Ridgeblade® Wind Power Generator Wins Dutch Postcode Lottery Green Award

Myra Per-Lee — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:59:30 -0800

Ridgeblade® is the kind of invention that looks so obvious, so natural, and so simple, anyone could have invented it. In all that's been dedicated to the exploration of wind energy, no one saw this elegant, natural, and efficient solution to "micro-wind" or home energy creation.

The 2009 Nobel Prize In Chemistry: Ribosomes Bring Life To DNA

Myra Per-Lee — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:49:32 -0700

Our DNA would mean very little if it were not for ribosomes, because ribosomes transform DNA into living matter. But scientists did not know exactly how ribosomes function or even what ribosomes look like until the works of Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz, and Ada E. Yonath shared their knowledge of the structure and workings of these life-giving structures. These scientists are the 2009 recipients of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

The 2009 Nobel Prize In Physics: Core Developments In Communications Networking

Myra Per-Lee — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:29:08 -0700

Where would Google, Facebook, and Twitter be today without the inventions of Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith? Non-existent. Likewise, Apple, IBM, and the hundreds of other companies that exploit the inventions of these men might not even be around. And then there are the many millions of people all over the world that are users of these technologies: we'd still be in the dark ages of communication.

The 2009 Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine: The Protective Role Of Telomeres In Cell Division

Myra Per-Lee — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:58:38 -0700

The 100th Nobel Prize® ever awarded was given today to scientists Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, and Jack W. Szostak for their work in the discovery of "how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase." They received the 2009 Nobel Prize In Physiology or Medicine. It was the first time in the Nobel Assembly's history that two women have received the honor at the same time.

2009 Ig Nobel Prizes Awarded To 10 Distinguished Researchers And Innovators

Myra Per-Lee — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:58:29 -0700

The 19th first annual Ig® Nobel Prizes were awarded on October 1, 2009 at Harvard University's Sanders Room in front of a standing room only audience! Check out these awards. You will learn about things you've always wondered like why don't pregnant women tip over, how can your girlfriend help you during a chemical war, and whether beer bottles make better candle holders than head busters. Ten awards you'll want to vie for next year: Ig Nobel Prizes in Peace, Literature, Physics, Medicine, Economics...

Precision Urban Hopper Adds To Military's Squadron Of Ground Robots

Myra Per-Lee — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:44:03 -0700

This Precision Urban Hopper "leaps tall buildings in a single bound" and will indeed be Superman to thousands of real live ground troops in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is lightweight and small and can easily be carried with the soldiers and deployed when needed to scout out the situations that lie ahead in urban jungles, be they surface obstacles or combat ones.

"Underwater Baited Hook" Is World Wildlife Federation's Smart Gear Winner

Myra Per-Lee — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:08:20 -0700

At the moment an albatross swoops down to the sea for a bit of fish bait, it can go from being one of the most graceful soaring and swooping birds to being "bycatch," the term for an unintended victim of a fishery net that few birds escape. The winner of this year's World Wildlife Federation's (WWF) Smart Gear competition has tackled the problem of bird bycatch with its invention, for now called quite simply the "underwater baited hook."

12 Revolutionary Innovations Win 2009 Wall Street Journal Technology Awards

Myra Per-Lee — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:43:46 -0700

The technology winners of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) awards do not disappoint. They impact the world on a global scale or at least very significant parts of it. Their arrival instigates change; they are watersheds, game changers... The WSJ winners are all that through their efficiency, their flexibility, and their economy of energy, of expenditures, of time, of personnel, and of materials. The inventor in all of us should find these 12 winners very inspiring.

Call For Inventors! Bed Bath & Beyond® Wants Innovative Pet Products For PawsLife™

Myra Per-Lee — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:14:13 -0700

It looks like the pet product market has not been saturated yet. Here comes Bed Bath & Beyond with its own pet brand, PawsLife™, and it wants your pet product ideas!

Innovation Village Doesn't Ask For Money, Just Your Inventions

Myra Per-Lee — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:58:14 -0700

Innovation Village is a one-eighty from other invention companies. It develops your inventions without asking you for a dime... if it thinks it can make a big hit with your invention.

Inventions On A Theme: Jigthings

Myra Per-Lee — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:13:21 -0700

The first advice given to a new writer is "Write what you know." It should, as well, be the advice given to a new inventor: Invent what you know.

Call For Inventors! Got A Sweet Tooth For Innovation?

Myra Per-Lee — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:29:05 -0700

Best Sweet® and Edison Nation are teaming up to get your pitch for a new candy. Not your favorite candy, but a tween's favorite candy which you are going to innovate. There are some guidelines though, so you won't get totally sugar-highed: 1. You are not required to make the candy or submit a formula; and 2) Your inspiration must be from a widely recognized ice cream flavor.

Call For Inventors! Amazon Wants Green Inventions NOW!

Myra Per-Lee — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:14:12 -0700

Amazon Green is a new category on Amazon.com where all the eco-friendly products that Amazon sells can be located; it's a handy way to find things. If you would like to find your thing -- your time, money, or energy saving invention -- on Amazon Green, then here's your big chance to score big!

Call for Inventors! O-Cedar® Wants The Next Big Mop!

Myra Per-Lee — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:14:00 -0700

O-Cedar, manufacturer of household cleaning products, is looking for the next hot floor care product. A mop with a twist, a new "hairdo," a new material, or a self cleaning broom... I don't know; am I giving anything away here?

