Mother and Daughter Are Saved From Teetering Car Thanks to a Teen's Snapchat App

A mother-daughter dup were rescued from their precariously perched car thanks to a family friend's photo-sharing cell phone app.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 February 33 Views

We May Soon Be Able to Power Our Smartphones With Single-Use Plastic Bags

With billions of plastic bags not being recycled, researchers have discovered a way to turn them into anodes for lithium batteries.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 February 35 Views

New Device Gives Early Warning of Asthma Attack in Kids

Feeling helpless during an asthma attack is what led Matt Fischer to develop a device that seeks to provide families with control over the disorder–until there's a cure.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 April 46 Views

Wearable Sensors Will Help Runners, Asthmatics Find Less Polluted Routes

Spec Sensors, an American company, is developing tiny sensors that detect pollution. One application is for small electronics, worn by runners.

By Olivia Jennings

30 June 33 Views

Scientists Invent Ingenious Emission-Free System to Bottle Solar Energy in the Summer to Save for Winter

Researchers have developed a system that uses a specal kind of liquid to bottle up and store reusable solar energy without any emissions.

By Donald Crabtree

04 February 35 Views

These Little Athletes Glued to Their Phones Are Not Ignoring Each Other Like Adults Assume

These "kids today" aren't just using their cell phones for social media – they are also using them for communication.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 August 37 Views

Immigrant Endures Misery, But Stays Positive Until a Brilliant Idea Unlocks the American Dream

RRobbie Cabral endured years of misery searching for the American dream, but that's what ultimately led him to success, and a brilliant idea—Benjilock.

By Tiffani Spengler

15 July 41 Views

Oldest Nobel Prize Winner Waves Off 2018 Win So He Can Talk About Solar Invention That Will 'Save the World'

This 96-year-old inventor seemed much more excited to talk about his new technology, rather than reminiscing about his old work.

By Donald Crabtree

30 January 47 Views

Boeing's Flying Air Taxi Has Just Completed Its First Test Flight - And It's Electric!

The company's "air taxi" could be commercially available to the public as soon as 2023.

By Jeanne Goddard

25 January 44 Views

Scientists Create Super-Thin 'Sheet' That Could Charge Our Phones By Harvesting Wifi From the Air

Dead cell phone batteries may be a thing of the past thanks to this new 2D material that was recently engineered by MIT researchers.

By Jeanne Goddard

29 January 36 Views

Swiss Company to Get CO2 Out of the Atmosphere and Into Sparkling Water

You may soon be able to help the planet by drinking sparkling water that is made with recycled carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 January 33 Views

New 4-Legged Concept Car Could Change the Game for Emergency Rescue and Handicap Transportation

This "highly dextrous" Hyundai electric robotic rescue vehicle could transform the way emergency responders travel and ‘elevate' in natural disasters.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 January 42 Views

Watch Ex-NASA Engineer Design Glitter Bomb Trap as Revenge for Thieves Stealing His Packages

An ex-NASA engineer took it upon himself to teach local package thieves a lesson that they will not soon forget.

By Tiffani Spengler

09 January 38 Views

Virtual Reality Therapy Could Be the New Treatment for Your Reoccurring Nightmares

If your livelihood has ever been negatively affected by reoccurring nightmares, this pilot study might offer hope for a treatment.

By Tiffani Spengler

02 January 42 Views

Student-Designed Electric Car Breaks World Record by Crossing Australia in 6 Days Using Only $50 of Power

A team of college students has just broken the Guinness World Record for using the lowest amount of energy to cross Australia in an electric car.

By Jeanne Goddard

19 December 41 Views