The History Channel recently featured a series titled “The Men Who Built America.” A mixture of narration, interviews with historians and successful business people, and dramatic reenactments, the ...

A common trait of small-business owners is their creativity -- the ability to spot a customer need and design a product to effectively meet the need. Inventing a product is an exciting experience, but ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --We're all looking for products that make our lives easier. But in some parts of the world the simplest of tools have the potential to save lives as well. 3 On Your Side Consumer ...

All inventions cause the world to react in one way or another. In many cases, discoveries push the boundaries of human output ...

Take a look at this list of items: the nail, the wheel, the spring, the lens, the magnet, the string, and the pump. What do they have in common? According to structural engineer Roma Agrawal, together ...

Once you've patented and manufactured a prototype of your invention, you're ready to start promoting it. Promoting your new invention means finding a company that pays you royalties and a licensing ...

BOSTON, June 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Invention Machine (http://www.inventionmachine.com), the innovationsoftware company, today announced the expansion of its ...

Scientific American is the authority on science and technology for a general audience, with coverage that explains how research changes our understanding of the world and shapes our lives. First ...