Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. When I ...

Calling all parents. There’s a new invention that — if it ever actually hit store shelves — would make sure you never, ever step on your kid’s LEGOs again. You (and your feet) will be eternally ...

This isn’t actually the first time that scientists have used Lego blocks for science. Back in 2014, researchers at Iowa University employed the Danish toys for science research. According to the ...

It started out as a project for an “invention fair” at his school when Gabe Dougherty was in the second grade. A teacher had encouraged each student to come up with an invention that would “make the ...

A 7-year-old boy in Middlesex County was recently recognized by the federal government for being one of the youngest patent holders in the country for his invention of color-changing building bricks.

A 7-year-old boy in Middlesex County, New Jersey, was recently recognized by the federal government for being one of the youngest patent holders in the country for his invention of color-changing ...

According to the New York Daily News, the “Supergirls” Junior FIRST Lego League Team from Daisy Girl Scouts’ Troop 411 were the youngest team at the fair. Their invention is meant to help those who ...

Most objects we use on a daily basis were invented by someone. In this family workshop with Bricks4Kidz, find out how Japan, China, and India brought about the origin of technology like the electric ...

WHO: Twenty finalist teams made up of students ages 9-16 hope to win the sixth annual FIRST ® LEGO ® League Global Innovation Award competition. WHAT: Student teams from 21 countries across the globe ...