The pneumatic tire and the chain drive, followed by the development of gears, revolutionized bicycling in the later 1800s. In the last fifteen years, there has been a revolution of sorts in the ...

Here's a question nobody asked: How do you combine medieval fantasy (think of the warring kingdoms on Game of Thrones), strategy board games like Risk and competitive golf? You'll be thrilled and ...

SINGAPORE – Lightsabers and web-shooters have long been in the realms of science fiction, but 25-year-old inventor Jacob Uy has turned these ideas into reality on a workbench in his bedroom.

Alongside the Emile Gagnan, Jacques Cousteau invented the modern demand regulator and an improved diving suit. Dubbed the Aqua-Lung, in 1943, the duo created a demand regulator that would ...

From elegant serifs to sleek sans-serifs, different fonts' styles, weights, and personalities evoke emotions and shape perceptions. Join me today as we explore the history of typography, uncovering ...

Every time an ice cream store, a street vendor or you personally at home, scoop out some ice cream, you have inventor Alfred L. Cralle to thank for that. Alfred L. Cralle was an African American ...

Video by Sarah Joseph and Jon Betz, Smithsonian Digital Studio; Text by Megan Gambino Benjamin Franklin invented swim flippers when he was 12 years old. Frank Epperson, age 11, conceived of the ...

Invented in the 1880s and enthusiastically embraced by educators, the Palmer Method was designed to automate human hand writing using seated postures, hand positions, and internal reflexes that ...

Now, he's left people baffled after claiming he 'invented' an extremely common word. According to fact-checkers at The Washington Post, in his first term of office alone, the US President made a ...

Recycling company Plastonix Inc. accused a Canadian inventor of breaching their patent assignment agreement by refusing to provide documents concerning a method for using palm oil when processing and ...

The makers are currently shooting Ravana's Lanka bits," a source told the entertainment portal. In a previous interview with Connect Cine, Ravie Dubey confirmed that he will essay the character of ...

Beckham said of himself, "Invented the cleat game. Let's be honest." While NFL fans are eager to debate almost anything, there was not much pushback on Beckham's claim. Many of the comments on the ...