Tag: Invention
US universities lose millions of dollars chasing patents, research shows
Joshua M. Pearce, Western University
Every year, American universities spend millions of dollars patenting inventions developed on their campuses....
When humans use AI to earn patents, who is doing the inventing?
W. Keith Robinson, Wake Forest University
The advent of generative artificial intelligence has sent shock waves across industries, from...
AI scores in the top percentile of creative thinking
Erik Guzik, University of Montana
Of all the forms of human intellect that one might expect artificial intelligence to...
How Cup Noodles became one of the biggest transpacific business success...
Alisa Freedman, University of Oregon
See a container of Cup Noodles at a convenience store and you might think...
Curved origami offers a creative route to making robots and other...
Hanqing Jiang, Arizona State University and Zirui Zhai, Arizona State University
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
Building robotic...
Smart concrete could pave the way for high-tech, cost-effective roads
Luna Lu, Purdue University and Vishal Saravade, Purdue University
Every day, Americans travel on roads, bridges and highways without considering the safety or reliability of...
Blue dye from red beets – chemists devise a new pigment...
Erick Leite Bastos, Universidade de São Paulo
What’s your favorite color? If you answered blue, you’re in good company. Blue outranks all other color preferences...
Vaccines without needles – new shelf-stable film could revolutionize how medicines...
Maria Croyle, University of Texas at Austin
The race is on to identify an effective vaccine for the COVID-19 virus. Once discovered, the next challenge...
EXPLORING NATURE
Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed...
Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology
If you visit the Erie Canal today, you’ll find a tranquil waterway and...
