Early traffic lights had only red and green, which unsurprisingly made intersections rather chaotic. Who invented the yellow ...

The story points to Austrian mechanic Erwin Perzy in 1900, but records show snow globes existed by at least 1878.

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Many inventions that we use daily were surprisingly not originally created for the purposes they serve now but for another ...

When I was finally granted an interview with Sir James Dyson to talk about the invention of the cordless stick vacuum, I was ...

Sometimes, you stumble upon an invention that makes you wonder, "How did they even think of this back then?" Some ideas were way ahead of their time, only to be forgotten or overshadowed by newer ...

The key to making money from an invention is assessing your idea from a business perspective first — not after your patent issues. Is a patent only as “good” as your ability to defend it? Many people, ...

Over 90% of households in the U.S. owned a microwave as early as 1997, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. And it’s not just the United States. The appliance is a go-to for a quick bite ...

Holding that an invention should not be allowed to “go waste” without being tested in practice, the Madras High Court has directed the Patent Office to permit a ...