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Elevators that transport Londoners out of the subway up to their office blocks using upward, downward and sideways movement. >

Using the Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology, design firm Carlo Ratti Associati created a personalised temperature bubble. >

Designer Amy Congdon imagines a world where biotechnology has changed the way textiles are made. >

The tiny device can detect whether or not a patient has lung cancer. >

Two African innovators have created a cheap soap to combat Malaria in the developing world. >

Pilot is an earpiece that translates conversations as they happen. >

A collaboration of two African-born creatives hopes to change perceptions of the African continent through their work. >

A simple layered paper, inspired by French puff pastry, could improve the quality of life for millions of people by removing resistant viruses from water. >

Millions of seabirds, marine mammals, and sea turtles die every year from getting trapped in six-pack rings. One brewery has come up with an edible solution. >

The Mumbai home is made from a collection of recycled and found materials. >

A new, “second skin” solution to wrinkles could also lead to more medical advancements. >

Kenyan entrepreneurs are protecting their environment by turning elephant dung into paper. >

These three ideas were submitted to Hack4Water, an initiative aimed to help solve some of SAs water challenges. >

Researchers have created textiles that are able to slowly change colour, revealing a path to interactive garments. >

Using contemporary art, Art Works For Change inspires active engagement around environmental issues. >

The project designs futuristic portals, allowing users to reach out across the globe and communicate with each other face-to-face. >

The Silk Leaf needs only water and light to create oxygen in the harshest of environments. >

A showroom in Germany allows users to experience technology that adapts internal conditions to its external environment. >

The project, initiated in rural KwaZulu-Natal, provides solar powered lighting solutions to rural communities. >

OceanOne is Stanford’s mermaid-like robot that can stand in for a human driver. >

Bokang Lehabe, one of Design Indaba Emerging Creative 2016, creates award winning, conceptual fashion. >