The latest development in robotics wraps a mechanical finger in human skin, leading to broader questions about the future of cyborg technology
Specialized glass that keeps heat in during winter and lets it out during summer could make buildings much more efficient
Not everyone is on board. The technology is dividing the fishing community and drawing the ire of some politicians and scientists
Forget Dolly the Sheep. The birth of a mouse named Cumulina 25 years ago launched a genetic revolution
2022 marks the centenary of the German candy company's flagship product
While some aspects of AIM seem like relics of a different version of the internet, others remain deeply embedded in the social media landscape
Part of a burgeoning field of 'edible metamaterials,' Dutch physicists found that 3-D printed spiral-shaped candies give the ideal eating experience
Martha Goddard didn’t receive much recognition—instead she got the job done
Bend it. Stretch it. Use it to conduct electricity. Researchers are exploring a range of applications that harness gallium's unusual properties
Aseel Rawashdeh's inexpensive larvicide kills disease-spreading species and spares beneficial ones
From the 'I Ching' to an upcoming Netflix rom-com, interactive fiction dares us to decide what happens next
A look at the researchers, inventors and community leaders who are bringing creativity and ingenuity to today's biggest challenges
Seventeen-year-old Benjamin Choi put his spare time during the pandemic to good use designing an accessible device that doesn't require brain surgery
The artificial intelligence-powered radar system is needed as climate change brings the animals closer to towns
Sixty years after Seattle's Century 21 Exposition, world's fairs have largely fallen out of fashion in the U.S.
Nearly a dozen companies are betting on computer-controlled, airborne wind energy to electrify the future
A new documentary from the Smithsonian Channel, 'The Color of Care,' produced by Oprah Winfrey, shines a light on medicine’s biases
These innovators pioneered word processing, launched Americans into space and more
The "Saguache Crescent," a weekly in a Colorado hamlet, still prints on the 19th-century technology known as linotype
In Washington, D.C., an innovative team of designers demonstrated how medieval techniques could be used to repair the Parisian landmark
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