Gel Condom Developed To Protect Women From AIDS

Myra Per-Lee — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:59:27 -0700

In some sub-Sahara African and south Asian countries, as many as 60 percent of women are infected with HIV-AIDS. Stopping the spread of AIDS and the deaths caused by the disease is a major challenge, particularly as women in these cultures are not empowered to request that their partners wear condoms or to just say 'no.'

Young Chinese Inventors Create DIY Flying Machines

Myra Per-Lee — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:14:31 -0700

From two separate provinces in China comes news this week that young inventors have created DIY flying machines that work. One is a helicopter made of wood, and the other is a flying car!

Holey Eco-Invention Saves 20 Percent Of Your Ink: Ecofont®

Myra Per-Lee — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:44:17 -0700

Finding a way to beat those ink thirsty printers, the Dutch creative communications company, Spranq, should receive an award of some kind. Instead, it's giving one to you....

Bluetooth® Seeks Low Energy Inventions For Its 2009 Innovation World Cup

Myra Per-Lee — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:44:00 -0700

Submitting an idea to this competition is a great opportunity for those in the healthcare/wellness, fitness, fashion, and sports fields to make an impact on your fields, using Bluetooth's low energy technology, a technology which is now in its infancy.

Inventor's Marketing Tool Helps Put Your Inventions On Shelves

Myra Per-Lee — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:26:35 -0700

Ottawa inventor Geoffry Maseruka has created a unique way to help other inventors improve their marketing by actually getting their new inventions on store shelves!

Click Happens! Young Inventors Wanted For LEGO® Click Awards 2009

Myra Per-Lee — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:14:00 -0700

Lot's of stuff can "click." Friends click with each other, teachers can click with their students, and if there's one ingredient missing in the soup and then it's found by the chef, it's a click! An "aha!" moment, some call it, when everything seems to fit perfectly. LEGO® is a company that knows about clicks, in more ways than one, and they are looking for young inventors who have had their own clicks.

10 Positively Inspiring Product Designs Win 2009 IDEA Awards

Myra Per-Lee — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:43:40 -0700

Emphasizing sustainability, functionality, aesthetics, and designs for underprivileged populations, all of the 2009 IDEA winners were deserving of their recognition. Here are 10 IDEA Gold Award winning product designs I think will inspire future product designers and manufacturers.

Inventor Challenge: Make Life Better At A Music Festival!

Myra Per-Lee — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:14:29 -0700

Quick! What new product would be needed for an audience of music lovers at a music festival? Invent it and $5,000 (or equivalent in pounds, rupees, rubles, reals, or euros) could be yours.

Far From The Computer World, Bill Gates Is Killing Hurricanes

Myra Per-Lee — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:58:22 -0700

Ever wonder what Bill Gates was going to do after he resigned from Microsoft®? Well, here's one thing he's doing -- inventing ways to stop hurricanes before they hit land. Is he God or Don Quixote?

Is Beer Power The Next Alternative Energy Solution?

Myra Per-Lee — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:14:00 -0700

Can you imagine filling your car up at a local brewery, pouring beer into your gas tank, and driving around town? No doubt the air would be less toxic in your town, and how nice everything would smell. Every time you filled up you could bring a nice cold glass for yourself, of course....

The 12 Best Designs From 2009's International Plastics Design Competition

Myra Per-Lee — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:43:53 -0700

The 2009 International Plastics Design Competition (IPDC) took place in Chicago in June and the 12 winners are absolutely awesome products, innovators in their respective fields as well as in plastics engineering. And they were all designed to be sustainable, cost effective, and to reduce our carbon footprint.

High-Flying Kites Bring Wind Power To New Level

Myra Per-Lee — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:27:57 -0700

"Warning: Energy Kites Ahead" might read the electronic transmissions to pilots... that is if some of the wind energy producers have their way. They're trying to put their "kites" at 30,000 feet or so to harness more wind energy. What would that mean to you? Oh, just reducing your energy bills from 11 cents per kilowatt hour to 2 to 4 cents per kilowatt hour. Did they just win your support?

One Company Exists Just To Market Your Golf Inventions

Myra Per-Lee — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:29:17 -0700

You want to know how many golf inventors there are? Just find out how many golfers there are, and you'll have the answer. One company just opened its door to all those inventors. I hope it's ready for all of you!

Essay Contest Asks Teens To Look Into The Future... To 2059!

Myra Per-Lee — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:13:43 -0700

Imagine what your life will be like 50 years from now? What new inventions will have changed life dramatically in 2059? How will people do their jobs? How are they educated? How do they travel, communicate, recover from illness or injury? Teens 12 to 17 are called upon to write about one invention that they see changing their own futures.

Yankee Invention Expo Details Announced

Myra Per-Lee — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:44:10 -0700

For the fifteenth year in a row the Yankee Invention Expo (YIE) will be held in Waterbury, Connecticut. This invention expo is an opportunity for inventors from all over the country to learn more about inventing from long-time successful inventors and to market their inventions to companies!

Samsung Innovation Quest 2009 Now Open For New Widgets!

Myra Per-Lee — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:14:21 -0700

Samsung's Innovation Quest (aka Samsung IQ or SIQ) is now open for competition, this year being devoted to building the Samsung's new GT-i8910 home screen widgets. Samsung is also being innovative by giving you lots of resources and technical tools that were not available in prior years -- including teaching you all about widgets!