Companies and universities are working together to develop automated cargo ships. The Wall Street Journal looks at Rolls-Royce’s concepts for the next revolution in maritime transport. Photo: Rolls Royce.

2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation and 780 million lack access to safe water. They walk miles, wait hours and pay high prices to meet these fundamental needs. Without access to safe water and sanitation, a huge segment of humanity does not have the opportunity to break the cycle o...

Kevin Alloca discusses the four main resons why videos go viral.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate ch...

A small place making a big difference. By Rabbi Ephraim Shore Directed by Shoot East, Israel has received 22% of all Nobel Prices, while only represents 0.2% of the world population. Israel is the only country that had gains in trees, including in the dessert where they use drinkable water from the ...

A cluster of fire ants floating on the surface of water is pushed down with a pair of tweezers. Note the deflection of the water surface and how water does not penetrate the raft.

The transition from horse to horsepower ushered in an infrastructural revolution that rippled through every part of society and made the modern world possible. A century later, we may be on the cusp of another massive transformation, this time with electric roads.

This is huge. America’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan could reshape the country for generations to come.

In the wake of a recent crash test, NASA has confirmed that there in fact lies a significant amount of water underneath the Moon's surface. Science and tech...

Venice has battled rising water levels since the fifth century. But today, the water seems to be winning. Several factors, both natural and man-made, cause Venice to flood about 100 times a year — usually from October until late winter — a phenomenon called the acqua alta.

Ross Technology Corp. needed a better way to reduce corrosion on the steel products. They couldn't find a suitable one so they created their own. That product is NeverWet, a silicon-based spray-on coating that repels water and heavy oils.