Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order denying a petition for writ of certiorari filed by inventor Noah Healy to ...

From spaghetti forks to massage helmets, Stacker compiled are some of the strangest inventions of the last couple hundred ...

Mad-as-a-hatter British inventor Colin Furze recently set out to create a real-life version of the hoverboard from Back to ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial & Appeal Board, concluding that the retroactive ...

Beulah Louise Henry was just nine years old when she came up with her first invention in 1896, a device that allowed a man to ...

Success depends on leaders staying focused, involved, and accountable. Companies of every size in every industry and part of the world are basing more of their work around projects. And yet research ...

ATLANTA — Engineer and entrepreneur Dr. Lonnie Johnson created the billion-dollar toy that became a staple of childhood summers—but that success was only the beginning. From growing up in the ...

U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Harold Lutnick announced plans that could significantly alter the ownership and commercialization of inventions arising from federally funded university research.

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. Technology and entertainment in ...

The supposed origin of the expression “the Real McCoy,” he invented the auto- matic engine lubricator, a key railroad engine component, and was awarded more than 50 patents—which he sold for a ...

Reed Richards, also known as Mister Fantastic, is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant minds in the Marvel Universe. His expertise spans multiple scientific fields, including physics, ...