This smart denim jacket, revealed at the 2017 SXSW conference by Dutch fashion designer Pauline van Dongen, strokes the wearer's back in response to touch. More about Pauline van Dongen's touch-sensitive denim jacket gives intimate back rubs
British studio Those has designed a connected whiteboard that uses a robot arm to draw everything from illustrations to shopping lists. More about Joto drawing robot is an Etch A Sketch for the digital age
Global design consultancy IDEO has created a concept for a four-pod self-driving car that could be shared by everyone in the neighbourhood. More about IDEO envisions future of ride-sharing with a concept for a communal car
Land Rover has developed a Discovery vehicle for the Red Cross, equipping it with a drone that would remotely scan landscapes after earthquakes or avalanches. More about Land Rover unveils drone-equipped Discovery for search and rescue operations
Penis girth, thrust counts and sexual health are all measured by the i.Con smart condom ring, as wearable technology moves into the bedroom. More about Smart condom lets users know how good they are in bed
Goodyear has updated its spherical tyres for self-driving cars, adding a "bionic skin" of sensors that reads the road and adapts to suit different terrains. More about Goodyear's spherical tyres shape-shift to suit different terrains
Airbus and Italdesign have revealed their plans to help city dwellers beat traffic with a modular vehicle that is part car, part drone. More about Airbus presents concept for flying car at Geneva Motor Show
A science-fiction staple has inched closer to reality with the reveal of a prototype in-ear wearable that translates languages almost instantly. More about Waverly Labs' Pilot earpiece promises to translate languages in real time
One-minute movie: Swiss architecture firm Gramazio Kohler Architects and roboticist Raffaello D’Andrea have collaborated with ETH Zürich to investigate how drones can be programmed to "weave" simple tensile structures in the air.
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A group of MAarch students from the Bartlett School of Architecture have devised a method of turning felt into load-bearing structures that they hope to build into an fabric pavilion. More about Bartlett students propose self-supporting pavilion made from felt
Fish, clothing, architecture and bicycles come with embedded screens in the future imagined by British digital design studio Universal Everything. More about Universal Everything explores potential to turn 13 everyday objects into screens
Yves Béhar's studio Fuseproject worked with robotics company Cobalt to create this robot security guard, designed to be in "stark contrast to the Hollywood dystopian Robocop". More about Yves Béhar creates unthreatening design for Cobalt security robot
Floors, tables and walls can be transformed into iPad-like touchscreens using Sony's new projector, which launched at this week's Mobile World Congress. More about Sony launches Xperia Touch projector that turns any surface into a touchscreen
The rumours are true: the bestselling phone of the early 00s, the Nokia 3310, is making a comeback, complete with the game Snake. More about New-look Nokia 3310 mobile phone revealed
A group of researchers at MIT has created a new material that expands and contracts when exposed to different temperatures. More about MIT researchers develop material that tightens in cold weather to keep in warmth
This drone, designed for hard-to-reach disaster areas, will soon be getting an upgrade that allows it to be consumed along with its cargo. More about Edible Pouncer drone will deliver aid to victims of natural disasters and conflict
American company UPS is testing a drone-launching delivery truck that it hopes will make its parcel service more efficient in rural locations. More about UPS unveils drone-launching delivery truck
Flip phones, lipstick phones, mango phones – the announcement that Nokia may be reissuing the iconic 3310 mobile phone has the Dezeen team reminiscing about the handsets of years gone by. More about Dezeen remembers the mobile phones that time forgot
Scottish architect David Burgher has developed a new virtual reality tool that mimics the visual impairments experienced by dementia sufferers to help architects design better spaces. More about New virtual reality tool helps architects create dementia-friendly environments
Self-driving cars will need to "build up a relationship" with their occupants to reassure them that they are safe, according to BMW board director Peter Schwarzenbauer. More about BMW working with psychologists to help robot cars befriend passengers