown its hat into the folding smartphone ring with a revamped version of its Razr flip phone that was first launched 15 years go. More about The classic flip phone returns as Motorola updates Razr with foldable display
An easily biodegradable material that could be "part of a global answer" to single-use plastic pollution has won its inventor, British designer Lucy Hughes, the international James Dyson Award. More about UK student's fish-waste bioplastic MarinaTex wins 2019 James Dyson Award top prize
Kids can identify plants, flowers and wildlife in their area while adding to a global biodiversity database that helps monitor the planet's health, using the augmented-reality app Seek by iNaturalist and the WWF. More about Seek app builds biodiversity database as users identify plant and animal species
Individuals could cut their greenhouse-gas emissions by replacing meals with algae grown at home using the countertop Spira device by recent design graduate Rob Russell. More about Spira countertop bioreactor allows users to grow their own algae for food
Dezeen promotion: a personalised flower generated by an algorithm has won the wallpaper category in the Samsung Mobile Design Competition. More about Garden of Galaxy personalised flower wins the Samsung Mobile Design Competition wallpaper category
Canadian camouflage company Hyperstealth Biotechnology has patented the technology behind a material that bends light to make people and objects near invisible to the naked eye. More about Hyperstealth Biotechnology's "invisibility cloak" can conceal people and buildings
Facebook has launched a new branding for its subsidiary companies, courtesy of branding agency Saffron and UK type design studio Dalton Maag, which comprises an all-capital typeface that changes colour depending on the service offered. More about Facebook rebrands to "create visual distinction" between company and social app
Dezeen promotion: a robotic stand that turns a Samsung Galaxy device into a collaborative smart assistant has taken the top prize in the accessories category of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition. More about Star of Galaxy robotic stand wins the mobile accessories category in Samsung's design competition