Teen Prodigies Create App That Could End School Lunch Hunger

Five female students are taking it upon themselves to make sure that no child goes hungry – and they're doing it with their own app.

By Tiffani Spengler

14 October 38 Views

Origami-inspired Tents of Donated Cardboard Could Protect Brussels's Homeless

Because material tents are illegal on the streets of Brussels, this entrepreneur has come up with a temporary, origami-inspired solution.

By Tiffani Spengler

25 January 59 Views

Watch Duck Waddle Excitedly When Students Make Him a New Leg

This duck isn't a pirate, but he was still in desperate need of a "Peg Leg" before a few eighth graders helped him out.

By Jeanne Goddard

10 January 40 Views

Vibrating Watch is Game Changer For People With Parkinson's

This revolutionary watch has allowed creative director Emma Lawton to write and draw again despite her Parkinson's disease.

By Tiffani Spengler

11 May 46 Views

Parking Meters Shaped Like Keys are Key to Ending One City's Homelessness

By collecting spare change, these 7 'parking meters' in Milwaukee are helping to give more than 200 homeless people permanent housing.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 September 44 Views

In Bid to Combat Obesity, a Simple Patch Turns Energy-storing Fats into Energy-burning Fats

The process, which mimics the natural one occurring in babies, and uses "a person's own body fats to burn more energy," produced 30% fat loss.

By Jeanne Goddard

06 January 43 Views

23-Year-old Wins Top Prize for Cheap Bamboo Housing That Can Be Constructed in 4 Hours

A 23-year-old Filipino inventor has just won a multi-thousand dollar prize for designing a cheap bamboo house that could be assembled in 4 hours.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 November 43 Views

Sir Richard Branson Will Give $3 Million to Whoever Can Save the Planet By Reinventing the Air Conditioner

Redesigning one of the world's most common household appliances could divert over 100 gigatons of carbon emissions from the atmosphere by 2050.

By Tiffani Spengler

27 November 50 Views

After Years of Research, Scientists Finally Develop Army-Ready Pizza That Can Cheer Hungry Soldiers in the Field

Pizza may not seem like the most pressing problem for soldiers in the field, but it makes a huge difference for the ones eating it overseas.

By Kaitlyn Evans

26 November 50 Views

Instead of Burning Coal, New Fuel Emits Zero Harmful Emissions - and It's Made From Sewage

These little pellets are the perfect zero-emission replacement for coal - and they're made using sewage waste.

By Tiffani Spengler

30 October 55 Views

13-Year-old Named America's Top Young Scientist for Drastically Improving Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

The youngster came up with the ingenious development after he learned about the shortcomings of typical pancreatic cancer treatments.

By Jeanne Goddard

25 October 51 Views

Dyson to Join Electric Vehicle Revolution With First Car Launch in 2021

The company is set to begin construction of their first automotive facility in December.

By Tiffani Spengler

25 October 40 Views

Charging Your Electric Vehicle Will Soon Be as Easy as Ordering a Pizza Delivery

A tech company plans on easing the "road anxiety" of electric vehicle drivers by offering cheap, fast, and portable charging services.

By Tiffani Spengler

27 October 46 Views

Totally Green Machine That Uses Biowaste to Generate Clouds for Clean Water Wins $1.75 Million XPrize

The water system doesn't just generate clean water – the carbon-negative technology costs less than 2 cents per liter of clean water.

By Tiffani Spengler

23 October 54 Views

Man is Working to Convert Cruise Ship into Supportive Housing Community for the Homeless

Kenneth Capron has presented his plans the city council for turning a retired cruise ship into a shelter for homeless people in Maine.

By Tiffani Spengler

10 October 40 Views