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Surfers And Scientists Team Up To Create The 'Perfect Wave'
Forget Hawaii or Fiji. The spot that's really got surfers talking these days is a secluded pond more than 100 miles from the ocean, in California's… -
Cursive Law Writes New Chapter For Handwriting In Alabama's Schools
Second grader Caedmon Craig is attempting to write in cursive and he's being helped by his mom. But a lot of erasing is happening at this kitchen table in… -
Down With Homework: Teacher's Viral Note Tells Of Growing Attitude
In the blink of a few thousand likes and shares, Texas teacher Brandy Young's homework policy gained the viral notoriety normally reserved for… -
An MIT lesson in failure helps deliver fresh milk to millions in India
Sorin Grama had a great idea. Like, a really terrific idea. It was so good, MIT awarded him one of its most prestigious entrepreneurship prizes: second… -
Beyond Slurpees: Many Japanese Mini-Marts Now Cater To Elders
In Japanese cities, space is at a premium. So convenience stores that cram everything from Kleenex to rice balls into a few square yards are everywhere.… -
Artisanal Food Waste: Can You Turn Scraps Into Premium Products?
Many efforts to address the food waste crisis hinge on getting consumers to buy fruits and vegetables that are adorably ugly — the bumpy tomato, the… -
A Lesson From Flood-Prone Jakarta: MIT Researchers Harness Social Media
When a disaster strikes a major city, millions of tweets, texts and Facebook posts will go out long before local authorities can give an official… -
Ford Looks To A Fleet Of Driverless Cars
The race for who will come to the market with an auto-piloted car is heating up again. Ford has announced that it will have a fleet of autonomous cars on… -
Helping College-Bound Native Americans Beat The Odds
Native American students make up only 1.1 percent of the nation's high school population. And in college, the number is even smaller. More than any other… -
Berlin's graveyards are being converted for use by the living
Graveyards are disappearing in the German capital.They are being converted into public parks, playgrounds, and even land for new housing. To some, it…
