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These X-rays Can See Exactly What’s In Your Luggage
A new kind of X-ray machine, poised to improve airport security, can identify the material of an object passing through it
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Can a Video Game Teach You to Manage Stress?
“Nevermind,” a video game controlled by a player’s heart rate, aims to help people deal with trauma
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The Smithsonian’s Innovation Festival Demystifies the Invention Process
Inventors of a number of new technologies shared their stories at a two-day event at the National Museum of American History
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Can You Guess the Invention Based on These Patent Illustrations?
Hint: They are all part of the National Museum of American History’s collection
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The Smithsonian Spotlights American Invention at This Weekend’s Innovation Festival
Universities, federal agencies, companies and independent inventors will give visitors a glimpse of the future
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Inventor Joe Woodland drew the first bar code in sand in Miami Beach, decades before technology could bring his vision to life
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This Interactive Installation Rains a Poem Down on Viewers
Artists Camille Utterback and Romy Achituv wrote the software that drives an artwork, in which onlookers catch letters falling on a large screen
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This Digital Library Contains Every Phrase That Could Ever Be Uttered
Inspired by an essay by Jorge Luis Borges, computer programmer Jonathan Basile has created a “Library” of Babel
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This Skateboard-Like Device Helps At-Risk Infants Learn to Crawl
An innovative physical therapy device boosts babies’ movement efforts and helps their brains make critical connections
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Meet the 13-Year-Old Who Invented a Low-Cost Braille Printer
One California teen has a vision to make Braille materials more widely available—and more affordable
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How Is Brain Surgery Like Flying? Put On a Headset to Find Out
A device made for gaming helps brain surgeons plan and execute delicate surgeries with extreme precision
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A New Efficient Filter Helps Astronauts Drink Their Own Urine
Recycling water is key to getting humans to Mars
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The Future of Concussions: How 5 New Advances Could Change Treatment
Scientists and engineers are working on ways to diagnose, treat and prevent head injuries
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Test Your Restaurant Meal for Allergens in Two Minutes
Nima, a handheld food analyzer, can test for gluten on the spot
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Can This App Predict Your Headache?
Migraine Buddy is one of a growing number of apps that use big data to help consumers manage their health issues
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How will it be used? For one, it could make space travel safer
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This Bionic Suit May Be the Future of Prosthetics
Inventor Scott Summit is personalizing medical devices through 3D printing
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Laser Technology is Making Tattoo Removal Easier Than Ever
Thanks to recent advances, the tattoo removal business has quadrupled in the last decade
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Thirty Years Ago, an Artificial Heart Helped Save a Grocery Store Manager
The Smithsonian, home to the Jarvik 7 and a host of modern chest-pumping technologies, has a lot of (artificial) heart
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Coming Soon: Helmets Made From Carrots
A Scottish company has created a biodegradable material from carrot pulp that could be used in protective sports gear
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