During a sold-out appearance in London, former President Barack Obama delivered sharp commentary on political power, warning that the world’s biggest issues often stem from leaders who refuse to move ...

Technology has delivered groundbreaking advances in recent decades—from life-saving medical treatments to the everyday convenience of carrying a powerful computer in a pocket. Yet despite the rapid ...

Quantum computing company D-Wave has claimed to have achieved "quantum supremacy" by solving a "useful, real-world problem" ...

Even though they bear little responsibility for the current state of the world's environment, young people have been taking the initiative in tackling problems from rising global temperatures to ...

Four New Jersey high school juniors formed a nonprofit organization to address real-world problems through STEM education. The group has sent experiments to Senegal to teach students about basic ...

Magnetic materials are used to make MRI machines, hard drives, wireless chargers, and phone speakers. It takes a lot of expensive research and development to create new materials. “And there’s no ...

Students in the World Food Problems course talk with Dennis Savaiano, the Virginia C. Meredith Professor of Nutrition Policy, during one of the course's small-group discussions. In the discussions, ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Building on decades of successful collaboration among Mississippi State research centers and institutes, the university is accelerating its focus on solving real-world problems with ...