Innovation

"Car of the future" sketch from Ford

1955 Imagines Travel in 1965

The Ford Motor Company envisioned a Batmobile in every garage.

Gamers using FoldIt solved a riddle about the AIDS epidemic.

Can Crowdsourcing Really Spark Innovation?

Companies and scientists are using games and competitions to bring in fresh thinking from outsiders

Makerbot shot glasses

3D Printers Are Building the Future, One Part at a Time

Don't just download music. Download sculpture. Or a bicycle. That's the promise of 3D printing

The Chevy Spark

Seven Reasons to Believe Electric Cars Are Getting in Gear

They're not ready for prime time, but electric cars are starting to pick up speed

What do we have against creativity?

Why We Don’t Like Creativity

Everyone talks about innovation, but most people seem uncomfortable with the creative forces that make it happen

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How Smart Can a City Get?

Experts think it's only a matter of time before cities are being run by sensors connected to powerful computers

What will be the future of spaceflight?

Space Travel in the 22nd Century

NASA and the Defense Department want scientists to start dreaming the next impossible dream: Exploring another solar system

New apps and gizmos are helping pets out.

Pet Tech Gears Up

Pet products are already a huge business. Innovations like pet GPS and remote feeding devices are making it even bigger

There are as many as 7,000 drones in service; apparently manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand.

Drones Get Smarter

We're moving closer to the day when flying robots will make decisions on their own

Are these machines making us stupid?

Are Machines Dumbing Us Down?

The idea that technology is causing us to lose our mental edge won't go away

Solyndra offices

Can Solar Survive the Solyndra Swirl?

Following the collapse of the ballyhooed solar firm, these are dark times for renewable energy. But big players are betting it's treehugger fantasy

While Marie Curie dominates the conversation, there have been many other brilliant women who have pursued science over the years.

Ten Historic Female Scientists You Should Know

Before Marie Curie, these women dedicated their lives to science and made significant advances

Walmart gets into the social media game.

Walmart Goes Social

The day is coming soon when Walmart and other retailers will analyze your "social genome" by tracking what you say on Facebook and Twitter

Apple accused Samsung of copying their tablet design.

When Patents Cramp Innovation

Patents supposed to turn ideas into inventions. But in the tech world, they've become the weapons of choice when companies like Google and Apple face off

Face recognition software is making a leap forward from 2-D to 3-D scanning.

How Technology Fights Terrorism

The smart helmets of the future?

Football Tech to Protect Players

From "smart helmets" to "intelligent mouthguards," football tackles the challenge of high technology to reduce injury and improve the game

Car sharing in Rome

Will Sharing Replace Buying?

Thanks to social media and wireless networks, we have less reason to own things. Welcome to the sharing economy

"This is what we do every day," says Kirkkojarvi Comprehensive School principal Kari Louhivuori, "prepare kids for life."

Why Are Finland's Schools Successful?

The country's achievements in education have other nations, especially the United States, doing their homework

Your book, now with sound

E-Books Get a Soundtrack

A company called Booktrack Introduces a new kind of e-book. It plays music or sound effects to accompany your reading

Hurricane Irene makes landfall.

Can We Do Something About This Weather?

Most climate scientists say we should expect extreme weather to happen more often in the future. Do we have to be satisfied with just being prepared?

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