Design

Amazon Coins, which allow customers to buy apps and games is part of the company's bid to expand sales of digital content.

May 13, 2013 12:56pm | By Kirsten Korosec

Now the Igor I. Sikorsky prize is worth $250,000. Check out three designs that are getting close.

2 | May 13, 2013 12:09pm | By Janet Fang

Lyubomirsky spoke with us about happiness, work and why dream jobs don't exist. She also revealed a quick way anyone can feel happier instantly.

18 | May 13, 2013 4:22am | By Molly Petrilla

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.

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

Business execs hoping to connect and network with their counterparts might consider investing in a road bike and pair of cycling shoes.

3 | May 9, 2013 10:18am | By Kirsten Korosec

Don't go out at night?

2 | May 9, 2013 3:54am | By Mark Halper

The U.S. airline industry is a leaner operation after years of financial hardship. And that's not boding well for travelers trying to get to and from smaller cities.

2 | May 8, 2013 12:00pm | By Kirsten Korosec

A new generation of architecture students is marshalling their brains and muscle behind projects that make a real-world difference for the disadvantaged, disabled or displaced.

1 | May 8, 2013 3:00am | By C.C. Sullivan

Creating an "invisibility" cloak could one day be cheap enough to do at home.

1 | May 8, 2013 1:57am | By Charlie Osborne

Will a physical version of LinkedIn help boost production and creativity in businesses?

May 7, 2013 7:22am | 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

Patient care may be taking an interesting turn as doctors can now treat you through a mobile robot.

1 | May 7, 2013 5:27am | By Charlie Osborne

No wonder tensions are easing.

9 | May 7, 2013 4:38am | By Mark Halper

How do you send a secret message that adults, and anyone taller than 4 feet 5 inches, won't see? Use lenticular printing. With video!

3 | May 6, 2013 10:19pm | By Janet Fang

The world's first 3D printed handgun has been successfully fired. The group behind the weapon uploaded the CAD files today to allow anyone to print their own handgun.

16 | May 6, 2013 9:09am | By Kirsten Korosec

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

What do the stock market and brain trauma treatment have in common? Allow me to explain.

Sponsored | May 6, 2013 5:54am | By Charlie Schick

Four Harvard University women created a soccer ball that generates electricity for use in off-grid areas of the world. It is having a powerful impact.

11 | May 6, 2013 3:00am | By Jason Dearen

She bakes bioplastics, creates magnetic paint and says we can experiment with these smart materials, too.

May 6, 2013 3:00am | By Christina Hernandez Sherwood

Staples is making is more conceivable that one day more people will have 3D printers in their homes.

May 3, 2013 7:49am | By Tyler Falk