UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has collaborated with software developer Epic Games to create a parametric-style version of London that players can build on in the video game Fortnite. More
Promotion: this year's Brick in Architecture Awards has opened for submissions, with competitors encouraged to submit innovative brick projects to showcase "brick's virtually limitless versatility". More
Chinese tech giant Huawei has launched its Mate XT Ultimate Design smartphone, a folding phone that can transform into a 10.2-inch tablet. More
A garment clad with iridescent wooden sequins is among the projects on display at the Designs for a Cooler Planet exhibition at Finland's Aalto University, demonstrating innovative applications of cellulose. More
As "immersive experiences" continue to proliferate, Shane Reiner-Roth considers the implications for our relationship with architecture and the built environment. More
A pinecone-shaped wildfire detector built out of wax and charcoal has won the UK James Dyson Award, recognising the best inventions by student and graduate designers. More
London-based artist Suh Do Ho has collaborated with electronics brand LG OLED to create digital versions of his late father Suh Se Ok's abstract ink paintings, as revealed in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More
Tech start-up Pentaform has devised a potential solution to e-waste: making gadgets that dissolve in water and leave behind only their electronic components for recycling. More
Metals "mined" by plants feature in a first-of-its-kind ring, made by materials researcher and designer Karoline Healy under her jewellery brand H2ERǴ. More
Swedish furniture brand IKEA has created a peer-to-peer resale platform called IKEA Preowned as part of its aim to become a circular business by 2030. More
British engineer Tom Greenhill is proposing painting the outside of windows with yoghurt as a low-cost, low-energy solution to keep UK homes cool during heatwaves. More
Smartphone design has been getting worse and worse while the industry itself has become an environmental and humanitarian nightmare, writes Phineas Harper. More
Scraps of fabric have been recycled into edible treats by designer Jinghan Li, who wants people to consider waste as a resource for food. More
Swedish tech company Teenage Engineering has developed a beat machine that allows users to create their own medieval-style music by combining samples of lutes, hurdy-gurdies and "rowdy peasants". More
Following the recent launch of a necklace wearable that provides AI friendship, here are seven products that are trying to imagine the future of hardware for artificial intelligence. More
Boston non-profit Aurelia Institute has created a pavilion showcasing its self-assembling geodesic dome, designed to allow space professionals and the general public to "lead good lives" in zero gravity. More
A new vision for artificially intelligent devices has emerged from US start-up Friend, which is launching a necklace wearable that promises constant companionship. More
Mexican design studio Manufactura and New York studio BioMatters have created 3D-printed objects using a composite consisting mainly of shells from industrial lobstering byproducts in Maine. More
Architect Suchi Reddy has created an installation in a recently restored train station in Detroit that responds to the words spoken into microphones with colourful LED lights. More
Texas A&M Department of Architecture students showcased their end-of-year projects in an exhibition held on the university's campus, as revealed in this video created by Dezeen for the programme. More