New York designer Charlotte McCurdy has fashioned a water-resistant jacket from a plastic made of algae. More about Charlotte McCurdy creates "carbon-negative" raincoat from algae bioplastic
Rain would repair rather than damage roads if they were made of the tyre-based pavement invented by Israel Antonio Briseño Carmona, a Mexican student and winner of the nation's James Dyson Award. More about Recycled tyres form pavement that self-repairs when it rains
Food design studio Bompas & Parr has created an incredibly lightweight edible meringue using a process originally developed to manufacture the lightest solid material ever made. More about Bompas & Parr produces "world's lightest dessert" weighing just one gram
Designer Irakli Sabekia has developed a device that can turn the border fence between Russia and his native Georgia into a radio transmitter. More about Irakli Sabekia turns razor wire fence into radio transmitter
Swedish company Re:newcell is aiming to disrupt the fashion industry and save natural resources by creating garments from Circulose – a new material made from recycled cotton clothes. More about Re:newcell prepares to launch "world's first clothes made from circular cotton"
Students from Cambridge University have built an ultra-efficient electric car that drives using only as much power as it takes to boil a kettle. More about Cambridge University team build UK's most efficient electric car
Dezeen promotion: the top three wallpaper designs in the Samsung Mobile Design Competition have been revealed, and their designers have shared the thinking behind their work in interviews with Dezeen. More about Top three wallpaper designs announced in Samsung and Dezeen's mobile design competition
Dezeen promotion: judges in the Samsung Mobile Design Competition have revealed their pick of the top three accessory designs, whose creators have shared their inspiration in interviews with Dezeen. More about Top three mobile accessory designs announced in Samsung and Dezeen's design competition
The best of rigid and flexible solar panels combine in SunUp, a product for outdoor adventurers invented by Brunel University design graduate Bradley Brister. More about SunUp provides a backpack-hugging solar-power solution for hikers
Montreal-based fashion designer Ying Gao has created a pair of robotic dresses that respond to their environment by rippling, expanding and contracting as if they are alive. More about Ying Gao's "chameleon-like" autonomous dresses react to their surroundings
In this movie, jury members of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition discuss how the finalists in the accessory category offered a wide range of interpretations of what a mobile device can be. More about Samsung Mobile Design Competition finalists present their accessory designs to the jury
In this movie, jury members discuss how the finalists in the wallpaper category of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition incorporated elements of nature and colour into their responsive designs. More about Samsung Mobile Design Competition finalists present their wallpaper designs to the jury
Canadian brand Native Shoes has developed a sneaker that is entirely made from one continuous piece of algae-enriched EVA in a bid to clean up the footwear industry. More about Native Shoes creates trainers from single piece of algae-laced foam
The Netherlands could build a million new homes from sustainably harvested local wood and save 100 megatons of carbon in the process, according to architect Marco Vermeulen. More about Switching to timber could solve Dutch housing shortage and be "a chance for our climate"
ÉCAL graduate Luisa Kahlfeldt has designed a new diaper that is more sustainable than even other reusable cloth nappies — an innovation for which she won the Swiss James Dyson Award. More about Sumo seaweed-fibre nappies offer healthy and sustainable alternative
Digital designer Diana Ganea's LifeCredit video game imagines a dystopian future where social status is determined by a corporate credit-system that rewards or punishes citizens. More about LifeCredit computer game envisions a dystopian future ruled by a social credit system
The Click to Pray eRosary from the Vatican is a wearable technology bracelet featuring a crucifix interface that tracks the user's worship and syncs with a smartphone app. More about Pope launches eRosary wearable technology that tracks worshippers' prayers
Toyota's latest electric LQ concept car satisfies the "human need to be engaged emotionally" with an on-board artificial intelligence agent named Yui. More about Toyota's LQ concept creates a "bond" between car and driver with AI agent
Retro handheld gaming meets contemporary design in the Analogue Pocket, a new device for playing old Nintendo Game Boy cartridges. More about Game Boy gets extra life in minimal Analogue Pocket
Google has created a fabric made of recycled plastic for the latest version of the Nest Mini speaker, which launched today along with an updated Pixel smartphone with two cameras on its back. More about Google includes recycled plastic in latest Nest Mini speaker