Technology
Polestar uses art to help share sustainability message
Unknown Untitled’s vision to overhaul refuse-management vehicles in Paris takes second place in the Future Mobility Competition
ETH Zurich creates dramatically contoured concrete slab ceiling
Studio Lionne van Deursen exhibits material created by microorganisms at Milan Design Week
Remote-controlled crab is “smallest-ever” walking robot
Mireille Steinhage creates “affordable and sustainable” Solar Blanket
Marcelo Dantas replaces diesel ferries with autonomous solar-powered vessels to traverse the Tagus river
Daniel Czyszczon envisions a network of electric vehicles that intersect like moving cogwheels
Meta launches store selling digital Prada and Balenciaga clothing for avatars
Caelum desk wins Dezeen and LG Display’s OLEDs Go! design competition
Benjamin Hubert designs “highly human” smart devices that invite touch
MIT researchers propose using Space Bubble shield to reflect the sun
Proposal for modular emergency vehicles that can form pop-up hospitals wins third place in the Future Mobility Competition
Unknown Untitled proposes an electric scooter sharing system for Paris that avoids cluttering the streets
Lars Riemann envisions autonomous single-seater vehicles that can park vertically to save space
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg creates “interspecies artwork” at Serpentine Galleries
Soof Azani and Lir Braverman propose collapsible solar-powered bike for last-mile deliveries
Abacus electric tram proposal repurposes disused railways
Jordan Barnes designs semi-amphibious bus that can double as emergency vehicle during floods
Ten scientific inventions to reduce design and architecture’s impact on the planet
Five video games where architecture creates a “lifelike and immersive experience”
This week researchers proposed using Space Bubbles to shield Earth from solar radiation
Pasturebird introduces solar-powered robot chicken coop