Dean of Invention

A new age of medicine is upon us, an era of tiny robots with enormous power, including "nanobots" that are able to enter the bloodstream, find cancerous cells without anyone's guidance and kill them.

New advancements in prosthetics are changing the definition of what it means to be disabled. Are we entering an era of bionic humans, when disabled people become hyper-abled?

Explores brain-computer interface (BCI), whereby the intentions and desires of the human mind can be read-and translated into action. BCI has the potential to unlock vast new potential powers for humankind.

After years of being relegated to characters in fantasy and science fiction, robots are finally becoming crucial players in solving real-life problems.

Dean unveils how the race is on to develop processing plants that can harness human and animal waste into power.

Engineers across the U.S. are working on ways to change the way we think about flying.

Explores what it takes for Americans to find a way to make the needs of tomorrow fit with our need for mobility.

If scientists could grow new tissue and organs in the lab and safely implant them, would the days of desperate patients waiting for organ donors become a distant memory?