Inventions News

IS it a bird? Is it a plane? No - it is a quite good reboot of the beleaguered Superman franchise.

There's no shortage of wacky anti-rape products for women, but what we need is a shift in focus from victim to perpetrator In the battle against rape culture some innovators seem to think that old-fashioned notions of strong legislation need a few more, bells, whistles and technological wizardry.

Senior Brandeis research scientist Daniel Perlman '68 has discovered a way to make phytosterol molecules from plants dispersible in beverages and foods that are consumed by humans, potentially opening the way to dramatic reductions in human cholesterol levels.

Memory is crucial to our every day lives. Whether you're cramming for a final, stopping at the ATM, or frantically trying to locate your car keys, life would obviously be impossible without memory.

Dmitry Itskov gathered some of humanity's best brains - and a few robots - in New York City on Saturday to discuss how humans can get their minds to outlive their bodies.

In 1789 Elijah Craig founded the first bourbon whiskey distillery in the part of Virginia that would later become Kentucky .

Joe Epstein is currently On The Road With Free Enterprise, touring the country in search of America's most disruptive, dramatic, and downright insane businesses.

A HYPERSONIC space-plane, a jeep which could leap over enemy blockades and an aircraft able to take off and land vertically are some of the 1960s inventions unearthed from the archives of BAE Systems .

But the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled in favour of Standard Innovation on all accounts, according to a company release, finding instead that certain Lelo products infringe on more than 65 claims of a Standard Innovation patent.

Her chiseled visage is seen everywhere in New York City. You see her swan-like countenance on giant billboards on Times Square, bus stop shelters, subway cars, taxi tops, and tour buses.

Stacy Keibler is moving into her next professional phase with the full backing of someone familiar with career transitions, boyfriend George Clooney .

A San Diego teenager may have invented a football helmet that could save the lives of hundreds of thousands of athletes.

Rambus , the innovative technology solutions company that brings invention to market, today announced it has signed a license agreement with STMicroelectronics .

My late mother-in-law loved gadgets. As soon as she could afford it, she had to buy the latest kitchen appliance, hi-fi and TV.

Living in Silicon Valley, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that game-changing innovation does take place outside of Northern California.

When it comes to the 101 inventions that changed the world, some are easy to envision, like cellular phones and personal computers.

INVENTIONS designed by British engineers in the 1960s have been brought to life in a display more in keeping with an episode of Thunderbirds.

Capable of hurdling the enemy's barriers on the battlefield, the jumping jeep could have A proved a useful tool for our troops.

Young entrepreneurs from the G20 countries see themselves as the most dynamic source of technology innovation and expect their businesses to achieve strong growth and job creation in the next two years, according to a report by and the G20 Young Entrepreneurs' Alliance .

Over the next few weeks, in association with the Sir Peter Blake Trust, we will be talking to leaders about what they have learned, who inspires them and their proudest moments.