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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
Jan 06 WATCH: This machine turns human waste into water By Ruth Tam The Janicki Omniprocessor converts sewer sludge into water, electricity and fertilizer. Continue reading