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After considering nearly 1,000 entries, the panel of Dyson engineers have narrowed down the possible winners of the James Dyson Award to a shortlist of the following 20 inventions.

A new product called Jewelbots aims to elevate friendship bracelets from fashionable status symbols to an interactive, educational tool that teaches kids to code.

Emotions can be tricky enough for humans to read, let alone machines, but a new system can predict people's feelings with 87 percent accuracy by bouncing wireless signals off them, researchers say.

Researchers have developed a body-based transmission system that keeps passwords secure.

People suffering from asthma may soon have a new alternative to traditional — and bulky — inhalers.

Shape-shifting materials that can be programmed to morph over time could lead to medical implants that unfold at controlled rates inside the body, a new study finds.

A brain-inspired computing component provides the most faithful emulation yet of connections among neurons in the human brain, researchers say.

With one fully working prototype, the company plans to release more transforming vehicles soon.

3D-printed plastic blocks can now be turned into acoustic holograms that generate 3D shapes made of sound, which could function like sonic "tractor beams," according to a new study.