Sep 15 Like this post: Facebook’s working on a ‘dislike’ button By Joshua Barajas Recognizing that the “like” button isn’t appropriate for all occasions from deaths to various tragic stories, Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that the company is building a “dislike” button for the site. Continue reading
Sep 11 Can failure actually improve innovation? By Laura Santhanam Innovators rarely travel a straight path to arrive at a new idea. Failure -- lots of failure -- often paves the way. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 5:58 Smart cane may help visually impaired navigate more terrain By PBS News Hour A high-tech upgrade to the traditional white cane may help blind and visually impaired people be more confident about navigating the world independently. The NewsHour's April Brown reports from France. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 5:34 Oil innovators see opportunity amid record low prices By PBS News Hour As oil prices have dropped, energy companies have been looking for ways to save money. For innovators, this cost-cutting can actually present an opportunity. Special correspondent Leigh Paterson of Inside Energy reports from Wyoming. Continue watching
Jul 23 Could these new eye drops cure cataracts? By Nsikan Akpan Scientists at the University of California San Diego have uncovered a natural compound that dissolves cataracts, the world's leading cause of blindness. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 7:45 How studying insects may lead to smarter drones By PBS News Hour When you watch an insect fly in slow motion, you get a whole new perspective on the complexity of movement and engineering. A new collaborative research project, funded by the U.S. Air Force, is devoted to studying how insects and… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 8:36 Telemedicine puts a doctor virtually at your bedside By PBS News Hour Video conferencing technology can now connect patients and physicians almost instantaneously, offering convenience, efficiency and savings. But what happens to the doctor-patient relationship if you're never in the same room? Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Jul 09 Biologists manufacture bacteria that may one day treat an unhealthy stomach By Catherine Woods Scientists altered the DNA of a common gut bacteria, Bacteroides Thetaiotaomicron to treat an unhealthy stomach and make poop glow. Continue reading
Jul 03 How a sniff of a flower could help diagnose autism in kids By Catherine Woods A computer program and a sniff test can diagnose some characteristics of autism. Continue reading
Jun 27 Engineers create collapsible battery powered with the help of dirty water By Carey Reed Engineers at Binghamton University have created a paper origami biobattery that gets its charge from a drop of dirty water. Continue reading