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BU Wins $13 Million in Patent Infringement Suit

After a highly technical three-week trial in November, the 10-person jury unanimously found that the companies had willfully infringed on BU’s patent for the invention by 2013 Innovator of the Year Theodore Moustakas, College of Engineering …
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Israeli invention to fight AIDS wins coveted tech prize

‘If you want to make a man feel really uncomfortable, talk to him about circumcising his penis. I should know, I do it every day,” declares a smiling Sabelo Dlamini in the opening of a film shown at this month’s Tech Awards 2015 honoring winner …
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SoHo Teen Wins Award From City For Invention to Help Deaf People

Daniil Frants, right, won an award for an invention that helps deaf people follow conversations. His classmate Ilan Pesselev, left, helped with some of the later stages of the project. View Full Caption SOHO — A rising high school junior from SoHo won an …
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First humanoid robot in space wins NASA invention award

Robonaut 2, the first humanoid robot in space, that can work alongside astronauts during spacewalks has been selected as the NASA Invention of the Year for 2014. While Robonaut 2 resides aboard the International Space Station (ISS), many of the …
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Small businessman wins £44,500 from taxman after persuading court his ‘Snugglebundl’ invention should be VAT exempt

A small business owner has won a payout of £44,500 from the taxman after spending 1,000 hours teaching himself tax law and representing his babywear firm at court. Mike Edwards won the payout from HM Revenue & Customs following a two-year battle over …
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Davis middle-schooler’s invention wins award

Davis Middle School student Jonathan Steinke recently won a national award for his invention “The Grab ‘N’ Gulp,” a handle that attaches to a water bottle. The award came from the Student’s Ideas for a Better America organization, which is part of the …
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