‘Invention Brothers’ use sibling bond to their advantage as business partners

For 25 years, brothers Scott and Kurt Comstock have combined their minds to churn out toys for children and home products for grown-ups. They come from a family of nine kids and say that having a sibling in between them has made the collaborative process …
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Mothers of Invention

What a thrilling experience to see my friend (and nominee) Kristina Johnson inducted into the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame. She made possible the 3D technology that was first used in the movie Avatar. The first patent ever awarded to a woman occurred …
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St. Joseph’s program encourages invention-minded veterans

The competition was for an invaluable entrepreneurial opportunity. But which of the 18 contestants would win? The double-amputee with a fledgling landscaping business? The artist with post-traumatic stress disorder launching a fine-arts clothing line?
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The Swedes Have Created The Most Efficient Solar Energy System Using Mirrors And A 2-Centuries-Old Invention

A technology company in Sweden has installed a solar power plant, which it claims is the most efficient in the world today. It has even managed to double the efficiency of solar panels, making them more viable for general population in the near future.
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For these little Edisons, necessity is the mother of invention (photos and videos): Michael K. McIntyre’s Tipoff

Child inventors want to make it easier to feed their dogs (The No Fight No Bite Dog Food Bag), carry their live chickens (The Chicken Holder) and treat their cats (The Cat Treat Machine.) They want easy access to their school supplies (The Pencil Pouch Belt.
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Erdenheim Elementary School student inventors pitch ideas during annual Invention Convention

Being an inventor has no age requirement — but it might have a bedtime. Students from two of the nine third-grade classes at Erdenheim Elementary School presented their original inventions for the school’s fourth annual Invention Convention, modeled …
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