Contenders for this year's Beazley Designs of the Year awards include Diller Scofidio + Renfro's The Shed, a pocket-sized home HIV test kit, and the world's first genderless voice. More
Curling edges detail these hanging lamps that New York designer Nina Edwards Anker has created from dried sheets of algae. More
Designers Marco Merendi and Diego Vencato have collaborated with Italian firm Gypsum to develop a dirt-resistant concrete, which they used to create a collection of bathroom furniture suitable for outdoor use. More
People without access to healthcare can use bicycle parts and other scrap material to make their own DIY prosthetics, using a system designed by Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology graduate Desiree Riny. More
Donald Trump's head and hands adorn this IUD, which was created as a commentary on the US president's regulations of women's access to birth control services. More
Data meets dermatology at Brooklyn-based skincare startup Atolla, launched by an MIT engineer who has applied machine-learning algorithms to fix problem skin. More
Imperial graduate Nicole Stjernswärd has invented Kaiku, a system that turns plants into powdered paint pigments using vaporisation technology. More
Water rather than air carries sound in designer Rocco Giovannoni's Inmergo headphones, which promise rich audio even for people who are hard of hearing. More
An underwater internet of things monitoring the effects of climate change or sampling waters on distant planets is the dream of a group of MIT researchers who have created a battery-free underwater sensor. More
Corn husks, wool and yoghurt pots are some of the materials used in a series of experimental spectacles by British eyewear brand Cubitts. More
A hardware filter called Winston that users plug into their modem to protect their data has launched, in response to mounting concern over digital privacy and surveillance. More
Design agency Tangerine worked with British start-up Bluebell to develop a smart monitor, which uses a device attached to the baby's clothing to send alerts to parents through a wearable wristband and app. More
Apple has advised customers of its recently launched Apple Card to keep the titanium card in a soft bag where it won't touch other credit cards, keys or loose change, and to gently clean it with a microfibre cloth. More
Design studio NotAnotherOne has designed a portable air quality monitor that clips onto your bag to test local pollution levels. More
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has created a colour-shifting jacket, which uses embedded black glass spheres to emulate the camouflage qualities of a squid. More
Design graduate James Plimmer has created an inhaler for asthmatics that improves posture and technique during use to ensure more medicine reaches the lungs. More
New York designer Nikolas Bentel has created a handmade porcelain pipe for smoking marijuana with an unconventional wiggle form. More
The minimalist LARQ bottle cleans itself using UV light, for people troubled by the hygiene of tricky-to-wash reusable water bottles. More
Fish with migration paths blocked by a dam can be shot over the top via the Whooshh Passage Portal technology after being sorted by artificial intelligence. More
Sex-toy designers Polly Rodriguez and Alexandra Fine have launched a campaign to raise awareness about the bias selection process of adverts, which "plagues" female-focused sexual wellness companies. More