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Science Mar 27

As planet warms, scientists explore ‘far out’ ways to reduce atmospheric CO2

By Miles O'Brien

Education Feb 11

Opinion: Every student can be an inventor

On National Inventors Day, learn how one Massachusetts educator is teaching his students about the power of invention.

By Doug Scott

Science Feb 06

Watch 6:55
How cutting-edge engineering borrows nature’s innovations

In the never-ending hunt for new designs that jump, pump, or run faster and better, scientists are finding inspiration in nature. The field of biomimicry blurs boundaries between living things -- like the butterfly’s proboscis or the flea's powerful legs…

By Miles O'Brien

Economy Dec 20

Column: If Tesla was the real visionary, why does Edison get all the glory?

He’s our Leonardo, the Shakespeare of invention.

By John Wasik

Economy May 26

Inventor behind Priceline bemoans broken patent system

Priceline founder Jay Walker talks about innovation, invention and intellectual property rights in his “Library of the History of Human Imagination.”…

By Sam Lane

Sep 17

Watch 5:30
Muslim teen builds a clock, gets arrested, receives invitation to the White House

By PBS NewsHour

The arrest of Texas teenager Ahmed Mohamed, a student who brought a homemade clock to school, has stirred a global social media frenzy. Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Nihad Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations about spreading Mohamed’s story and…

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Aug 22

150 years on, meet the prolific pioneer who brought us the movie projector

By Carey Reed

Before the digital revolution hit the movie industry, the projector used in movie theaters was an evolution of the Phantoscope, developed by Charles Francis Jenkins, who was born nearly 150 years ago on Saturday.

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Feb 03

Watch 5:47
Scientists try to regrow a dying coral reef 25 times faster than nature

By PBS NewsHour

The world’s coral reefs are in perilous danger due to overfishing, pollution and climate change. But a team of scuba-diving scientists has developed a groundbreaking method for speeding up coral growth in hopes of stemming the underwater crisis. Hari Sreenivasan…

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Jan 27

New ‘smart’ keyboard detects typist

By Ruth Tam

A 'smart' keyboard could trigger a wireless alarm if anyone but the programmed user even taps on it.

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Jan 06

WATCH: This machine turns human waste into water

By Ruth Tam

The Janicki Omniprocessor converts sewer sludge into water, electricity and fertilizer.

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