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12-year-old wins $2,120 for a smartphone grip that becomes a breathing mask and she plans to donate prize to developing countriesA 12-year-old inventor Kim Ji On has won a $2,120 prize for creating a smartphone breathing mask inspired by a deadly hotel fire. Her emerg...
14-year-old Kerala girl losing time washing clothes by hand during her Class X exams designed a bicycle-powered washing machine for Rs 2,000 that doesn't need electricityA 14-year-old girl from Kerala turned a household problem into a simple invention when her Class X exams coincided with her mother’s illnes...
Bishnu S. Atal: The Indian-born scientist whose breakthrough helped make mobile phone calls possibleBishnu S. Atal, an accomplished engineer from India, made remarkable contributions to the fields of digital telephony and cellular technolo...
At 13, a California student innovated a device to detect falls in the dark, became America's top young scientist, and took home $25,000Kevin Tang developed FallGuard, a system detecting falls in real time, even at night. This invention earned him the title of America's Top ...
Indian-origin child genius aces math exam decade earlier in UKA seven-year-old Indian-origin boy achieved a high Grade 8 in a UK mathematics exam. Jivyan Reddy Dhruva passed the GCSE Higher Mathematics...
In 1963, 23-year-old hiker threw his backpack into an Austrian glacier crevasse to survive; 63 years later, melting ice returned his lost belongingsIn 1963, a 23-year-old hiker threw his backpack into a crevasse on Austria’s Sulztalferner glacier after falling during a dangerous mountai...
What to do with old coffee mugs? Try these 4 creative DIY ideas to reuse them around your homeTransform those old coffee mugs into delightful mini planters for your favorite small plants. Not only do these charming containers make gr...
Old mattress at home? Know how to dispose of it safely, 6 easy ways to reuse, donate or recycle it and signs it’s time to replace ItDisposing of old mattresses calls for responsible actions. Instead of roadside dumping or burning, think about donating, reusing, or employ...
An 18-year-old wanted to make advanced robotics cheaper so he built a high-precision sensor that costs less than $25; similar devices can cost hundreds or thousandsIn a remarkable feat of innovation, eighteen-year-old Frank Lucci has crafted SubArc, a groundbreaking rotary sensor for robotics that reta...
Nature adores a vacuumJames Dyson's journey to creating iconic products involved extensive prototyping and persistence. He views failure not as a setback but as ...
This 12-year-old schoolgirl designed a solar-powered heated blanket for homeless people after seeing them struggle through winterRebecca Young was 12 when she designed a solar-powered heated blanket to help people experiencing homelessness stay warm without access to ...
What to do with old T-shirts? Try these 4 creative DIY ideas to turn them into useful home essentialsTransform your old T-shirts into delightful and functional home items with these creative DIY projects. From chic reusable bags to effectiv...
This child prodigy developed technology to detect lead in drinking water. Years later, she made her way to MIT. At 19, made history by winning the Stephen Hawking honourGitanjali Rao's journey as a young innovator began at the age of ten when she created Tethys, a device to detect lead in drinking water. Th...
A Scottish inventor patented an image-transmission machine in 1843. More than a century later, it would become the office fax machineA Scottish inventor patented an image-transmission machine in 1843. More than a century later, the technology would evolve into the fax mac...
In 1846, Elias Howe patented a lockstitch sewing machine; the patent war around it helped create a licensing model still used in 5GElias Howe's journey in the invention of the sewing machine was marked by challenges, as he faced fierce opposition from tailors and strugg...
Daughter of MLA Rohit Pawar's PA found dead in Maharashtra's Baramati; cops launch probeIn a heartbreaking incident, a 12-year-old girl, connected to Rohit Pawar's personal assistant, was discovered deceased near her home in Ba...
18-year-old son jumps off a cliff after parents refused to buy him an iPhone; father and mother die trying to save himAn 18-year-old jumped off a cliff in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after his parents refused to buy him an iPhone. His father tried to catch hi...
NASA is paying Rs 5 crore prize to solve a hidden space problem that requires no rocket scienceNASA has launched the Orbital Clarity Challenge, offering up to $500,000 to inventors who can develop affordable tools to measure the thin ...
Meet 10-year-old Hsu Ting-wei, who won a top Silicon Valley invention award for building an AI ‘electronic nose’ that could detect drugs and African swine feverA talented young inventor from Taiwan has achieved remarkable recognition for developing an AI-powered electronic nose. This groundbreaking...
In 1889, a British photographer designed an early motion-picture camera triggering the birth of the movie industry and related fields: How did William Friese-Greene invention changed the world?In 1889, a British photographer designed an early motion-picture camera that used roll film and an intermittent movement system. William Fr...