Video games are everywhere. So who was the first person to come up with the idea of playing a game on a computer screen?

A mechanical engineer brings her personal experiences to address human-centered problems and encourage 'compassionate design.'

Technology innovation is one of the Biden administration’s most powerful tools for accelerating progress on climate change. Recent successes in renewable energy and batteries show how this can work.

Engineering students in Malawi and Tanzania have used the materials and tools available to them to build ventilators, personal protective equipment and UV disinfection systems.

Too many patents and too little information about them makes it hard for the system to weed out patents that unfairly block inventors.

A community's wastewater can predict coronavirus cases that haven't yet been diagnosed. The quicker that information is known, the better.

Researchers are developing ways to lock captured CO2 into cement. It could help rebuild America’s crumbling infrastructure and deal with climate change at the same time.

The recent arrest of a Chinese-born scientist at MIT raises questions about the value of international science collaboration and its impact on the American innovation system.

A revamping of health care engineering in the US can help reimagine public health.

'Orphan drugs' with high price points are being tested as treatments for COVID-19. There's a better way to spur low-cost innovation for new drugs.