Inventions News

November 10, 2009 - Greenbuild Expo 2009-- Autodesk, Inc. , a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced that building product manufacturers including Reilly Windows & Doors and Mestek, Inc., are successfully using the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping to collaborate with the building information ...

Microsoft Corp. said Monday it will buy some assets of SourceGear LLC that will bolster its software design products.

The Bilski case - which could affect business method patents - is often conflated with the idea of software patents, leading to the conclusion that a loss for inventor Bilski is identical to a loss for all software companies.

Ruckus over call for reform at national science agency raises questions about attracting expatriate talent.

It's a given with series and season finales; they are never as satisfying, groundbreaking or revolutionary as you hope they will be.

Dollars to doughnuts, Robert Rines will be mainly remembered not for holding more than 800 patents, starting a law school or writing music for the stage, but for his dogged pursuit of the Loch Ness monster.

The birth origins of the Pharmaceutical Industry can be traced back to more humble antecedents than just chemistry labs.

Vacuum cleaner mogul Sir James Dyson saw his salary slashed last year as profits slid at his technology firm, it was revealed today.

MANY OF the joyous moments of parenthood sneak up on you, but none so much as the day, when, at the conclusion of the afternoon nap, you walk into the baby's room to find your toddler -- once clad in a diaper and those adorable footie pajamas -- standing at the rail of the crib wearing nothing but a smile.

I had been intrigued with the idea of Park Avenue for several years; with it's seasonal re-invention and freshness.

When the new Volvo FE truck goes on sale , waste management companies will be able to opt for a truck that produces no noise, at low least some of the time.

They use their hands to fashion the components, their minds to create function and strategy, and their hearts to feed the passion that drives their work forward.

Chocolate is pretty much commonplace in today's society and can be purchased in a variety of ways from boxed chocolates to candy bars.

When designing Makey the Robot for MAKE, Volume 19 , I ran into a problem that plagues all kinds of designers -- how to continually redesign a body to accommodate changes in whatever's crammed inside it? Once I'd sketched out Makey's configuration and modeled the major parts in Autodesk Inventor 3D modeling software, I really got into some of ...

In the 1890s, well before orderly rows of stucco-clad homes were built across the Sunset District, a colorful and unique bohemian community flowered in sandy hillocks near today's 48th Avenue and Lincoln Way.

QuantumSphere is seven years old, founded and operated by a University of California Irvine grad in Santa Ana, one of the country's most impoverished cities, with capital he raised for himself.

With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software.

Delsa often gives presentations of her teapot collection. She had 26 of her collection on display for a group of assisted living residents and later served them white tea, apple tea and oohlong, of which the latter was the resident's favorite.

An Indian American scientist was Saturday asked to vacate his government house here in three days, nearly two weeks after being sacked from a senior post at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research .

The Maryland Science Center is offering a rare look at Leonardo da Vinci - arguably the greatest genius of all time - in a special traveling exhibit direct from Italy, "Da Vinci - The Genius." The brilliance of da Vinci from aeronautics to medicine, artistry to weapons of war - all on display in this extraordinary exhibition's first visit to the ...