innovation
Shoes that grow and other innovations
Innovators in medicine, agriculture and sanitation are among the recipients of the 2018 Patents for Humanity Award, presented by the U.S. government.
Youth transform Southern Cone into ‘region of makers’
Building a startup is not a popular career choice in the Southern Cone, but some young entrepreneurs in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay want to change that.
U.S. technology helps to unearth Mayan past
Learn how a laser mapping system mounted on an airplane has exposed new details of an extraordinarily complex civilization buried in Central America's past.
5G mobile broadband is coming. Here’s what it means.
The arrival of 5G mobile broadband is just around the corner. Learn how this superfast, fifth-generation technology will change the world.
Innovation propels U.S. economy to Number 1 ranking
The U.S. economy once again is the most competitive, thanks to the American knack for innovation and entrepreneurship, the World Economic Forum says.
Intellectual property: Protecting ideas is good for business
Protecting your ideas is critical in business. That's why the United States has some of the strongest intellectual property protections in the world.
Bringing the power of computing to arts and humanities
Discover how universities like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are applying techniques of modern computing to other academic disciplines.
A new way to help save elephants
Learn how biologists from Cornell University are tapping into new technology to track and protect African elephants from poaching.
Can once-toxic cottonseeds help feed the world?
The U.S. has approved an edible cottonseed created by a Texas A&M University scientist who was a protégé of the "father of the green revolution."