Inventions

To protect spacecraft from moon dust, Masten Space Systems is developing a tech that quickly creates landing pads on the surface of the moon.

Charging rooms may free us from the tangle of cords needed to power our electronic devices.

A new blood test kit that’s fast, portable, and accurate could help bring better healthcare to people in remote and underdeveloped areas.

A new brain tumor treatment shrank a man’s aggressive glioblastoma tumor by nearly a third — and all he had to do was wear a helmet at home.

NASA challenged its interns to design a washing machine for astronauts so that they wouldn’t have to keep throwing away dirty laundry.

Could robotic dolphins help marine parks become more humane spaces where people can learn about and connect with nature?

Engineers in Japan have set a new world record for fastest internet speed — 319 Tb/s — using a specially developed fiber-optic cable.

A needle-free diabetes test that measures glucose levels from saliva, not blood, could be ready for consumers as soon as 2023.

A new implant that delivers pain-relieving spinal cord stimulation can be put into place using just a needle — no invasive surgery required.

The ExoSCOPE blood test can determine with 95% accuracy whether a targeted cancer therapy is working within 24 hours of administration.