Invention

Did Alexander Graham Bell really invent the telephone, or did he steal someone else's thunder?

Sasers are the sound-based equivalent of lasers, made by focusing phonons.

A group of engineers wants to help people "touch" virtual environments in a more natural way, and they built a wearable virtual reality suit to do just that.

A new book tackles the science behind the fantastic technology and sci-fi concepts in the outrageous cartoon series "Rick and Morty."

Imagine sitting down to dinner with a group of friends, when a laser tickles the water molecules inside your ear. "Hello!" you hear.

The inventor of Comic Sans shares his thoughts about why so many people hate his creation.

Unlike chocolate chip cookies or tomato soup, the invention of bread can't be pinned down to a single person or people; instead, it evolved to its present state over the course of millennia.

Cloaking technologies could become a reality with a specially designed material that can mask itself from other forms of light when it is hit with a "beam of invisibility."

Smartphone cameras can help detect moving objects even if they are hidden around corners, according to a new study.

Rubber electronics and sensors that operate normally even when stretched to up to 50 percent of their length could work as artificial skin on robots, according to a new study.