Cooper Union is the mother of invention to a group of students. The Manhattan college’s annual Invention Factory drew a range of creative entries, from an ultrasonic sensor to help firefighters ...

Tesla has spent years turning electric cars from a niche curiosity into a mass-market product, but the company’s most radical idea is not a vehicle at all. The Gigafactory, a sprawling complex that ...

America's next great invention could be in the works right here in the city. That's what students at the Cooper Union Invention Factory are hoping. Teams in the summer program are given a $2,000 ...