Scientific Innovation
This “Death Watch” Allegedly Counts Down the Last Seconds of Your Life
A watch that predicts when its wearer will expire is proving popular with the masses. But why?
How Hospitals are Trying to Keep You Out of the Hospital
With a big boost from supercomputers, hospitals are shifting more of their focus to identifying people who need their help staying healthy
Checking the Claim: A 3-D Printed Toothbrush That Cleans Your Mouth in Six Seconds
A startup has developed a custom-fit tool that can brush the entire surface of your teeth all at once
Will Google Glass Make Us Better People? Or Just Creepy?
Some think wearable tech is just the thing to help us break bad habits, others that it will let us invade privacy like never before
The Women Who Mapped the Universe and Still Couldn’t Get Any Respect
At the beginning of the 20th century, a group of women known as the Harvard Observatory computers helped revolutionize the science of astronomy
Can Kenya Light the Way Toward a Clean-Energy Economy?
The absence of a robust fossil fuel infrastructure makes the African nation ripe for energy innovation
Introducing a Special Report on Energy Innovation
Take a look at what is being done to wean the world off of fossil fuels
The Insane and Exciting Future of the Bionic Body
From “i-limbs” to artificial organs, advances in technology have led to an explosion of innovation in the increasingly critical field of prosthetics
10 Things We’ve Learned About Learning
For starters, laptops in classrooms are a big distraction, singing phrases can help you learn a language and multitasking isn't good for your grades
Can Swarming Robots and Cloud Umbrellas Help Save Coral Reefs?
As reefs continue dying off, scientists have started to think more boldly about how to protect them
Science Can Help Us Live Longer, But How Long Is Too Long?
Will 100 become the new 60? And do we really want that to happen?
11 Strange Science Lessons We Learned This Summer
In vitro meat? Teeth grown from urine? Screaming rocks and singing bats? It's all real science from the summer of 2013
Food Science Brings Us Kale on a Stick and Twinkies That Last Longer
With so much interest in what's in our meals, food innovators are focusing on making the healthy palatable.
L.A. to San Fran in 30 Minutes? Can You Say Hyperloop?
Entrepreneur Elon Musk thinks bullet trains are too slow and expensive. He says he has a better idea: high-speed travel in tubes
This New Device Can Sterilize Medical Tools Using Solar Power Alone
An invention called the solarclave could help prevent millions of annual infections that result from improperly cleaned medical equipment
Can We Be Tricked into Not Eating So Much?
Just posting calorie counts isn't very effective. What may work, though, is framing overeating in terms everyone understands
The Rise of the Multi-Talented Adult Stem Cell
A new type of cell could lead to dramatic cures—and avoid ethical controversy
How the Higgs Boson Was Found
Before the elusive particle could be discovered—a smashing success—it had to be imagined
Why Living in a City Makes You More Innovative
Research suggests that the more opportunities you have to connect with different people--and fresh ideas--the more creative and productive you tend to be
The Scientist Comes to the Classroom
Partnerships that pair schools and working scientists are helping kids think about science—and science careers—in ways they never imagined
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