Imagine what life would be like without your phone, the internet, or even something as simple as electricity. It’s hard to ...

New at the California Science Center the exhibition “Leonardo Da Vinci: Inventor. Artist. Dreamer.” The exhibition features 30 of Leonardo da Vinci’s (1452-1519) genius inventions each built by ...

Science geeks and computer nerds rock. It’s a message that’s generating a lot of buzz at the University of Virginia. “I want to be the next Steve Jobs,” UVa computer science student Josh Whelan smiled ...

Inventor Julian Brown shocked the world when he introduced what he calls the world’s first solar continuous microwave pyrolysis reactor, a machine that can convert plastic waste into usable fuel using ...

L. Jay Guo, the Emmett Leith Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors for playing a crucial role in enabling the next ...

Jeremy Gilmour wants to invent an alternative to an electric car. “I’m thinking a hydrocar, it’s the most challenging thing ever,” Gilmour said during a break from Camp Invention at Aberdeen High ...

As a boy growing up in the United Kingdom, my learning often began once school was dismissed. On any given day, I could be found disassembling machines—stripping lawn mowers down to parts, then ...

Below is a portion of Inverse’s interview with Ayah Bdeir, the founder and CEO of littleBits. Bdeir is on a mission to use her tiny, colorful blocks — which can be combined to create sophisticated ...

On November 26, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued revised guidelines for determining inventorship of ...

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