Design

What are the most important advances and discussion points that are changing our cities?

May 22, 2013 10:11am | By Charlie Osborne

A conceptual art installation in Hong Kong has not only changed the city's skyline, it has changed the mood of its residents and inspired a flood of related products.

2 | May 22, 2013 9:44am | By Kirsten Korosec

Department of Energy ships important material to Prague for testing in advanced reactor.

3 | May 22, 2013 6:12am | By Mark Halper

The world's top architects are competing to design Finland's longest bridge. Why is it so special? Three words: no cars allowed.

9 | May 22, 2013 4:44am | By Virginia C. McGuire

And you thought your apartment was small.

11 | May 22, 2013 3:10am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

The Take's C.C. Sullivan wonders why designers, architects and artists think that recycling is automatically an aesthetic success. It takes a bit more than just reusing old stuff to create good...

3 | May 22, 2013 3:00am | By C.C. Sullivan

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

Apple's web of subsidiaries, designed to save the company billions in taxes, is global, complex and beyond anything most experts have ever seen. Today, CEO Tim Cook faces Congress.

2 | May 21, 2013 8:31am | By Kirsten Korosec

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

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

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

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

DELHI -- India has nearly a billion mobile phone users, but only a fraction of those have Web access, whether on their phones or on computers. Start-up Innoz is bridging that gap.

May 20, 2013 12:00am | By Betwa Sharma

An undersea gold rush could be coming soon with the rising cost of minerals and advancements in technology opening the seafloor to mining.

3 | May 19, 2013 9:20pm | By David Worthington

The search for a suitable Samuel Adams can presented some interesting design challenges. The goal: make the experience as close to drinking from a glass as possible.

May 17, 2013 12:47pm | By Janet Fang

What makes things go viral? Six principles drive us to share, says Jonah Berger, and companies such as Apple have used this knowledge to their advantage.

2 | May 17, 2013 5:00am | By Christie Nicholson

BERLIN -- Could a troupe of classical performers help rejuvenate patronage for opera?

2 | May 16, 2013 3:00am | By Shannon Smith

Could excess inventory become a thing of the past? New style startups not only give a boost to emerging designers, but bring unheard-of levels of economy to the fashion business.

May 16, 2013 3:00am | By Laura Shin

There were lots of announcements, unveilings and the like coming out of the 6th annual Google I/O developer conference, which kicked off Wednesday. Here are some of the biggies.

May 15, 2013 2:41pm | By Kirsten Korosec

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