Inventions

A former NASA scientist has co-developed a pair of glasses designed to prevent myopia by glowing in a precise wavelength of visible light.

Two types of nanotechnology, metalenses and metamaterials, could soon make Harry Potter's invisibility cloak a reality.

The flexible, thin-film device has the potential to make any surface into a low-power, high-quality audio source.

Graphene is a lattice of carbon atoms arranged in a chicken-wire formation, a structure that makes it very useful for a range of uses.

Ultra-pure diamond wafers could be used for quantum memory in tomorrow’s ultra-powerful quantum computers.

Students from the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands have created a solar-powered motorhome, shaped like a huge teardrop.

A new highly efficient heat engine with no moving parts could allow us to generate electricity from renewables year round.

SpinLaunch is going to use a massive centrifuge to accelerate a NASA payload to supersonic speeds before flinging it toward space.

An “electronic nose” that can accurately identify a whiskey’s brand, region, and style could help combat the sale of counterfeit whiskey.

A low-cost molten salt battery that can store energy for months could allow us to tap into renewables year round.