"I wanted to create a bow that would be easier to transport and prepare for use," said an inventor from Las Cruces, New Mexico. "My invention would help archery users save time, reduce setup effort ...

The “natural kiln hypothesis” argues that intense wildfires taught prehistoric humans that fire hardened clay—and that this could be useful for making new tools.

"I wanted to create a better way to improve accuracy when measuring for metal beam placement," said an inventor from Maple Park, Illinois. "My invention would help workers see measurements more ...

A young engineer’s fix for a humidity problem at a 1902 Brooklyn printing plant led to an invention that reshaped where ...

Whether a film is a documentary or a fictional drama, all modern cinema is in a sense docu-fictional, because most viewers know that a documentary is carefully crafted to yield a narrative and that ...

How do patent rights affect innovation and downstream production? Patent protection was introduced for plant biotechnology in the United States in 1985, and it affected crops differentially depending ...

The invention of the airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright is one of the great stories in American history. The Wright brothers’ invention not only solved a long-studied technical problem, but also ...

Many entrepreneurs, business owners and CEOs are regularly attempting to reinvent themselves and their businesses to gain market share and a competitive advantage with varying levels of success. The ...