Innovation Photos

A new disaster survival tool from Australia means riding the waves might be easier than you think.

1 | October 1, 2012 4:06pm

Check out more photos of the self contained shipping container based hotel.

1 | August 29, 2012 7:50pm

The Harbor Islands Pavilion is the first permanent structure on top of Boston's Big Dig. The concrete roof structures showcase digital design, modeling, and fabrication. Take a look at...

August 26, 2012 5:29pm

Wallbots is a responsive partition system designed by Otto Ng. It can move, resize, attach, and detach to create different sized spaces and accommodate different functions. Here's a look.

August 21, 2012 4:07am

Curiosity is now sending back crisp images of Mars -- some in color, panoramic or close-ups of Martian soil. Also see before and after photos of its landing site.

August 8, 2012 8:44pm

See what the Red Planet looks like to Curiosity, how sharp Mount Sharp is and what the Martian ground looks like.

3 | August 6, 2012 8:44pm

Some of the first photos NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, took after it touched down at 1:32am EDT. Plus, images of the landing spot and celebration at NASA.

5 | August 6, 2012 3:41am

Photos from the historic space shuttle launch by SpaceX, the first commercial company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station.

May 22, 2012 10:41pm

Photos of ALMA, one of the world's largest ground-based astronomical projects set in one of the least hospitable places on Earth, the Atacama Plateau in northern Chile.

April 8, 2012 5:54pm

Photos of the launch of James Cameron's historic solo dive to the deepest spot on Earth, and of his resurfacing.

3 | March 26, 2012 5:48am

Photos related to James Cameron's trip down to the deepest part of the ocean, as well as of the first and only other dive to that ocean valley.

1 | March 25, 2012 4:23pm

Voyager 1, launched 35 years ago on a five year mission, just got a boost in its life expectancy as long as it can stand frigid temperatures.

January 23, 2012 1:00pm

A silicon probe will help researchers and pathologists take tissue samples for drug studies and disease diagnostics.

January 13, 2012 7:51am

Additional images of Google's office in Zurich, Switzerland.

October 17, 2011 8:00am

This weekend, electric carmaker Tesla Motors opened its doors to its first customers of The Model S and took them for a spin. While there, SmartPlanet got a chance to check out the robotic...

2 | October 3, 2011 8:19pm