Technology
LG Display and Dezeen launch €46,000 OLEDs Go! design competition
Sara Martinsen creates library of plant fibres to support sustainable manufacturing
First human passengers travel in BIG-designed Virgin Hyperloop pod
Metalysis to extract oxygen from moon rock to support future lunar habitation
Space Popular designs world’s first VR architecture conference as alternative to “boring” Zoom talks
Dots is a gesture-recognition system for people with disabilities
Biomimicry enables architects to make “positive impact” on the environment says Michael Pawlyn
Wallenius Marine develops world’s largest wind-powered vessel to slash shipping emissions
3D-printed fashion has “no limitations of form and geometry” says Julia Koerner
Major fashion houses will sell products made from mushroom leather by next year
Amazon launches autonomous flying security camera for the home
Suzanne Brewer develops “Segway-style” wheelchair that allows users to stand upright
Foster + Partners adopts Spot the Boston Dynamics robot dog
Marcel/a Baltarete uses 3D animation as therapy for gender dysphoria
BLAM app lets users erect augmented reality statues of historical black figures
“Architecture should create possibilities for interaction” says Studio INI founder Nassia Inglessis
WNDR Alpine replaces plastic with algae in off-piste skis
“Technology’s been coming for black people since the beginning” says Charlene Prempeh
Live interview with Håkan Nordin on rethinking the use of plastic in design
Six alternatives to animal leather made from plants and food waste
Ma-tt-er and Dezeen present a live panel discussion on textile intelligence for London Craft Week
Dassault Systèmes partners with Dezeen for a live talk with Arthur Mamou-Mani
The Tyre Collective develops car-mounted device to capture microplastic emissions from tyres