I’ve always found patents fascinating. Not just because they protect ideas but because they often reveal the odd, innovative, ...

A technological battle burned hot between these two geniuses and their competing visions for the future of electricity.

Certain inventions have dramatically transformed the way we live, communicate, and understand the world. Some groundbreaking ...

You may have read the recent story of the man in France who, while in pursuit of an annoying fly, ignited leaking gas with a spark from his electric flyswatter and demolished part of his home in the ...

Hyundai Motor Company is making headlines once again—this time with a truck that’s redefining the future of freight. The ...

One of most important kitchen items in many American homes is the electric stove, an appliance invented by George Hughes in Fargo in 1905. He later moved to Chicago where he continued to make ...

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, along with Footprint Project today announced their work ...

China calls them the “new three” - electric vehicles, solar panels and lithium-ion batteries - a set of technologies to replace the country’s previous export focus on furniture, clothing and household ...

Online exhibit showing how the need for louder guitars led to the invention and proliferation of the electric guitar and how the emergence and popularity of rock and roll led to the guitar's ...

MILFORD -- City native Frank Julian Sprague is finally getting his due. Once compared to contemporaries Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and George Westinghouse, Sprague, for better or worse, ...

Columns share an author’s personal perspective. You may have read the recent story from early September of the man in France who, while in pursuit of an annoying fly, ignited leaking gas with his ...