Inventions
Did Scientists Stumble on a Battery that Lasts Forever?
Researchers studying nanowires have found a battery material that can be recharged for years, even decades
Nikola Tesla's Struggle to Remain Relevant
An offbeat Belgrade museum reveals the many mysteries of the prolific, late-19th-century inventor
10 Bizarre, Vision-Enhancing Technologies From the Last 1,000 Years
Before Oculus Rift, there were lorgnettes, TV glasses and eyborgs
After 36 Years, Archivists Finally Found the Wright Brothers’ Airplane Patent
The missing patent was found safe and sound in a Kansas storage facility
Tesla vs. Edison Is a Video Game That Will Literally Shock You
Fight the 'War of the Currents'
How a High School Senior Won $150,000 By Inventing a $35 Medical Device
When Maya Varma learned an expensive diagnostic tool is rare in the developing world, she decided to build her own
Mosquito Deterrents: The Good, the Bad and the Potentially Effective
With Zika and other mosquito-borne illnesses on the rise, researchers are looking for the next best way to keep the bugs from biting
Texting Isn’t the First New Technology Thought to Impair Social Skills
When Alexander Graham Bell introduced the telephone, skeptics worried about how it might affect people’s interactions
When America’s Titans of Industry and Innovation Went Road-Tripping Together
Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and their friends traveled the country in Model Ts, creating the Great American road trip in the process
How a Russian Space Mirror Briefly Lit Up the Night
In 1993, the 65-foot-diameter satellite, called Znamya, briefly lit the Earth like a giant orbiting night light
A Detachable Airplane Cabin and Other Strange Aviation Ideas
A recently unveiled concept for a removable, parachute-equipped airplane cabin is only the latest in a long line of far-out designs
This Powerful Metal Glue Sets at Room Temperature
MesoGlue uses nanorod technology to fuse items together without heat, potentially replacing soldering
Six Cool Gadgets From This Year's CES
The Consumer Electronics Show has long been the launchpad for some of our most beloved electronics products
This Pen Can Draw Electrical Circuits
A silver salt based ink lets users draw any circuit they can dream
A Smartwatch for the Visually Impaired
Developed by University of Washington students, Dot translates texts, tweets and e-books to Braille
Teen Inventors Create Live Closed-Captioning Glasses for the Deaf
Seventeen-year-old Daniil Frants and his buddies hope to help the hard-of-hearing engage in naturally flowing conversations
The Word "Taser" Comes From a Young Adult Sci-Fi Novel
Massively popular at the time, the Tom Swift books have not aged very well
This Holograph Can Be Touched and Manipulated
Tiny interactive displays use lasers to create touchable plasma
Nine Gifts for Gadget Lovers
From a connected kitchen scale to a "Coolbox," these products make perfect presents for the technophiles in your life
The Unceasing American Quest to Build a Better Mousetrap
There has always been some truth to the apocryphal Emerson quote
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