innovation

A Straw That Obtains Water from Soil and a Thermal Energy-Generating Water Purifier Among the Winning Entries In Smithsonian-Cricket Media's Invent It Challenge

May 24, 2018 AM EDT More than 490 Students, through individual and team entries, submitted innovative solutions to natural disaster preparation and relief issues; other winning entries from around the world included a ...

Harvard Professor Shares Brain Training Technique To Become Innovative

Mar 26, 2017 AM EDT The brain can be trained to become more innovative.

MIT Researchers Create Microscopes From Complex Liquid Droplets

Mar 13, 2017 AM EDT Researchers were able to get tiny "microlenses" from liquid droplets.

UC San Diego Bioengineers Develops New Tool To Map RNA-DNA Interaction

Feb 27, 2017 AM EST The new tool is able to collect information on RNA-DNA interactions in just a single experiment.

UC Riverside Geologist And Colleagues Find Out How Oxygen Dominated Earth

Feb 09, 2017 AM EST Scientists conducted new dating on ancient volcanic rocks that showed how oxygen surged on Earth.

Purdue University Scientists Create Haptic Device That Helps Blind People 'See'

Feb 07, 2017 AM EST Scientists develop a system that allows blind people to see images from microscopes.

South African University Scientist Finds Long-Lost Continent In Indian Ocean

Feb 03, 2017 AM EST The island of Mauritius is said to be located on top of a sunken continent.

Oregon State University Scientists Discover 'Alien-Like' 100-Million Year Old Insect

Jan 28, 2017 AM EST A new order was created for the strange-looking creature.

Microsoft To Work With Trimble And Cambridge University For HoloLens In Construction

Jan 26, 2017 AM EST Microsoft is working to make HoloLens a tool for construction.

UC San Diego Students Plan To Brew Beer On The Moon

Jan 24, 2017 AM EST UC San Diego engineering students want to be the first to brew beer on the moon.

Stanford University Researchers Create Cheap Blood Centrifuge

Jan 12, 2017 AM EST Researchers from Stanford University were able to make a low-cost, human-powered centrifuge.

Irish University To Get Research Funding From EU

Jan 06, 2017 AM EST Ulster University gets about £20 million for research funding.

Donald Trump and Bill Gates Value Education [Video]

Dec 31, 2016 PM EST Donald Trump and Bill Gates found education as their common interest after the meeting held at Trump Tower last week.

SpaceX 2016: Elon Musk’s Highs And Lows And Explosions

Dec 31, 2016 AM EST Look back at SpaceX’s year which includes goals met and goals failed.

Innovation: Best Inventions Of 2016 - Part 4

Dec 30, 2016 AM EST Several of the things invented this year were developed to improve the health of people.

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