Pencils have been around for hundreds of years. A Japanese designer recently reimagined the writing tool to fix one lingering design flaw. Ever since a scientist in Napolean Bonaparte’s army invented ...

Though the Apple Pencil is expertly designed to not roll away on a table, there's still not an ideal place to put it when it's not in use, especially when being used on your lap or while standing.

The graphite that slips from the point of your pencil onto a page may be of more use than simply writing and drawing. A team of researchers has shown that simple pencil lines can be used as an ...