Inventions

A modified VR headset that records brain activity reveals how being immersed in VR impacts people on a neurological level.

A wearable that alerts users when they're at risk of heat stroke could be a game changer for health monitoring, if it can become commercial.

The “atomic bombs” in H.G. Wells’ 1914 novel The World Set Free influenced a pioneer of real-world nuclear weapons: physicist Leó Szilárd.

A Canadian military veteran's innovative mask is protecting soldiers, police, and first responders from toxic exposure.

Thanks to a new "nanowarming" technique, scientists have successfully transplanted cryogenically frozen organs into rats for the first time.

Tremendous progress has been made developing the materials necessary for a space elevator — but our need for one could soon disappear.

A new navigation system that tracks subatomic particles called “muons” could help us get around indoors, underground, and underwater.

A new tandem solar cell containing layers of silicon and perovskite has demonstrated an unprecedented efficiency of 33.7%.

These forward-thinking inventions are often called "ahead of their time." They are reflections of the ingenuity of their civilizations.

MIT’s new electronic pill stimulates stomach cells to regulate hunger — showing it's possible to hack the powerful gut-brain axis.