Design
Design
Will Patrick's Farma bioreactor could let owners brew their own drugs
MIT Media Lab graduate Will Patrick has designed a prototype desktop bioreactor that could enable the production of pharmaceutical drugs at home. More
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Design
Design
Apple extends iPhone 6 battery life with slip-on rechargeable case
Apple has unveiled its own Smart Battery Case that slides onto the back of the iPhone 6 or 6s to provide additional power. More
Design
Design
Tesla to design fully driverless cars
Electric car manufacturer Tesla plans to produce fully self-driving cars to compete with Google, the brand's CEO Elon Musk has revealed. More
Design
Design
Google granted patent for bendy Google Glass-style device
Google's latest approved patent is for a flexible heads-up display that could be the next version of Google Glass. More
Design
Design
Google's self-driving cars could use robotic hands and eyes to communicate with pedestrians
Google has patented a system that could see its driverless vehicles use object sensors, flashing exterior signage and robotic hands to help make them safer for pedestrians. More
Design
Design
Amazon unveils video of its Prime Air delivery drones in action
After initial tests with flying robots, online retail giant Amazon has launched a video showing the latest version of its self-piloted delivery drones at work (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Driverless cars could spell the end for domestic flights, says Audi strategist
Self-driving cars could disrupt the airline and hotel industries within 20 years as people sleep in their vehicles on the road, according to a senior strategist at Audi. More
Software and web design
Software and web design
New Deal Design's Fever Scout child thermometer allows parents to monitor temperature remotely
Paranoid parents can remotely track their child's temperature using this lightning bolt-shaped thermometer that connects to a smartphone app by San Francisco studio New Deal Design (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Laptop-sized Voltera V-One circuit-board printer wins 2015 Dyson Award
A portable circuit-board printer that could dramatically reduce prototyping and production time for designers has been awarded the 2015 international James Dyson Award. More
Furniture
Furniture
Rachel Harding's Corian chair is inflated "like a balloon"
Future Makers: London designer Rachel Harding has created a balloon-like chair by inflating Corian, a solid surface material more commonly used for kitchen or bathroom countertops (+ movie). More
Software and web design
Software and web design
Doppler Labs' in-ear listening system features a remote control for your ears
Wearable technology company Doppler Labs has developed a set of wireless earbuds that connect with a smartphone app to augment the user's real-world audio experience. More
Software and web design
Software and web design
KGoal Boost is a pelvic training tracker to help men improve their orgasms
San Francisco start up Minna Life has launched a portable device that men can sit on to exercise their pelvic muscles and "amplify their sexual fitness" (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
"Prison Architect is a graveyard for the utopian spirit where noble ambitions go to die"
Opinion: controversial computer game Prison Architect offers a grim lesson for real-world architects, whose good intentions often count for nothing, says Will Wiles. More
Design
Design
Virtual reality mall lets consumers shop alongside digital giraffes and zebras
Dutch Design Week 2015: British designer Allison Crank has created a virtual reality shopping centre that allows users to commission bespoke objects within a world of floating neon signs and stray zoo animals (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Grocery-delivering robots by Skype co-founders to be tested in London next year
Skype co-founders Janus Friis and Ahti Heinla are trialling a fleet of six-wheeled self-driving robots designed to deliver shopping to consumers' doorsteps. More
Design
Design
Audi uses gaming technology to test vehicle designs in the virtual world
German manufacturer Audi is adapting gesture-control technology used in the gaming industry to make its vehicle design processes more efficient. More
Design
Design
Native Union designs marble charging dock for the Apple Watch
Product design company Native Union has developed a charging dock for the Apple Watch that combines a block of marble with a rotating metal mounting arm (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Minority Report made today's technology possible, says production designer Alex McDowell
The 2002 science-fiction movie Minority Report "influenced the future" and helped make dozens of contemporary technologies a reality, according to the film's production designer. More
Design
Design
Indie developer Sensible Object merges physical and digital gameplay with Fabulous Beasts
Future Makers: advances in digital tools are enabling independent game developers to move into hardware as well as software, says Alex Fleetwood of start-up Sensible Object, which is developing a new hybrid game called Fabulous Beasts (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Virtual reality helmets present a forest from an animal's perspective
Visitors to an English forest were able to explore the woods through the eyes of different animals as part of a virtual reality experience by London design studio Marshmallow Laser Feast (+ movie). More