For Inventors

Something To Be Thankful For: Scientists Working Hard to Develop Unique Ways To Recycle Feathers

by Gloria Campos

Have you ever wondered what happens to plucked turkey feathers? For the most part turkey feathers as well as feathers from various other poultry are simply incinerated, made in to low -grade animal feedstock or thrown away only to end up in a landfill. Fortunately, several scientists are working hard to develop new eco-friendly ways to recycle these feathers for future use.

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

by Myra Per-Lee

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.

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Top Ten Massive Multiplayer Online Games on Facebook

by Ron Callari

So why are they called "Massive Multiplayer Online" Games, or MMOs for short? Because the popularity of social media gaming has gone through roof and the numbers of players now engaged have skyrocketed into the millions. While many MMOs can be played on stand-alone systems like Play Station, Nintendo and Xbox game players, the latest trend is registering for the online versions of these games on the world's largest social network...Facebook!

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Innovative Fashion Design: Convertible High Heels

by Beth Hodgson

Women like heels, but there's a common problem that accessory loves face - their heels just don't like them by the end of the day. Changing shoes for the walk home after a day at the office or a night at the club means remembering and managing to tote a more practical pair around which just isn't always reasonable. Now, an Australian design student has a more functional alternative.

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

by Myra Per-Lee

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!

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Human Hair in Solar Panels Make Solhair Power

by Gloria Campos

Another reuse for human hair has been discovered thanks to a young bright man from Nepal. Using human hair, the young man and his friends, invented a method to power more affordable solar panels for their village and hopefully the rest of the world. Is it Solhair Power?

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

by Myra Per-Lee

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.

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HuffPost Social News + Facebook = Strange Bedfellows?

by Ron Callari

Can online journalism become a social network? With legacy newspapers continuing to look for new ways to reinvent themselves, transforming into online blogs was just the first step. As a result of the Huffington Post's collaboration with Facebook, the next phase in the morphing process appears to be news blog sites melding into social media networks.

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Department of Energy Announces $1 Million Prize for New Method to Store Hydrogen

by George Delozier

Even the most die-hard fans of hydrogen powered vehicles have a hard time finding a solution to the problem of storage for their fuel. Currently, it requires a high pressure tank and a maze of fittings and lines to ensure the proper delivery in the proper amount at the proper time. However, the Department of Energy (DOE) has just challenged the general public to find a new way to store hydrogen and offered a six digit prize to anyone who can meet this goal.

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Inventions On A Theme: Jigthings

by Myra Per-Lee

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.

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Wall-E’s Girl-friend’s Cousin, Le Petit Prince, a Robotic Garden For Mars

by Gloria Campos

Do you remember Wall-E's girlfriend Eve? Her mission was to find plant life. Once she did, it was her mission to protect the plant. Le Petit Prince, though still a concept, is also a robot that has a similar mission, except he already has a plant inside him and it's his mission to keep it alive.

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Call For Inventors! Got A Sweet Tooth For Innovation?

by Myra Per-Lee

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.

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Call For Inventors! Amazon Wants Green Inventions NOW!

by Myra Per-Lee

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!

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

by Myra Per-Lee

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?

NASA’s Earth-Friendly Flight Challenge

by Gloria Campos

Aviation plays such an important role in our lives today that despite the aviation industry’s harm to the environment we, as a society, cannot just cease flying. In an effort to promote more earth-friendly flying NASA recently announced the Green Flight Challenge.

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

by Myra Per-Lee

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

by Myra Per-Lee

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!

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

by Myra Per-Lee

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.

Inventor Challenge: Make Life Better At A Music Festival!

by Myra Per-Lee

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.

NikePlus iPod Makes You Hear the Burn!

by Ron Callari

Now the sensor in your Nike+ can connect to an iPod and record your workouts. Its as easy as finding an iPod-compatible cardio machine at the gym and tracking your progress from one workout to the next. Minute by minute, mile by mile, you will be motivated by more than just from your iPod's tunes.