Inventions
A Mouthguard That Could Measure Concussions
Professional football, rugby, and other contact sports could benefit from it
This "Lucky" Fish Could Save Lives
A fish-shaped iron ingot is reducing the number of cases of iron deficiency anemia in Cambodia and beyond
Legos Go Sustainable, and Everything (Really) is Awesome
To reduce its carbon footprint, the toy company is searching for a sustainable material for its bricks by 2030
The Best Little Museum You Never Visited in Paris
The Museum of Arts and Crafts is a trove of cunning inventions
Inspiring Invention the MacGyver Way
Visitors to the Smithsonian's new Spark!Lab are challenged to solve problems with ingenuity and a pile of off-the-shelf items
Teenage Inventor Alexis Lewis Thinks That Kids Have the Solutions to the World's Problems
With a patent to her name and more likely on the way, the 15-year-old has made it her mission to inspire young innovators
Tracing the History of American Invention, From the Telegraph to the Apple I
More than 70 artifacts, from an artificial heart to an Etch A Sketch, grace the entryway to the American History Museum's new innovation wing
The Hyperloop Will Be Only the Latest Innovation That's Pretty Much a Series of Tubes
The idea of using pneumatics to send objects has been around for ages. But people?
Maker’s Week at the Zoo is Business as Usual
When the right product doesn't exist for a fish ultrasound or other procedure, scientists build it themselves
What Is a Maker Faire, Exactly?
Billed as the world’s greatest show and tell, the DIY extravaganza might just make a maker out of you
Japanese Elevators May Soon Have Toilets
Earthquake-trapped travelers could have access to running water in elevators
Step Inside a Famous Submarine
Where to visit historic subs this summer—or ride in a modern one
26 Inventions Mothers Can Appreciate
From an apparatus to birth a child with centrifugal force to a board game to teach driver safety, these product ideas have parents in mind
These Magic Toothbrushes Work Without Toothpaste
A new brush—and an old one, too—that don't rely on possibly harmful pastes to make your smile shine
What is the Nine Millionth Patent?
The landmark announcement is part of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's celebration of the 225th anniversary of the Patent Act
14 Easter Inventions That Never Quite Took Off
This holiday take a look at these products, from egg coloring devices to tomb pendants
Farmers Can Shell Coffee in a Fraction of the Time With This Bike-Powered Machine
A team at an MIT International Development Design Summit is making coffee production a little easier for small-scale farmers in Tanzania
Are QR Codes Safe and Other Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
How the Photocopier Changed the Way We Worked—and Played
Decades before 3-D printers brought manufacturing closer to home, copiers transformed offices, politics and art
This Teeny Chair Can Assemble Itself
A tiny prototype developed at MIT marks one of the first steps into a world where we’ll never need an Allen wrench again
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