Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.

This artificial reef is made from 3D printed terra-cotta. Terra-cotta ceramics have been used for thousands of years, but a particularly 21st-century application gives the material an entirely new ...

British product designer Lindsey Lang has borrowed motifs from the history of London's transport network to create a collection of wall and floor tiles with embossed patterns (+ slideshow). Lang ...

A Dutch company has developed technology for 3D printing floors in an endless variety of colours and patterns. Aectual uses huge robotic 3D printers to create the framework for its sustainable floors, ...