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In 1993, Michael Jackson and two collaborators patented shoes for an impossible-looking lean; the secret was hidden beneath their heelsStory of Michael Jackson's patented anti-gravity shoes remains one of the most intriguing pieces of music and performance technology from t...- In 2023, researchers tested a Vancouver rain garden against a tire-derived toxin; it kept more than 90% from passing through into drainageA Vancouver bioretention cell showed a 95% reduction in 6PPD-quinone mass. Researchers found bioretention cells offer a 10-fold reduction i...
- In 1988, Jamie Lee Curtis patented a diaper with its own built-in pocket for wipes, years before the idea became commonJamie Lee Curtis’s diaper patent is an intriguing example of how innovation can begin with a remarkably simple question: what if two things...
- News Corp bought Myspace for $580 million in 2005. In 2011, Specific Media and Justin Timberlake acquired it for about $35 millionMyspace helped popularize personalized online profiles, artist promotion and social networking at a crucial stage in the development of the...
- Who is Eliana Moreno? NBCLA aerial reporter feared aboard crashed NewsChopper 4An NBC News helicopter crashed while covering a separate vehicular accident in Chatsworth. The helicopter crash resulted in three fatalitie...
- At Texas’ Panther Creek III, blades from 133 turbines were repurposed in cement kilns as the wind farm’s capacity rose from 199.5 MW to 215 MWWind turbine blades, made of non-recyclable fiberglass, pose a significant waste challenge. A West Texas wind farm utilized cement kilns fo...
- ‘It’s okay…I blame it on jet lag’: Eliana Moreno’s last public moment of levity before tragic helicopter crashAerial news reporter Eliana Moreno died in a helicopter crash. The NewsChopper4 was covering a separate collision when it went down. Moreno...
- Meet Suborno Isaac Bari, the New York mathematics prodigy who began reciting the periodic table at 2, skipped five school grades and graduated high school at just 12Suborno Isaac Bari has drawn attention for an extraordinary academic journey that began in early childhood. He memorized the periodic table...
- Short-term headwind? Yes. But the structure stays intact: 5 large-cap stocks with upside potential of up to 19%Wise men on the street will tell you it is foolish to try and time the market. And attempting to do so in the midst of a raging war is prob...
- Trump’s DHS voter hunt may put federal workers in violation of state laws: WhistleblowerA whistleblower claims the Trump administration's voter initiative misrepresents federal employees. This effort reportedly uses unreliable ...
- In 2024, a homeless man entered a church in England played Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, now he has a home and $50,000 collectionRhys Wynne-Jones, who had experienced homelessness for about a decade, gained worldwide attention after a video of him playing Queen’s “Boh...
- In 1992, an English metal detectorist searched a field for a lost hammer; moments later, he uncovered a Roman hoard containing thousands of ancient objectsToday, the Hoxne Hoard remains one of Britain's most extraordinary Roman archaeological discoveries, and its unlikely origin continues to c...
- Ireland turned retired wind-turbine blades into a 6-metre bridge; engineers also reused 19th-century railway foundations instead of building anewIreland's Blade Bridge offers a powerful lesson in how sustainable engineering can begin with a different question: not “What should we bui...
- In 2014, Minneapolis demolished the Metrodome and diverted more than 80% of the stadium from landfill, including 80,000 tons of concrete and 4,500 tons of steelThe demolition of the Minneapolis Metrodome set a remarkable benchmark, with over eighty percent of its materials recycled, diverting numer...
- 16-year-old Massachusetts student built a machine that turns 3D-printer waste into reusable material, won $75,000 awardIn Massachusetts, a resourceful student has launched a compact system aimed at addressing the challenges of 3D-printing plastic waste. His ...
- 25 years after 9/11, survivors and first responders are facing new health problems—and doctors warn the impact of the attacks is far from overTwenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, health consequences continue to emerge. Responders and survivors face ongoing respiratory...
- In 2022, China grew rice from seed to seed on Tiangong for 120 days; six seeds produced 59, and their descendants reached a third generation on EarthChinese astronauts have made remarkable strides in agricultural innovation by growing rice aboard the Tiangong space station. The experimen...
- Meet Claire Jiang, the 18-year-old New Jersey student diagnosed with juvenile arthritis at 9 who built a lab model of the disease; her research won $70,000Claire Jiang turned her own experience with juvenile arthritis into a research project that could give scientists a new way to study the di...
- Machinist Edwin Budding patented a lawnmower in 1830; rotating blades used to finish woolen cloth gave him the mechanism for cutting grass evenlyIn 1830, Edwin Budding revolutionized lawn care by inventing the lawn mower, a clever adaptation of a machine designed for trimming cloth. ...
- In 2015, fruit flies were sent to International Space Station to study how microgravity and the space environment affect the innate immune systemIn 2015, fruit flies were sent to International Space Station to study how microgravity and the space environment affect the innate immune ...
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