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From glasses that fight jet lag to a plant that waters itself to a rocking chair that fires up the iPad, here are presents no one will forget
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In the future, your cell phone's accelerometer could help detect earthquakes
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Health and medical mobile apps are booming. But what happens when they shift from tracking data to diagnosing diseases?
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Senility isn’t the answer; IQ scores are increasing with each generation. In a new book, political scientist James Flynn explains why
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Sebastian Thrun, winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for education takes is redefining the modern classroom
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Anne Kelly Knowles, the winner of Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards, uses GIS technology to change our view of history
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James Anderson, the winner of a Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award, has discovered the alarming link between climate change and ozone loss
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The innovative bassist and winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for performing arts is taking jazz to a whole new place
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The winner of the Smithsonian Ingenuity Award for technology hopes to launch a revolution with his spaceship and electric car
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A high school sophomore won the youth achievement Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for inventing a new method to detect a lethal cancer
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Bryan Stevenson, the winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award in social justice, has taken his fight all the way to the Supreme Court
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The recipient of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for natural sciences blazed a new view of how to treat infectious diseases via genetics
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The Oscar nominee for Best Director transformed filmmaking as he assembled a new myth out of Hurricane Katrina
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Pollutants from crude stoves are responsible for many deaths – a D.C.-based NGO has a solution
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Born in desperation and long mocked, the social media platform has become a popular research and intelligence-gathering tool
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Follow along as we award the best innovators of the year
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Retailers are mining personal data to learn everything about you so they can help you help yourself to their products.
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Sure, it can get aggravating, but here are some innovations that are making it easier and more enjoyable to take a trip
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Only if utility companies are able to make their power grids smart enough to spot outages and "heal" themselves
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Get ready for the day when your big screen and your small screens work together to connect you with shows and products.
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