Technology
Technology
Google's thrifty virtual reality headset is built from cardboard
News: Google has devised a way for smartphone users to make their own virtual reality headset using household items. More
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Design
Design
Maaike Roozenburg combines augmented reality and digital prototyping to create smart fakes
Dutch designer Maaike Roozenburg uses 3D printing to create replicas of antique objects enhanced with a layer of augmented reality information in her SmartReplicas project, reports Gabrielle Kennedy (+ slideshow). More
Technology
Technology
Barbican's Digital Revolution exhibition celebrates creative computer coding
An immersive exhibition demonstrating creative uses of computer coding – from vintage video games to animated robots – opens today at the Barbican Centre in London (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Vibrating kGoal activity tracker monitors vaginal exercises
Activity trackers are becoming more personal – instead of fitting around the wrist, this grenade-shaped product inserts into the vagina to help strengthen pelvic floor muscles and vibrates to give workout feedback. More
Technology
Technology
Coca-Cola and Will.i.am's 3D printer uses recycled bottles as filament
Drinks brand Coca-Cola and musician Will.i.am have developed a 3D printer that produces objects using filament made from recycled plastic bottles. More
Pavilions
Pavilions
University of Stuttgart unveils carbon-fibre pavilion based on beetle shells
A robotically woven carbon-fibre pavilion based on the lightweight shell encasing the wings and abdomen of a beetle is the second structure revealed this week from the team of architects and engineers at the University of Stuttgart (+ movie). More
Architecture
Architecture
Landesgartenschau Exhibition Hall is a plywood pavilion made by robots
News: a double-domed pavilion is the first building to have its main structure entirely made out of wooden panels created by robots, according to academics from the University of Stuttgart (+ slideshow). More
Technology
Technology
Oluwaseyi Sosanya invents 3D-weaving machine
Royal College of Art (RCA) graduate Oluwaseyi Sosanya has designed a loom for 3D weaving and used it to create a shoe sole, presented at the institution's annual degree show (+ movie). More
Mobility
Mobility
Cars of the future could evolve and mutate "like biology"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg explains how cars made from biological materials could change and adapt to their environments, which she is investigating for our Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition. More
Design
Design
Yen Chen Chang's knitted sensors control everyday electronic products
Royal College of Art student Yen Chen Chang has used conductive yarns and threads to create tactile interfaces for electronic products that work by stroking, stretching or squeezing knitted objects (+ movie). More
Technology
Technology
Arup unveils its first 3D-printed structural steel building components
News: engineering firm Arup has produced prototype 3D-printed steel construction joints that could be used to create more efficient structures. More
Design
Design
Honeywell joins connected-home market with Lyric smart thermostat
News: US technology firm Honeywell has released a minimal smart thermostat that learns household routines, a rival to Nest's similar connected home product. More
Augmented reality
Augmented reality
Augmented reality road markings and signage "could be applied as a digital layer"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: London designer Keiichi Matsuda explains how augmented reality could transform the way we navigate the city in the first of our video interviews with designers participating in our Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition. More
Technology
Technology
Ami Drach and Dov Ganchrow recreate Stone Age tools with 3D-printed handles
Designers Ami Drach and Dov Ganchrow have created a range of 3D-printed handles to give the ancient multipurpose hand-axe a series of specific functions (+ slideshow). More
Technology
Technology
Google enlists Diane von Furstenberg to turn Glass headsets into fashion accessories
News: the latest attempt to shift the "nerdwear" reputation of Google Glass is a collection of headsets by Diane von Furstenberg that look more like traditional eyewear. More
Technology
Technology
15Folds presents augmented reality exhibition of animated gif art
A London exhibition of animated gifs allowed visitors to view artworks via a custom-designed app on a smart phone or tablet using augmented reality. More
Architecture
Architecture
Growing a "giant artificial reef" could stop Venice sinking
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in the second part of our interview with Rachel Armstrong, the senior University of Greenwich lecturer explains how a synthetic "limestone-like" support structure could be grown underneath Venice to prevent the city's foundations being eroded. More
Technology
Technology
Apple buys Beats and plans home- control system to rival Nest
News: tech giant Apple has bought Dr Dre's Beats headphone company for $3 billion in the same week that details emerged of a project that will turn users' iPhones into remote control devices for their homes. More
Design
Design
Land Rover developing sight-activated controls for future vehicles
News: British car brand Jaguar Land Rover is working with researchers at MIT to develop technology for its vehicles, including controls operated by tracking where the driver is looking (+ slideshow). More
Technology
Technology
Within ten years "everything will have data in it", says Nest CEO
News: every electrical device in the home will be linked to the internet within a decade, according to the CEO of connected home products brand Nest (+ interview). More