You may not know that the traffic signal, the firehouse pole, and instant coffee were all invented by people of color. The stories behind those inventions and many more are included in the new ...

Dean Kamen has invented hundreds of things, including the first insulin pump for treatment of diabetes. But he'll probably be forever known as The Segway Guy.

Bluntly challenged by a combative conference attendee to tell him a single thing that would make him find science interesting, Ting Wu talked about inventors. A professor of genetics at Harvard ...

Technologies that once required suspension of disbelief now sit in our pockets, operate in our hospitals, and dictate entire ...

The new reigning “wizard” of science astounded the world with invention after invention. He impressed lab visitors with X-rays and colorful fluorescent neon lights.

Computer, science and engineering students stood alongside UVa officials and donors in a dedication ceremony Friday for the $65.5 million building that is focused on the future.

Another team of students won second place for their device that prevents pump needles from breaking or getting lost.

James E. West, co-inventor of the electret microphone and 1999 Inductee in the National Inventors Hall of Fame, speaks to students during a session of Camp Invention at Aberdeen High School Wednesday.

Science fiction writers are wrong more often than they’re right — maybe 9 to 1 — but in the anticipation business, that’s a pretty good ratio.

The Next Generation Science Standards are a first step in the right direction to improve in-school stem education (“Standards in Science Unveiled,” April 17, 2013). They inspire young people ...