Innovation

New innovations are forcing citizens to revisit some foundational questions of governance about who should be shaping the future of the country.

Jamming bats' echolocation with ultrasound is showing promise in reducing fatalities at wind energy facilities.

China's achievements continue to accumulate, leading some to wonder if this could be the start of a new space race.

With the right policy support, sparsely populated areas of the U.S. may be on the brink of becoming the country's next hub for innovation.

Unless we find a new form of electronic technology that uses less energy, computing will become limited by an "energy crunch" within decades.

Technology seat belts could help prevent the next Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Incentives in the congressional spending bill and innovation in the private sector signal that this technology may soon become a reality.

The e-retailer's new model of cashier-less stores has some people buzzing, but others wondering what the lack of personal contact means for the future of city life.

The future of clothing material could come from lab-grown leather and spider silk.

Many have attempted, and failed, to integrate technology into urban planning. and now Sidewalk Labs is trying it again in Toronto.

Founder Monica Jain sees an unsustainable industry that's ripe for technological disruption.

The decline of the Southern drawl maps the diffusion of knowledge production in the United States.

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

A sweet spot in the Technology Readiness Level attracts private industry.

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

As summer heat compounds four years of drought, innovation has not yet run dry.

Out of necessity, old habits die easily for migrants.

A new report shows that our passion for cutting-edge technology may be (slightly) waning—and innovators are pivoting to areas where they can truly make an impact.

In a virtuous circle, migration and innovation make the world go round.