The Shed's concept is simple: It's the 120-foot tall building that moves. This idea is both its architectural hallmark and its metaphor for the future of culture. Opening on April 5th, New York City's half-billion dollar, hybrid museum-meets-performance space can shapeshift to double its indoor peri...

Niu Niu is the nickname of Chinese pianist Zhang Shengliang, a prodigy who began studying music at age 3. He made his first public appearance at 6, playing a Mozart sonata and a Chopin etude. After moving to Shanghai at 8, he was invited to attend the Shanghai Conservatory, where he became the young...

Nearly 60 years later, artists Cortlandt Hull and Bill Finkenstein are bringing it all full circle. Practicing the “forgotten art” of carousel-making, they’re restoring the original Binghamton ride complete with striking paintings based on episodes of The Twilight Zone. Serling, who, according to hi

While the iconic Empire State and Chrysler buildings have dominated New York's Midtown since the 1930s, one of the largest buildings that the city has ever known - One Vanderbilt - is about to join them on the skyline.

The FLIR FirstLook is a throwable, rugged, and expandable robot that provides immediate situational awareness, performs persistent observation and investigates dangerous and hazardous material while keeping its operator out of harm’s way..

Primitive Technology: Wood Ash Cement - Creating wood ash cement from scratch

The future of flying as seen in this supersonic business Jet

Perhaps you've punched out a paper doll or folded an origami swan? TED Fellow Manu Prakash and his team have created a microscope made of paper that's just as easy to fold and use. A sparkling demo that shows how this invention could revolutionize healthcare in developing countries, while also turn ...

In response to a wave of anti-transgender legislation in several states around the country, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell stands up for transgender equality and combats the misinformation and scare tactics being utilized by proponents of these discriminatory bills. Gov. Markell is the only sitting gove...

A teenage boy has partially regained his sight after receiving a bio-engineered pig cornea transplant in south China's Guangdong.