This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The world’s population is projected to hit at ...

History is rich with examples of scientific discoveries that have contributed to the wider development of breakthrough inventions in the health, energy, transport, and telecommunications industries, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Human technology isn’t as far removed from science fiction as we might think. Although many of the concepts that science fiction ...

While working as an engineer at Tesla, Niccolo Cymbalist never planned to start a business. But he’d been considering an idea for new technology—an autonomous, wind-powered cargo ship. Then, while on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With how quickly technology moves, new inventions sometimes don’t quite get the glow they deserve. Before we can even finish ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists are now considered distinguished inventors. To be considered a distinguished inventor, they need to successfully get at least 14 ...

Science and business often exist in parallel realities. Scientific achievements fail to find practical application, and business fails to fully utilize the potential of science. In this situation, ...