If you’re familiar with steampunk, some of this will be familiar ground. It’s a new high-tech, hand-powered water pump based on the pendulum, an ancient device popularized in the Victorian era and ...

The clock had been built for the owner of one of Portland’s most prominent buildings of the early 20th century.

Take a look at a swing set and you'll get the idea behind the invention that is helping provide clean water to thousands of Haitians displaced by the earthquake that rocked the country in January.

Two children in a Haiti refugee camp bat the handle of a swinging pendulum back and forth playfully. At first, it seems like a rudimentary game. But in reality, it's utilizing a new technology that ...