An invention at the heart of our modern world helped create radios, cars and smartphones. The team from Planet Money traces ...

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "I work in hotel management, and I thought there should be a way to automate the cleaning and sanitizing process for keys and key cards," said an inventor, ...

After scoring a couple of overseas wins, the Artificial Inventor Project has lost its latest bid to force the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to name artificial intelligence machines as inventors on ...

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As a new inventor, it can be difficult to know what steps you need to take and what you must do in order to move forward with your invention idea. While there are lots of people who come up with great ...

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "As a farmer, I thought there could be a better way dig into soil, lift rocks, and crush them into small bits for remixing with the soil," said an inventor, ...

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Book tour tickets and details here. Today, the story of three inventions. The first, the sewing machine, was created by a selfish and ambitious inventor who wanted all the credit and was willing to ...