Singer didn’t invent the first sewing machine, but the one he patented on this day, Aug. 12, in 1851, was the most practical ...

Humans are highly creative and inventive creatures, and this quality has enabled them to make giant leaps forward throughout ...

A newly granted patent unveiled an innovative energy-dissipation device designed to protect buildings, infrastructure, and ...

Invention and re-invention", edited by Moonyoung Hong and Perry Share, traces hidden histories and argues the pub remains a mutable symbol of Irishness around the world.

An invention developed by a business or individual inventor may have great value to that business or individual, either through the commercialization of the invention or by licensing the invention to ...

About 150 years ago, in a small, crowded laboratory, a revolutionary moment occurred when ...

So, the telephone was a positive force in society, providing a new source of income for women. But the rise of ‘hello girls’ ...

Valerie O'Shea Murray Ph.D., Tom Murray Ph.D. An invention disclosure form is a document used to capture detailed information about a new invention or discovery. The first step in the patent ...

Pitching your invention to a big corporation means convincing the right people that you have an idea worth investing in. You might have difficulty seeing high-ranking executives at a large corporation ...

Senior Master Sgt. Taylor Gow's innovation was accepted into the Air Force's annual Spark Tank competition.

From the moment Scottish shepherds in the Middle Ages started whacking rocks toward targets with crooked sticks, golf has been a wellspring of innovation. Tinkering has never been restricted to the ...

Children don't need to be taught how to be creative. We’ve known for decades that creativity is innate. When researchers George Land and Beth Jarman tested preschool age children for creativity in the ...