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Nokia is now crowdsourcing creativity. "Invent With Nokia" is a new program wherein anyone can submit an idea, and if it results in a patented Nokia invention, you get a cut

(PhysOrg.com) -- The power and resolution of lens-based optical microscopes have improved by orders of magnitude since their invention around 1595. Nevertheless, relying on a high-magnification lens for image clarity has limitations that become more relevant as larger and larger sample volumes need to be viewed

The Ohio State University Taught by: Michael Camp The inventor-entrepreneur is a romantic figure. But plenty of companies thrive by commercializing the inventions of others. Technology Venturing builds businesses around sophisticated technologies that have not yet found commercial uses

While there may be many interpretations of what a smut machine is or does, the one I’ll be talking about is the invention featured in the April 2, 1859 issue of Scientific American .

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Leland Stanford Junior Universotu v. Roche, a case that will clarify a 1980 law that governs the ownership of patents held by universities that rely on federal research funds. The case refers back to 1988, when Mark Holodniy, then a Stanford-employed researcher, developed technology that would ultimately lead to one of the first AIDS tests

Collectors probably will not mind that the new Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 2 (www.greubelforsey.com) contains a mechanism the Swiss watchmaker initially unveiled several years ago. After all, that mechanism is a quadruple tourbillon, the company’s most complex and accurate creation.