The human capacity for invention and discovery is a remarkable phenomenon that has shaped the course of history. It is as if humans are driven by an innate desire to improve their lives and the world ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Dynasphere, an electronically gas-driven monowheel vehicle, being tested on Brean Sands by its inventor, John Archibald Purves ...

We often hear about better living through science. Yet progress in improving our lives most often comes from engineers rather than scientists. Engineers make the things that improve the human ...

February 13th, 2023 —The world is never finished catching up with Vaclav Smil. In his latest and perhaps most readable book, Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure, the prolific ...

In 1994 when naming the Newell Shredder a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) stated: Mr. Newell’s original metal shredders were ...

In the early 1970s, Spanish inventor Arturo Estévez Varela introduced a pioneering engine powered by water — a concept that held the potential to revolutionize automotive technology. Despite its ...

The light bulb wasn’t really Edison’s. The telephone wasn’t really Bell’s. In 2002, the U.S. Congress officially corrected the record on one of them. The full list is longer and stranger than school ...

Professor Mark Lemley’s paper “The Myth of the Sole Inventor,” which breaks down the idea that invention occurs independently, is the basis for the below article in The Atlantic. The world’s most ...

New Jersey has a rich history of innovation and invention that will be celebrated at an upcoming event at the Shady Rest Golf & Country Club in Scotch Plains. “A History of Inventing In New Jersey: ...

One thing's for sure: The Lightfoot Smile Machine doesn't look like anything else. Yes, there's lockable onboard storage. Electric cars are quiet and smooth, and Audi seems to be asking whether that ...

Hundreds of thousands of patents are issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for new inventions every year. Some of these creations, such as the lightbulb, personal computer, and automobile, ...