Design

Millennials love their smartphones and bikes. Cars? Not so much. This could spawn a new generation of smart bikes for hipsters and obsessive cyclists, starting with Helios handlebars.

14 | June 6, 2013 3:00am | By Mary Catherine O'Connor

We're trying to build better artificial hearts, so will a hybrid biological and mechanical model succeed where others fail?

June 1, 2013 9:06am | By Charlie Osborne

Finding ways to maximize space in cities is becoming more than a new design challenge -- it's becoming crucial.

May 7, 2013 6:36am | By Charlie Osborne

Farm simulation games have evolved beyond workday time wasters into tools that help government experts and NGOs to educate rural African farmers.

May 30, 2013 8:29pm | By David Worthington

Keep the function but improve the experience -- how a team of architects created a supermarket oasis.

May 21, 2013 6:15am | By Charlie Osborne

The EU says imposing penalties on Chinese firms will give "life-saving oxygen" to European businesses.

June 4, 2013 8:17pm | By Charlie Osborne

MELBOURNE -- Wish someone had taught you how to be confident or how to find a job you love? Melburnians are picking up some life lessons and new skills as part of a trend in "altucation."

4 | May 15, 2013 2:30am | By Lieu Thi Pham

Princeton University scientists have successfully combined organic tissue with electronics, potentially extending the boundaries of human hearing beyond natural limits.

2 | May 14, 2013 6:55pm | By David Worthington

This new platform tries to revolutionize the intranet.

June 4, 2013 12:10pm | By Tyler Falk

Known as the "Paris of South America" for its Belle Époque architecture, Argentina's capital Buenos Aires is also home to prime examples of Brutalist buildings designed by Clorindo Testa.

1 | May 2, 2013 1:06pm

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

From December 5-9, influencers from the worlds of culture and business convene in South Florida for Design Miami. This year, there's a focus on interdisciplinary creativity.

2 | December 4, 2012 10:06pm | By Reena Jana

BARCELONA -- Ear plugs that you can actually hear through. Cubes of silence in the middle of busy squares. Peace from the city racket is coming to a Spanish city near you.

3 | May 13, 2013 3:06am | By Jennifer Riggins

IBM's new appliance is designed to bring order to the billions of web-connected devices that will be part of our everyday lives by the end of the decade.

2 | April 30, 2013 2:34pm | By Kirsten Korosec

Whether controlled by one fingerprint or thousands, new gun designs may prove revolutionary for gun control legislation.

32 | April 30, 2013 4:47am | By Charlie Osborne

From the cradle to the grave, a typical pair of running shoes generates 30 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. The biggest gas-emitting step might surprise you.

16 | June 2, 2013 9:29pm | By Janet Fang

Your window might be an unlikely place to plug-in your smartphone, but a team of designers has made that possible with a novel take on the portable charger.

1 | April 29, 2013 7:31pm | By David Worthington

Compared with traditional hand-washing, the GiraDora doubles productivity, reduces back pain, and prevents clothes from getting moldy.

4 | May 1, 2013 1:41pm | By Janet Fang

The six-week-old baby from Ohio had a rare condition that caused his airway to collapse.

1 | May 30, 2013 12:04pm | By Janet Fang

In thinking about powerhouse design cities, Philadelphia might not spring to mind. But the City of Brotherly Love is home to "one of the most important design festivals in the country."

1 | October 8, 2012 3:00am | By Christina Hernandez Sherwood