Food labels are mystifying: Even armed with data about nutritional content, consumers still can’t seem to make healthier choices with the information, if the obesity epidemic is any guide. One idea ...

The traffic light in Syracuse, N.Y.'s Tipperary Hill has the green light on top. Irish residents thought red on top ...

While the universal traffic light design that the entire planet currently uses (still) does its job very well, there are experts who believe that this critical component of today’s traffic should be ...

The stop light was a design inevitability. As cars grew in popularity around the turn of the 20th century, several inventors developed a glowing box filled with round, incandescent lights to tell ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A new kind of traffic light design is catching drivers’ eyes, and intentionally limiting their view, at major intersections across Beaumont. Slatted visors have been installed on ...

LAPORTE — A system of traffic lights held up by cables is not the vision for a pedestrian friendly downtown officials are working hard to create in LaPorte. So Mayor Tom Dermody wants ideas from the ...

Dutch cities are famous for keeping traffic flowing smoothly, and smart traffic light design is a big reason why. This video explains how the Netherlands uses advanced sensors, dynamic timing, and ...