Yesterday’s rugged flashlights can move aside. There’s an upgraded version in town, thanks to advancements in science and tech. From features like lighting to rigorous testing standards, outdoor ...

Google Science Fair is clearly where minor miracles happen. Flashlights that work without batteries, traffic that moves itself out of the way of an oncoming emergency vehicle, and new flu medicines — ...

From a sleeping bag that charges your gadgets to entire buildings warmed by body heat, scientists are harvesting the heat emitted by humans as a source of renewable energy. But the latest development ...

There are some exceptional young scientists going to the Google Science Fair this year, and among the finalists is 15-year-old Ann Makosinski, from Victoria, B.C., who invented a hollow flashlight ...

St. Michaels University School student Ann Makosinski has been named one of 15 finalists in Google’s global science fair for a project that created a flashlight that runs on the heat of a human hand.

Every now and then, it's easy to forget that certain items sure could use a dash of innovation. Every eight or so years, our entertainment + gaming consoles are completely overhauled. Even now, ...

Do you know you hold power in the palm of your hand? Makosinski, 15, will be at Google’s Mountain View headquarters September 23 where she will present her hand-heat-powered flashlight to a panel of ...

NASA’s Lunar Flashlight has communicated with mission controllers and confirmed it is healthy after launching Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2:38 a.m. EST (Saturday, Dec. 10, at 11:38 p.m. PST) from Cape ...

Victoria teen Ann Makosinski was named a winner in Google’s global science fair with her project demonstrating how a flashlight can be powered with nothing more than the heat from the palm of your ...

VANCOUVER—A 15-year-old Victoria student who invented a flashlight powered by body heat is one of the big winners at Google’s annual international science fair. Ann Makosinski won in the 15 to 16 age ...

A 15-year-old girl in B.C. invented a body heat-powered flashlight and won $25,000 in scholarships from Google. "I chose to investigate the aspect of human energy when I found out that we are like ...

Just last month, NASA launched a small probe called the Lunar Flashlight toward the moon. The small probe was expected to test a new green propellant on its four-month voyage to the moon, where it ...