innovation

See how the United States and other places around the world stack up in the areas of research and development, knowledge-intensive services and high-tech manufacturing.

Umer Adnan won a prestigious Fulbright scholarship that took him to tech hubs across the U.S. That helped him launch a startup that could add $2 billion to Pakistan's economy.

New facial-comparison technology helps catch impostors trying to sneak into the United States using other people's documents.

Learn how this innovative technology could help companies around the world keep track of their supply chains and find out how their suppliers' workers are treated.

NASA selected the astronauts for the first crewed missions to the International Space Station from American soil since the space shuttles stopped flying in 2011.

Experimental poliovirus therapy developed by Duke University researchers shows early promise for treating aggressive brain cancers.

15-year-old Gavin Vasandani is launching a 40-millimeter science experiment into space this September. Find out how students like him can launch projects with the help of NASA.

The U.S. has unveiled the world's fastest — and smartest — supercomputer. It will help research in fields as diverse as astrophysics and cancer.

A U.S.-backed project helped improve fishing hatcheries in the Philippines. People now have livelihoods due to the project and others will have access to the research.