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 ...
Two of NASA's giants of cosmic discovery, including a rover that launched from Florida, have been named among Time's best ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 'The Dying Tecumseh,' a marble sculpture at the Smithsonian, depicts the Shawnee leader in a ...
Lonnie Johnson, NASA engineer and inventor of the best-selling water toy the Super Soaker, sits with his prototype and his patent. A curiosity of the innovation ecosystem is that while inventors are ...
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September 25, 2023 - Should patent law permit an AI system to be named as an inventor on a patent? The question remains a hot topic, even though every international patent office and court has ...
This commentary from the CSIS-SCSP Task Force on IP in the AI Era was originally published in the Special Competitive Studies Project’s Substack on February 15, 2024. With roots in the U.S.
Remember the name Ethan Moore as he could become the next Thomas Edison. “I’m going to be a scientist when I grow up,” said Moore, who is only 7-years-old but already understands the science of ...
When you're inventing the next big thing, it's good to ask yourself if your invention will cause more harm than good. Plenty of inventors have created things that they thought would be a net positive ...
Paul Marks’s story about the imposition of patent prohibition orders struck a painful chord (9 July, p 24). Because the principal activity of my company is the development of equipment for defusing ...
To U.S. scientists, the turning point of World War II was March 20, 1943. That was the day that U-boat sinkings began to sag like a beaten fighter. Bigger and bloodier battles have since been—and are ...