As a Black man born and raised in segregated Alabama in the 1940s, Lonnie Johnson faced an uphill battle to achieve success.

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 ...

Technical gurus inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame for 2010 include Magnavox game system designer and inventor of precursor to GPS. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and ...

Students got the chance to play with science this week at the Willoughby-Eastlake School of Innovation through Camp Invention. Camp Invention is a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment ...

A 1922 innovation, initially for malted drinks in drugstores, marked the birth of the modern electric blender. This seemingly ...

Little inventors learned the some of the science behind creating new innovations June 24-28 at Lincoln Elementary School. From left, Liliana Santiago, William Sumpter, and Oliver Prepster cut wood in ...

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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The Premier Convening of Inventors, Researchers, and Technology Leaders Examining the Future of Innovation, Commercialization, and Economic Competitiveness LOS ANGELES, June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Young student inventors from across Western New York shared their creations Sunday at the 2025 Western New York Invention Convention in the Buffalo Museum of Science. More than 200 ...