june 2012

Tuning a piano, unlike other instruments, is a job for professionals. But what if it could tune itself?

One of the most vexing problems that confronted surgeons after they completed the first successful human organ transplant, in 1954,...

A group of young designers reinvent ping-pong. Welcome to "swing pong"

How innovation goes viral

A dozen great ideas in gear

We’ve had dozens of Invention Award winners over the years, and we found ourselves wondering: what’s going on with some...

A step-by-step guide to becoming a successful inventor

An insole restores communication between the brain and injured feet

A sound-activated device that gives you more freedom than any store-bought clapper could wish for

A new helicopter engine design that's both safe and simple