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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Human technology isn’t as far removed from science fiction as we might think. Although many of the concepts that science fiction ...

The ingenuity of Utah Valley University’s engineering and computer science students was on full display in an inventions expo Wednesday at the Sorensen Student Center in Orem. Students from 50 ...

Hugo Gernsback was a pioneer in the world of science fiction during the first half of the 20th century—so much so that the Hugo Awards are named after him. But Gernback also edited serious tech ...

Accidental inventions have shaped the world in ways we rarely stop to consider. Over time, brilliant minds have created countless innovations that improve our everyday lives, from simple foods and ...

The era between 1901 and 1920 saw an influx of Black inventors in realms including science and engineering. While some of these inventors have become household names—George Washington Carver, for ...