When Jacqueline Cochran Broke The Sound Barrier
Today in 1953, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier. Then again, Cochran moved at high speed her whole career.
These Smart Glasses Can Describe The World For Blind Wearers
A company called Envision has designed a set of glasses that uses artificial intelligence to help blind people with a wide range of activities. They can decode text, detect color and describe outdoor scenes to the wearer, among many other functions.
Need Clean Drinking Water? Try A Desalination Skylight
For Earth Day we talk about an idea by designer, artist and architect Henry Glogau. He's designed a skylight that can turn seawater into clean drinking water, and then power LEDs with solar energy and the leftover salt brine.
Two Forecasters Figured Out How To Predict Tornadoes, Right Before One Touched Down
Today in 1948, two meteorologists helped make things safer for those living in the path of severe storms, when they issued the first successful tornado warning.
This Worm-Shaped Pipe-Clearing Robot Could Be The Fatberg Fighter We Need
There really is a robot now called the Pipe-Worm. It's built to unclog pipes, and it does it by mimicking earthworms.
Chester Greenwood Brought Earmuffs To Cold-Eared People All Over The World
Maine became a state today in 1820. One of its best-known inventors was Chester Greenwood, who came up with a way to keep his, and many other people's, ears warm.
The Hospital Of The Future’s Secret Weapon Is Surgical “Duct Tape”
A team at MIT has come up with a new substance that do-it-yourselfers will love: a surgical "duct tape" that can help seal up wounds and tears in the body's gastrointestinal system.
Detroit-Style Pizza Got Its Shape From Another Famous Detroit Industry
For National Pizza Day, here's the story of one of the hottest types of pizza in the country: Detroit-style, first made in a special pan that wasn't meant to be a pan at all.
Stretchable Batteries Could Make Wearable Tech More Wearable
A team at the University of British Columbia has come up with a way to make durable, stretchy and waterproof batteries that could be useful in wearable devices.
With The Emotional Clothing Collection, You Really Can Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve
Polish designer Iga Węglińska has a new way to help us stay in touch with our emotions: she's created clothes that will respond when we get stressed out.