Design

MIT researchers have constructed a pavilion with the help of 6,500 silkworms.

June 12, 2013 6:23pm | By Janet Fang

Leila Takayama imagines a world where human-friendly robots interact successfully with people. But it's not always easy teaching a 500-pound machine not to block the office coffee maker.

1 | May 20, 2013 3:00am | By Christina Hernandez Sherwood

In the past decade Africa trails only South Asia as the region with the largest mobile growth rate.

4 | December 27, 2012 2:38pm | By Tyler Falk

The co-founder of the green cleaning products company flaunts traditional consumer products design strategies and encourages every employee to be weird.

1 | June 4, 2013 3:00am | By Heather Clancy

The DoubleTap handgun is only 5/8ths of an inch thick and weighs 14 ounces.

32 | March 30, 2012 5:10am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Social media is allowing brands and celebrities like Shaquille O'Neal to build their soft power and transfer it to profits. So what's the trick to creating an authentic Twitter relationship?

1 | May 20, 2013 3:00am | By Kevin Gray

A new app from Berlin-based navigation company Skobbler stands out, thanks to hybrid navigation technology that works both online and offline.

5 | June 4, 2013 3:00am | By Beth Carter

The Swedish furniture giant and innovative prefab design studio ideabox collaborate on the American version of a flat.

28 | March 1, 2012 4:49pm | By Sun Joo Kim

Business processing outsourcing, technical writing, 3D modeling, and HTML5 development top the list of contract skills in demand for the first quarter of 2013.

2 | April 24, 2013 10:00pm | By Joe McKendrick

Industrial designers are in demand, and these programs are shaping the skills of the best in the country.

August 8, 2012 3:00am | By Mary Catherine O'Connor

MEXICO CITY -- Philanthropy, meet venture capital. In Mexico, investments that offer a tangible social benefit are a growing market.

1 | May 22, 2013 3:00am | By Lauren Villagran

Penn station is trampled upon by millions of passengers a day, and is sorely in need of a makeover -- one that SOM plans to provide.

June 1, 2013 1:39pm | By Charlie Osborne

A powerful CEO for four decades, Dave Liniger woke up partially paralyzed one day. He talks about whether being dependent affected his leadership and what led to his success.

3 | May 24, 2013 1:46am | By Rachel James

The age of 'personal manufacturing' has truly arrived, with 3D printers now priced close to document printers.

10 | April 27, 2012 1:59pm | By Joe McKendrick

A small California company thinks it knows how to finally harness fusion power, the Holy Grail of energy. Its latest investor is the Russian government.

4 | May 6, 2013 6:24am | By Mark Halper

Future medical nanotechnology won't look robotic. Instead, think very smart particles that usefully imitate life.

3 | May 1, 2012 3:00am | By John Rennie

The Nike MAG is an exact replica of the futuristic shoes worn by Michael J. Fox's character Marty Mcfly.

3 | September 9, 2011 6:00am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Graham Hill's "One Size Fits All" apartment can quickly convert into a dining hall, multi-bedroom sleeping quarters, home theater and much, much more.

4 | July 12, 2012 5:15am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

A much-anticipated new supersonic passenger jet will be capable of flying at five times the speed of sound, according to reports.

6 | July 3, 2012 5:08am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

As more architects and builders embrace the benefits of building information modeling, the days of old-fashioned CAD and marked-up drawings are numbered.

6 | February 13, 2013 3:00am | By C.C. Sullivan