Invention

A question proposed a century ago about knots and smoke rings gets answered.

Scientists are developing an advanced new coating that resists both fogging and frosting.

Innovative imaging technology is on the horizon and it’s bringing new meaning to the term “hands-free.”

Musk also published the vehicle logs from the reviewer’s road trip to back up his claims.

This time he says his new website is legal.

A gadget that can snap photos of individual snowflakes in freefall could lead to more accurate weather predictions.

The electrical conductivity of the new fibers is on par with copper, gold and aluminum wires.

Seeking low-cost ways to launch their experiments into space, a team of scientists has designed a space-ready, 3-D printed CubeSat.

The theory goes that the energy released by a nuclear bomb detonated just above and ahead of the eye of a storm would heat the cooler air there, disrupting the storm's convection current.

The researchers taught their computer program to learn how to recognize doodles by feeding 20,000 sketches of 250 object categories that were hand-drawn by humans.

The carbon nanotube hologram has the highest resolution of any yet created.

Scientists hope the material could one day serve as a cartilage replacement.

A new flat lens could allow cameras to take distortion-free photos in the near future, researchers say.

The glue is nontoxic, biodegradable and does not leave a cloudy scar.

Creating new alloys used to be a matter of trial and error, but now a technique developed at MIT could change that.

The heat-resistant makeup could also be used to protect firefighters.

The new dispersant also floats and has nonstick properties, making it safer for wildlife.

Researchers have developed a robotic hand that can be used to disarm explosive devices.

Soft robots could squirm through obstacle courses that might prove challenging or impossible for rigid metallic robots.

A pair of homemade smart glasses can translate foreign languages and provide tiny subtitles for wearers.