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 ...

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 ...