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They’re good for you and the environment, but are they good enough to eat?
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A little known startup showcases a wearable technology that generates an interactive display right before your eyes
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Its inventors say that through its sensors, the NeuroOn will also let you know the best times to take naps
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These breakthroughs range from making body parts on a 3D printer to getting the body to fight cancer on its own
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Journalist David Freedman says engineering healthier versions of popular treats could finally help the poorest and most obese Americans lose weight
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The two-pound Carmat heart quickens or slows blood flow based on a person's physical activity
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Researchers in Berlin find that sweets containing a special probiotic may help you avoid the dentist's chair
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Riffing off of airbag technology, Swedish designers have created a helmet, worn around the neck, that inflates during an accident
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An award-winning design for the toilet of the future makes it easier to switch to a more natural posture
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A British artist has designed Bee's, a glass diagnostic tool that aims to make screening as simple as breathing into a bowl
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British designer Chris Godfrey dreams up a tinned, nine-course meal for gamers glued to their consoles
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The Copenhagen Wheel can be snapped onto just about any bicycle to boost your pedaling power by up to 10 times
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The Tiny Farms setup comes with everything to cultivate one of the world's most sustainable (and popular) sources of food
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Biologist Michael Skinner has enraged the chemical community and shocked his peers with his breakthrough research
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John Rogers, a revolutionary materials scientist, is pushing the boundaries of the medical world
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Do following rituals before a meal make the food taste better? What about the ambience of the room in which you're eating it?
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Artist Danny Quirk's paintings on the skin of willing friends show in textbook-like detail the muscle, bone and tissue that lie underneath
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The Foodini may allow people to painlessly prepare healthier meals instead of reaching for that factory-processed stuff sitting in the freezer
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Experts have long known that trans fat isn't good for us, but research has turned up surprises—chocolate and chili peppers can help us lose fat
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Simply by looking at geotagged tweets, an algorithm can track the spread of flu and predict which users are going to get sick
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