Invention

An augmented-reality helmet that gives cyclists a 360-degree view of the road could help prevent accidents, according to the device's designers.

After considering nearly 1,000 entries, the panel of Dyson engineers have narrowed down the possible winners of the James Dyson Award to a shortlist of the following 20 inventions.

A new product called Jewelbots aims to elevate friendship bracelets from fashionable status symbols to an interactive, educational tool that teaches kids to code.

Emotions can be tricky enough for humans to read, let alone machines, but a new system can predict people's feelings with 87 percent accuracy by bouncing wireless signals off them, researchers say.

Researchers have developed a body-based transmission system that keeps passwords secure.

Shape-shifting materials that can be programmed to morph over time could lead to medical implants that unfold at controlled rates inside the body, a new study finds.

A brain-inspired computing component provides the most faithful emulation yet of connections among neurons in the human brain, researchers say.

With one fully working prototype, the company plans to release more transforming vehicles soon.

3D-printed plastic blocks can now be turned into acoustic holograms that generate 3D shapes made of sound, which could function like sonic "tractor beams," according to a new study.

Auto-Tune was originally developed as a tool in the oil exploration industry, but now it's widely used in pop music.

A fabric designed to power wearable devices by harvesting energy from both sunlight and body movements can be produced on a standard industrial weaving machine, according to a new study.

A new wearable camera lets you go back in time, so to speak, to retroactively capture those fleeting moments you thought you missed.

Using technology akin to X-ray vision, scientists can read closed books, identifying letters printed on stacks of paper up to nine sheets thick.

Scientists at MIT have developed a handheld device that can evaluate how ripe an apple is by measuring the glow of chlorophyll in the fruit's skin under ultraviolet light.

The "Slow Dance" frame reveals what it might look like to watch objects move in slow motion in the real world.

A team has created a new 4D printing process that makes soft, bendable polymers that respond to heat, which could be used in origami robots or drug-delivery devices.

New snow-making technology can help ski resorts simulate January in July.