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From soccer balls to cookstoves, engineers are working on a range of devices that provide cheap, clean energy

Would You Eat Something Wrapped in a WikiCell?

Harvard bioengineer David Edwards believes he’s found a way to cut down on packaging waste

Can Brain Scans Really Tell Us What Makes Something Beautiful?

Some scientists think we'll be able to define great art by analyzing our brains when we see or hear it. Critics say don't hold your breath

10 More Things We’ve Learned About Dads

Scientists keep finding reasons why fathers matter. They also think it's not a bad idea for dads to ask their kids, "How am I doing?"
June 14, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

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How founder and CEO Curt Jones is trying to keep the tiny ice cream beads from becoming a thing of the past
June 10, 2013 | By K. Annabelle Smith

A University of Florida engineer is building a squadron of hand-sized drones that he says will be able to gather data as they ride on hurricane winds
June 07, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

A new device can read your brain patterns to steer a toy helicopter—the mere thought of clenching your right fist veers the chopper right
June 04, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

No, it's not about learning to live underground for 17 years. It's all about the noise.
June 04, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

Tired of your clocks losing time? A new clock, which is the most accurate ever, uses ytterbium atoms and lasers to precisely define a second
May 30, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Among the new technology geared to preventive health care is a mobile app that tracks your social behavior and has been described as a human "check engine" light
May 30, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

Kids may know their way around a computer, but in order to get a job in the new economy, they will have to know how to write a program, not just use one
May 24, 2013 | By Peg Tyre

Look up for robotic ravens and cyborg pigeons
May 24, 2013 | By Jimmy Stamp

Such as, storms can make your head hurt. And we should expect more turbulence on transatlantic flights.
May 24, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

An experimental new technology captures more than 99 percent of the carbon dioxide from burning coal
May 23, 2013 | By Dan Ferber

What will it take for automakers to deliver a fleet of fuel-sippers?
May 23, 2013 | By Josie Garthwaite

An infant's collapsing airway now has a device holding it open; as his tissue strengthens, the splint will be absorbed into his body
May 22, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Two years after the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi, can the nuclear renaissance regain its momentum?
May 23, 2013 | By Josie Garthwaite

By analyzing every tiny facial gesture, voice inflection or even how quickly we tap out a text message, devices are getting good at reading our emotions
May 22, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

The early Greeks and Renaissance artists had birds on their brains
May 22, 2013 | By Jimmy Stamp

Harvard bioengineer David Edwards believes he’s found a way to cut down on packaging waste
June 2013 | By Mark Strauss

Better energy storage could transform electric vehicles and the power grid, and help the climate
May 23, 2013 | By Paul Tullis

In a world hungry for power, a new wealth of innovation hopes to keep the engine of industry running for the foreseeable future
May 23, 2013 | By Sarah Zielinski

From Nevada’s Hoover Dam to a geothermal plant next to an Icelandic volcano, these six power stations open their doors to visitors
May 23, 2013 | By Marina Koren

Scientists have found life in the depths beneath the ice
June 2013 | By Erica R. Hendry

In a new exhibition, the university showcases 43 images rooted in scientific research that force viewers to contemplate the definition of art
May 21, 2013 | By Megan Gambino

Some scientists think we'll be able to define great art by analyzing our brains when we see or hear it. Critics say don't hold your breath
May 17, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

A new geographic analysis of millions of tweets provides a remarkably broad view of humanity, by language, location and other factors
May 10, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Among then: They answer a lot of questions and their spit is good for us
May 10, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

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