The company's stock rose 50 percent in value in the past year. (Image credit: Ross Toro, LiveScience Contributor) ...

Melba Kurman, author, and Hod Lipson, Cornell University associate professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering, are co-authors of Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing(John Wiley & Sons, 2013), and are leading voices in the field of 3D printing. They contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights...

Humanity, it seems, escaped the Terminator apocalypse: Atlas, the 330-lb. (150 kilograms) robot developed by Boston Dynamics, tripped again — this time during a test at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Pensacola. But Atlas was never intended for combat. The humanlike robot is a research tool...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — For the past two days, engineering teams from around the world have been competing in a unique competition that showcases some of the most advanced capabilities in the field of robotics. The two-day DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials began Friday (Dec. 20) here at the Homestead Miami Speedway....

Model airplanes took off as a hobby in the U.S. after the Wright brothers credited their toy helicopter as the inspiration behind their flights in the early 20th century. Comprehensive books were published on the subject, and thousands of model aircraft clubs were established. Perhaps it was the nation’s fond...

There's no such thing as too much education, right? As iPads have become ubiquitous, companies have rushed to develop educational games that teach math, physics and even urban planning. But many of these games are only educational in the loosest sense of the term, and almost none have been tested...

Jeff Nesbit was the director of public affairs for two prominent federal science agencies. This article was adapted from one that first appeared in U.S. News & World Report. Nesbit contributed the article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Before the traditional news, magazine and book publishing industries finally...

Innovative Instrument (Image credit: Denise Chow for LiveScience)The New York Hall of Science became a DIYer's paradise this weekend, as World Maker Faire New York, a two-day event dedicated to the celebration of science, technology and innovation, kicked off in Queens. Here, Maker Faire attendees try out an interactive percussive...

Josh Goldman is a policy analyst in the Clean Vehiclesprogram of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and leads legislative and regulatory campaigns to help develop and advance policies that reduce U.S. oil use. This article originally appeared in the UCS blog The Equation. Goldman contributed this article to LiveScience's...

Hyperloop Sketches (Image credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX)Elon Musk, of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, revealed his futuristic Hyperloop transportation system on August 12, 2013. [Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel] Hyperloop Passenger Transport Capsule Conceptual Design Rendering (Image credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX)This rendering shows the...

The concept of a time machine typically conjures up images of an implausible plot device used in a few too many science-fiction storylines. But according to Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, which explains how gravity operates in the universe, real-life time travel isn't just a vague fantasy. Traveling forward...

Hold on to your wand, Harry Potter: Science has outdone even your best Leviosa! levitation spell. Researchers report that they have levitated objects with sound waves, and moved those objects around in midair, according to a new study. Scientists have used sound waves to suspend objects in midair for decades,...

Kathleen Conlee is vice president, animal research issues, for The Humane Society of the United States. She contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Efforts are underway — and moving at an exponentially increasing pace — that ultimately will yield medical- and cosmetic-testing technologies that provide timely...

Composite image illustrates how fingers and hands are computed in a touch-activated system that projects onto walls and other surfaces and allows people to interact with other people and things. (Image credit: Purdue University.)This Research in Action article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. This...

Gregory Scott Jones is a writer specializing in the field of supercomputing. He contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Next week, a torch will be passed. On June 17, the Top500, a biannual ranking of the world's fastest computers, will be announced in Leipzig, Germany. In...