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A microscopic sensor that can monitor spaceship water quality and also detect biohazards and even diagnose cancer is part of an extensive portfolio of inventions for which a NASA scientist today will ...

Esther Jimenez transforms inventors’ passions into patent applications to help get new technologies to market.

A newly granted United States patent unveiled an innovative energy-dissipation device designed to protect buildings, infrastructure, and sensitive equipment from earthquakes, strong winds, and ...

Earthquakes can pose a serious threat to cities and human life. Some scientists have tried to pre-empt these events by using technology like fiber optics to detect earthquakes and tides, while others ...

In everyday language, the word “inventor” tends to be used loosely — it might refer to anyone who worked on a project, contributed to a discovery, ...