Royal College of Art

While we may think of car exhaust as being a major source of air pollution, automobile tires also hugely contribute to microplastics pollution. A new vehicle-mounted device could help, by gathering the rubber particles that those tires shed.

Architecture graduate Elena Larriba has unveiled a novel alternative to climbing stairs and using elevators – it's named Vycle, and it would let you pedal your way between floors. She has developed an early prototype but would love to take the idea further.

​​We’ve all had a moment where an extra pair of hands would have been incredibly useful but who has ever wondered what they could do with just an extra thumb? London-based designer Danielle Clode not only wondered, but went on to build one.

CanopyStair is a modular system for creating a staircase up and around a tree. This allows children and adults alike to traverse the treetops, gaining an elevated view of their surroundings, as well as an understanding of this interesting ecosystem.

Designer Jaap de Maat aims to remind us of our lack of online privacy with his autonomous filing cabinet art project that follows people around.

A floating sphere called Space Replay has been created that explores unusual sound signatures from transitional public spaces, moving around its space and replaying the sounds it picks up after a short delay.

The Paper Pulp Helmet, as conceived by graduates of the Royal College of Art in London, offers an affordable, recyclable bicycle helmet for bike sharing schemes.

A new art installation unveiled by Jaguar as part of Clerkenwell Design Week in London is, according to the company, a “vision of Jaguar's future design language.”

A pair of concept pieces developed by students and the Royal College of Arts in London allow wearers to fine tune their senses of sight and hearing.

Kranium is a cardboard bicycle helmet which promises to be 15 percent lighter than standard helmets, while absorbing up to three times the impact energy.

British inventor Chris Peacock has created handSteady, a cup with a rotatable handle for people with motor difficulties.

Royal College of Art graduates Amos Field Reid and Lasse Oiva have put a new twist on the humble street vendor tricycle with Velopresso.