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The End of Silicon May Be in Sight

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New Robot Delivers Snacks

Snackbot is an autonomous mobile robot whose mission is to bring tasty treats.

Brilliant! Roof Tiles Change Color to Save Energy: MIT graduates has developed roof tiles that change color based on the temperature...

Newfangled Pogo Stick Soars 9 Feet: This is not your father's pogo stick. Hang on.

Scientists Create Clear Image of Tiny Molecule

A new technique reveals the atoms and bonds within a molecule...
How to Innovate: Drop the Incentives

For creative tasks, offering incentives can distract from the...
Powerful Ideas: Spray-On Solar Cells

Nano-inks could allow for spray-on solar cells.
Powerful Ideas: Wind Turbine Blades Change Shape

A wind turbine that adapts to windy conditions may harness more...
Powerful Ideas: Beer Waste Makes Fuel

After beer is made, the waste from breweries could help generate...
Good Vibrations Generate Electricity

Relying on the piezoelectric effect, a new device harvests energy...
Computer Game Aims to Offer Real Energy Solutions

Thought experiment will focus the creative genius of hundreds...

Fleet of 'Cloud Ships' Could Cool Climate

Wind-powered fleet of 1,900 ships would crisscross the oceans...
Is the Future in Good Hands?

Obama says we need to innovate. Is America up to the task?
10 Profound Innovations Ahead

Ideas and inventions that are really being worked on will make...
A Brief History of U.S. Innovation

It was simply homegrown ingenuity that turned America into a...
Powerful Ideas: Shrimp Cocktail Helps Make Biodiesel

Scientists are turning to shrimp shells to help save the environment...

High-Speed 'Other' Internet Goes Global

A super high-speed global Internet devoted solely to science...
Clever New Fan Has No Blades

James Dyson, the British inventor behind the vacuums, has invented...
Lamp Runs on Human Blood

A lamp that uses blood to create light is meant to make people...
Powerful Ideas: River Turbines Could Electrify New York City

Floating docks could provide clean energy and new space for...