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Invention & Innovation

A series made possible with generous support from The Lemelson Foundation.

Chemistry
This rewritable paper depends on disappearing ink

By Alexandra TaylorDecember 31, 2018
Oceans
This robotic jellyfish is a climate spy

By Tyler BerriganDecember 18, 2018
Health & Medicine
Silver nanoparticles help fight brain-eating amoebas

By Dan GaristoDecember 17, 2018
Science & Society
New smoke alarm tests a mother’s touch

By Dan GaristoDecember 11, 2018
Life
Electro-tweezers let scientists safely probe cells

By Maria TemmingDecember 10, 2018
Chemistry
Some plastics learn to repair themselves

By Stephen OrnesDecember 3, 2018
Computing
This printer makes ‘visual’ aids for people with sight problems

By Kathiann KowalskiNovember 27, 2018
Chemistry
Super-water-repellent surfaces can generate energy

By Ilima LoomisNovember 13, 2018

Earth
Adhesive from trees could make tape more eco-friendly

By Tyler BerriganSeptember 24, 2018
Agriculture
Tarzan the robot was actually inspired by a sloth

By Ilima LoomisAugust 31, 2018
Computing
New tech helps deaf-blind people ‘watch’ TV

By Kathiann KowalskiAugust 17, 2018
Materials Science
Light-sensitive ‘ink’ gives 4-D printing more wiggle room

By Ilima LoomisJune 11, 2018