History is rich with examples of scientific discoveries that have contributed to the wider development of breakthrough inventions in the health, energy, transport, and telecommunications industries, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With how quickly technology moves, new inventions sometimes don’t quite get the glow they deserve. Before we can even finish ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. The 1925 writer helpfully explains what scientists still think is behind these ...

Patents traditionally have been perceived as the domain of industry and basic science the province of academia. Some separation of basic intellectual and commercial interest is desirable, but when ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists are now considered distinguished inventors. To be considered a distinguished inventor, they need to successfully get at least 14 ...

Science and business often exist in parallel realities. Scientific achievements fail to find practical application, and business fails to fully utilize the potential of science. In this situation, ...