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Alongside a conference on design and innovation, What Design Can Do hosted the refugee challenge to address one of the major issues of our time. >

The What Design Can Do conference is an annual display of design innovation. Here’s what you missed from its 2016 iteration. >

By coupling one of NASA’s Stirling engines with electric hybrid technology, Josh MacDowell manages to drive a 100 kilometres on less than three litres of petrol >

A core theme of the What Design Can Do conference explores what Africa can do for Europe. These are the experts called upon for answers. >

Alok Shetty addresses the bleak housing conditions of the urban poor in Bangalore >

ZENTA is a health-tracker-cum-life-coach that focusses on the wearer’s overall mind and body wellbeing. >

Fashion designer Clara Daguin brings together technology and textiles in her striking collection Body Electric. >

Swedish company Hövding kickstarts movement that encourages London’s mayor to “give a beep” about cyclists’ safety. >

Designer Ammar Kalo discovers an unconventional use for discarded scraps of fabric. >

Lorenzo Nassimbeni has been working with 26'10 SOUTH Architects to create a geometric tiled mural on the new Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital. >

Snedker Studio’s Marbelous Wood series transforms pine wood into ripple-effect artwork. >

Leaf Republic develops environmentally-friendly packaging and servingware from pressed leaves. >

Photographer Julien Mauve investigates the twilight with only one source of light. >

Imagine being able to turn individual digital designs into custom Jacquard-woven fabric, available in quantities as small as a single metre. >

Serbian design firm Salt & Water have conceptualised a floating community hub that teaches green living. >

Online marketplace iGrow connects farmers with urban dwellers who want to own a farm. >

Christo and Jean-Claude dreamt of a floating bridge over 40 years ago. Now, their dream is a reality. >

As we move toward sustainable living and renewable energy, innovators are tapping into algae’s hidden potential. >

Australian-based startup develops a prefab living unit with all important amenities included >

Built using over 17 000 pieces of aluminium, the Hive is fitted with LED lights and sound to replicate the buzzing, tooting and quacking communication cues used >

A research team is developing sophisticated crime scene re-enactment technology for the criminal justice system. >