Scientific Innovation

Reverse innovation in action: An ultrasound scanner shrinks to smartphone size.

When Innovation Flows Uphill

Think that all the best inventions happen in rich countries and trickle down to poor ones? Think again

It's not pretty, but it could inspire an amazing medical innovation.

When Animals Inspire Inventions

Whether it's tiny robots swimming inside our bodies or super-efficient 3D solar panels, nature never stops providing answers

Polio patients in iron lungs in 1952

Salk, Sabin and the Race Against Polio

As polio ravaged patients worldwide, two gifted American researchers developed distinct vaccines against it. Then the question was: Which one to use?

The brain is more grid than tangle of spaghetti.

The Brain is Full of Surprises

New research suggests the brain is more organized than previously thought and alsothat a full memory can reside within only a few neurons

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Bruce McCall Illustrates the Future That Wasn't

According to past predictions, we should be living in an era of flying cars and other marvels. But be glad that some advances haven't happened

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Dear Science Fiction Writers: Stop Being So Pessimistic!

Neal Stephenson created the Hieroglyph Project to convince sci-fi writers to stop worrying and learn to love the future

Where time speeds up and motion slows down

When Cameras Trick Us and We Love It

Technological wizardry is allowing us to see the natural world in stunningly new ways

Leonard Nimoy, Ep. # 1, 'The Cage' 1966 - 1969

Ten Inventions Inspired by Science Fiction

The innovators behind objects like the cellphone or the helicopter took inspiration from works like "Star Trek" and War of the Worlds

Is more than overeating to blame?

Is There More to Obesity Than Too Much Food?

Recent research suggests that chemicals used to protect, process and package food could be helping to create fat cells

Thomas Edison examines Clarence Dally's, his assistant, hand thru a fluoroscope of his own design.

Clarence Dally — The Man Who Gave Thomas Edison X-Ray Vision

"Don't talk to me about X-rays," Edison said after an assistant on one of his X-ray projects started showing signs of illness. "I am afraid of them."

A thermal infrared image of orchard water levels

Drones: The Citrus Industry’s New Beauty Secret

In the future, farmers will use unmanned drones to improve the appearance of their crops

Will we see an artificial version?

Building a Human Brain

Could supercomputers create an artificial brain that can learn new behavior and develop cognitive skills? Some scientists say not if, but when

The Makani Airborne Wind Turbine

Welcome to the Feel Good Future

At TED and other geek gab events, the focus is not on what is, but rather what's possible. Here are five inventions whose time may soon be coming

Testing the Tango at the University of California Citrus Breeding Program

Design Specs for a Genetically Ideal Snack

How plant geneticists are growing convenience food on trees

Is there a way to make the pain go away?

Pain and the Brain

Our nervous system can hold on to pain memories for a long time. But scientists may have found a way to make pain go away for good

Is there an end in sight for Alzheimer's?

The Race For an Alzheimer’s Miracle

Researchers have made a flurry of discoveries related to memory loss recently. But will they really help us find a way to keep brains from shutting down?

What’s Science Got to Do With It?

Can anyone really make sense of romance? Researchers keep trying because, frankly, we want answers

Who is headed to the Moon next?

Going to the Moon…Or Not

Is that what it will take for NASA to get its mojo back? Or are there better ways to spend its money?

The last photo of Mawson's Far Eastern Party, taken when they left the Australasian Antarctic Party's base camp on November 10, 1912. By January 10, 1913, two of the three men would be dead, and expedition leader Douglas Mawson would find himself exhausted, ill and still more than 160 miles from the nearest human being.

The Most Terrible Polar Exploration Ever: Douglas Mawson’s Antarctic Journey

A century ago, Douglas Mawson saw his two companions die and found himself stranded in the midst of Antarctic blizzards

The BodyMedia Armband is yet another tool to help you track your health with personalized data.

So What Do We Do With All This Data?

Scientists think all the personal information now being shared on social networks or collected by sensors could help them predict the future

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