Untreated wood rots and pressure-treated wood can pose health and environmental hazards, so U.S. scientists are now turning to nanotechnology.

California researchers have created a new material that captures a sound wave’s fine details, holding promise to revolutionize ultrasound imaging.

After years and years of experimentation, scientists can finally grow diamonds that outshine even the rarest De Beers rocks.

Rich Karlgaard:  In my book, Life 2.0, I wrote about professional refugees from the urban coasts–places such as Manhattan and Silicon Valley, with their obscenely high costs of living. I wrote about a couple from Silicon Valley, two engineers working at Cisco Systems. They traded their 800-square-foot Palo Alto, Calif., condo for two acres and […]

For decades hardwood floors have been limited to either strip or plank configurations. Now, new high-tech manufacturing allows for the creation of a premium quality, solid hardwood floor that stands out from the crowd.