On November 21, 1916, pilot and inventor Lawrence Sperry was flying over Long Island’s Great South Bay with his student ...

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 ...

Scientists describe their construction of complementary, internal, ion-gated, organic electrochemical transistors that are more amenable chemically, biologically and electronically to living tissues ...

Introducing an easy-to-read, jargon-free overview of the patent application process for scientists and engineers: How to Invent and Protect Your Invention: A Guide to Patents for Scientists and ...

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the ...

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 ...

On Oct. 3, 1950, three scientists at Bell Labs in New Jersey received a U.S. patent for what would become one of the most important inventions of the 20th century — the transistor. John Bardeen, ...

Last week, the Ruth Patrick Science and Education Center hosted its annual summer camp, Camp Invention, which focuses on the fusion of science and creativity. Rising kindergarten through sixth-grade ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.

The Science Museum in London is displaying models of what it feels are the 10 greatest scientific inventions in human history to mark its centenary on June 22. It chose the steam engine, the X-ray ...

Scientists have created a new phase of ice that can form at room temperature. As detailed in a new paper published in the journal Nature Materials, the new phase, dubbed XXI, requires extreme levels ...