Faced with budget cuts but armed with the knowledge that legions of space nerds are standing by to help them out, the space agency is making many of its projects open source.READ»
People with ideas for technologies that could help save the planet often think the importance of their idea trumps the need for business acumen. They couldn't be more wrong. Even a rocket scientist found it challenging to turn his ...READ»
The da Vinci robot, used by surgeons to fix people, is taking a little trip to space, where it's going to make it much easier for NASA scientists to fix satellites.READ»
Innovative Superfocus glasses were originally designed to deliver sharp vision to some 65 million Americans with aging eyes. Now they're even helping astronauts see better on long space flights. Next stop: Mars.READ»
Though the Texas fires dominated the news this summer, they were not America's largest. NASA's fire detection satellites are useful beyond just generating pretty but painful pictures.READ»
In an extended interview, astronaut Ron Garan speaks with Fast Company about his nerve-wracking return to earth, what technology startups should develop for space travel, and life on the International Space Station. "We really need to start not just exploring space," Garan says, "but utilizing space."READ»
The little boats are used for ocean monitoring, but could be used for much more soon, thanks to the company's new hire, former astronaut and Googler Ed Lu.READ»
First, though, the British government is going to put a normal-sized balloon in the sky to see if spraying water to refract the sun's light can really prevent climate change.READ»
The U.S. green building market's value is expected to grow to $163 billion by 2015, up from $71 billion in 2010. Here, we look at some of the most exciting sustainable concepts (and actual buildings) that on which all those billions ...READ»
Running is hard, flying is hard, rocketing is hard--here's what innovative advances have been made in enabling robots to do all these things recently:READ»
