Stories by Rima Sabina Aouf
Spira countertop bioreactor allows users to grow their own algae for food
Recycled tyres form pavement that self-repairs when it rains
Sumo seaweed-fibre nappies offer healthy and sustainable alternative
Game Boy gets extra life in minimal Analogue Pocket
MIT researchers develop emissions-free cement production process
Daan Roosegaarde partners with Scribit to bring space waste into people’s living rooms
Vietnam’s Một shoes emphasise local style over globalised sneaker culture
Audi replaces headlights with drones and seats with hammocks in AI:Trail car
3D-printed robotic fish swims through water by mimicking the movement of a tuna
X Shore electric boats designed for emission-free sea travel
Startup Atolla harnesses AI to make personalised skincare products
Water-filled Inmergo headphones by Rocco Giovannoni allow immersive listening
Cambridge University team build UK’s most efficient electric car
SunUp provides a backpack-hugging solar-power solution for hikers
ArtCenter Viewbook features 40,500 unique modernist-inspired covers
Hong Kong-based students invent self-sanitising door handle
MIT creates reprogrammable ink to make objects change colour
Fairphone 3 promises to be “real sustainable alternative” to regular smartphones
Fish scale bioplastic wins UK James Dyson Award for student design
3D printing meets felt in new additive manufacturing technique
Jony Ive and Marc Newson’s all-diamond ring revealed
Desiree Riny creates DIY design guide for people to make their own prosthetics
