From the lightbulb to the airplane, to medical breakthroughs and the internet age, the past 250 years have been defined by ...

Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

The United States has spent its quarter millennium of existence creating tools that reshaped the modern world. As the country ...

Explore the history of modern home essentials, from ovens and microwaves to TVs and air conditioning, and see how they ...

The invention was a new online platform that was sketched out during a road trip.

Technological innovation drives the world forward year after year, but some of today's most important inventions have ...

This week we mark the country’s semiquincentennial – 250 years since the Declaration of Independence. The United States looks ...

Patent disputes often appear technical, but recent judgments from the Delhi and Madras High Courts show why they matter ...

A new laser-optical system uses 2,000 controllable beams to precisely position atoms, enabling key logic processes in a ...

On July 31, 1790, President George Washington affixed his elegant signature to a single piece of parchment. The short ...

Computer El Capitan, housed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, now ranks second, ahead of two other U.S.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is changing how examiners review software inventions, especially those involving ...