Technology
Driverless cars designed for use as mobile offices
Robotic bricklayers developed to work like termites
Moss used as “biological solar panels” to power a radio
Augmented reality devices “in your eye” will change how we see the world
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers launches today
Brain scans reveal recipe for “perfect design”
Gijs van Bon’s Skryf machine “writes poems on the ground with sand”
Silicon Valley “didn’t think a designer could build a company” says Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky
Google’s “smart contact lenses” could help diabetics monitor blood sugar levels
“Cyborg scenario” will see computers in the brain replace wearable tech
Google buys domestic technology firm Nest in first step towards connected home
World’s first glow-in-the-dark plant genetically engineered
3D-printed fabrics by Richard Beckett woven into Pringle of Scotland’s ready to wear garments
Augmented reality app by Universal Everything creates “immersive world” for Radiohead’s music
Neurocam headset automatically records interesting moments
Advances in virtual reality will “blur the line between what’s virtual and what’s real”
Daan Roosegaarde: “People can do what they want with my Crystal installation”
Google Glass was designed through “sketching by hand” says lead designer
Google unveils collection of Google Glass spectacles and sunglasses
Virtual reality headset by BeAnotherLab lets users try swapping gender
Augmented reality demonstration at Dezeen’s Imagine Shop for Selfridges
“First 3D-printed book cover” created with a MakerBot
“Immersive virtual world” by Gareth Pugh and Inition installed at Selfridges