Nov 23 Watch How to grow an Ebola vaccine with a tobacco plant By PBS News Hour What looks like an ordinary greenhouse is actually an around-the-clock Ebola vaccine factory. At a facility in Kentucky, plants are being injected with a protein in order to spur them into producing one of the three antibodies used in the… Continue watching
Nov 06 Why these water droplets behave like trampolines By Nsikan Akpan This new material makes water bounce spontaneously and could be used as an ice shield for airplanes. Continue reading
Oct 29 This NYC garden grows fruit where the sun doesn’t shine By Corinne Segal NEW YORK — In a forgotten corner of the New York City underground, Dan Barasch and James Ramsey are growing pineapples. “It’s ripe,” Ramsey said, examining a fist-size pineapple nestled between thyme, sage and dozens of other plants. “One bite… Continue reading
Oct 22 Will you die prematurely? This blood test may contain the answer By Nsikan Akpan In a new study in Cell Systems, scientists present the possible reasons why a set of blood markers correlate with premature death in ostensibly healthy people. Continue reading
Oct 17 Robots teach themselves martial arts to avoid smashing into the ground By Nsikan Akpan A new computer program from Georgia Institute of Technology takes tips from judo. Continue reading
Oct 12 Can your ‘brain fingerprint’ reveal how smart you are? By Nsikan Akpan Neuroscientists at Yale University discover a way to identify individuals and predict their intelligence levels by using brain fingerprints based on functional MRI scans. Continue reading
Oct 09 Innovation ‘isn’t so much about the eureka moment’ By Laura Santhanam Innovators rarely travel a straight path to arrive at a new idea. Failure -- lots of failure -- often paves the way. Learn what Reebok's Paul Litchfield has to say about what innovation looks like in his work. Continue reading
Oct 08 Instead of a ‘dislike’ button, Facebook tests new set of reaction emojis By Joshua Barajas Facebook announced Thursday that it will test six new reaction emojis that express a range of emotions beyond the social network's iconic "like" button. Continue reading
Sep 25 Which countries are the world’s most innovative? By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger The 2015 Global Innovation Index recently revealed that Switzerland remains the global leader in innovation, followed by the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United States. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 4:54 Teaching girls to write the rules at video game coding camp By PBS News Hour Video games are still largely aimed at a male audiences, which is no surprise since women make up a small portion of game designers and programmers. But that doesn't mean that girls aren't interested in playing and creating. Girls-only computer… Continue watching