Patents traditionally have been perceived as the domain of industry and basic science the province of academia. Some separation of basic intellectual and commercial interest is desirable, but when ...

Lonnie Johnson, NASA engineer and inventor of the best-selling water toy the Super Soaker, sits with his prototype and his patent. A curiosity of the innovation ecosystem is that while inventors are ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 'The Dying Tecumseh,' a marble sculpture at the Smithsonian, depicts the Shawnee leader in a ...

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This commentary from the CSIS-SCSP Task Force on IP in the AI Era was originally published in the Special Competitive Studies Project’s Substack on February 15, 2024. With roots in the U.S.

Lankenau Medical Center research leader George Prendergast has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

Two of NASA's giants of cosmic discovery, including a rover that launched from Florida, have been named among Time's best ...

Paul Marks’s story about the imposition of patent prohibition orders struck a painful chord (9 July, p 24). Because the principal activity of my company is the development of equipment for defusing ...

To U.S. scientists, the turning point of World War II was March 20, 1943. That was the day that U-boat sinkings began to sag like a beaten fighter. Bigger and bloodier battles have since been—and are ...

MT. COMFORT — An ocean scientist or a space scientist – Hamza Housseyni isn’t quite sure what he wants to be when he grows up. But entrepreneur might be in his future too, thanks to hands-on learning ...

When you're inventing the next big thing, it's good to ask yourself if your invention will cause more harm than good. Plenty ...