On a rainy day in Detroit, a Ford engineer got confused, then soaked—and inspired. It took decades before he got any credit.

It’s hard to believe, but the inventors of some of the 10 simple inventions that made millions were nothing more than dreamers not long ago. They had an elementary idea that they imagined could make ...

I’m an "old-school’ guy. However, several days ago, during that quick hit of snow and wind, I stood at my back door and flashed some technical knowledge. I started the engine of my pickup truck with ...

Scientists in Canada say they’ve found a new way to treat potentially life-threatening alcohol intoxication—by helping people literally breathe out the alcohol in their system. Their device, which is ...

Each year, Americans buy 700 million pounds of peanut butter. But about 3.5 million pounds of it ends up unused, stuck at the bottom of the jar, according to Sherwood Forlee, a former Princeton ...

In recent years, there have been some incredible new inventions that use state-of-the-art technology and the latest innovations. However, there have also been some very simple inventions that have ...

They may only be in high school but these three girls are already working to change women’s live. Date rape drugs are so hard to detect, mostly because they are tasteless when slipped into the drink ...

Sometimes that genius idea is sitting right in front of you. That’s what Lake Forest couple Dan and Chantip Wilson discovered when they began meeting each weekend to come up with an invention they ...

As many parents have been experiencing lately, keeping a child entertained and engaged throughout the day can be hard. Filling the hours without sitting kids in front of TVs, smart devices, and ...

– $1.8 billion annual sales, according to Bloomberg. Is it possible that a product invented as far back as 1941 could be generating billions in sales to this day? Not only is this true with the ...