This week on Dezeen a prototype smartphone that unfolds into a tablet was revealed by Samsung, and researchers debuted bio-bricks made with urine.
Samsung announced the Infinity Flex, a phone that folds out to become a wider touch screen, at a conference in San Francisco.
The foldable Android phone flips open at the side like a book to become a tablet. Commentators said the new development could bring the "wow factor" back to technology.
Bio-bricks made from human urine could be environmentally friendly future of architecture
Cape Town university researcher Suzanne Lambert has created a building material made from human urine, sand and bacteria. The bricks harden at room temperature, in a chemical reaction similar to the way seashells are formed. Lambert said she hopes her microbial carbonate precipitation method could be a sustainable alternative to traditional bricks, which have to be fired at temperatures of 1,000 degrees Celsius.
Government urged to sack Roger Scruton over controversial comments on Jewish people, rape and homosexuality
Roger Scruton's naming as chair of the UK government's new housing commission caused a backlash from British architects. They said the philosopher's appointment was an attempt by the Conservative party to re-ignite the argument between traditional and modern architecture.
Labour MPs are calling on him to be sacked for his alleged antisemitic and homophobic statements.
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