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Human technology isn’t as far removed from science fiction as we might think. Although many of the concepts that science fiction works imagine aren’t real, many modern inventions were inspired by the ...

USPTO Director Squires’s 2025 policies encourage more use of evidence-based SMEDs to challenge patent rejections, especially for AI and advanced tech. This shift aims to make patenting easier and ...

Some inventions are undeniably clever yet surprisingly irritating in everyday life. These inventions, though meant to be helpful and solved many purposes, instead annoyed millions of people.

When going through our day, it’s rare to stop and recognize various technologies that we take for granted today. All the best ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Deposit Photos. I’ve always found patents fascinating. Not just because they protect ideas but because they often ...

Every year for over two decades, TIME editors have highlighted the most impactful new products and ideas in TIME’s Best Inventions issue. To compile this year's list, we solicited nominations from ...

History is littered with brilliant ideas that arrived too early for their own good. Some were buried by economic constraints, others by technological limitations, and a few simply because the world ...

Mankind is always envisioning new methods of transportation. Sometimes faster, other times more efficient, and usually a lot cooler. However, all of these ideas are worthless without the technology to ...

Thomas Landingham poses with his invention after being named the second-place winner in the Best Display category in Forrest ...

And how a modern-day inventor became a successful creator. And how a modern-day inventor became a successful creator. is a former senior video producer at The Verge. She worked at Vox Media from 2016 ...