A new gadget could help developers turn project opponents into supporters. Called OWLS, the 300-pound, metal-covered machines look much like the binoculars atop the Empire State Building. But look ...

From building bubble blasters and water rockets to becoming "duct-tape dynamos," Camp Invention is all about the "launch" this year. The one-week STEM enrichment summer camp kicked off June 5 at ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Lemelson-MIT Program today announced the 2018–2019 InvenTeams, 15 teams of high school students nationwide, each receiving up to $10,000 in grant funding to ...

Karen Buch looked at the junk in her basement and saw more than an opportunity for a yard sale. Instead, the sophomore turned discarded toys and tools into new medical technology. Buch began her ...

WATERLOO, Iowa --- The pole consisted of Popsicle sticks and straws, connected by masking tape, curving downward and ending with a tape-covered pipe cleaner loop. The trio of Orange Elementary School ...

Students tapped into their creativity and problem-solving skills as they constructed Astro-Arm devices, created arcade games and built aquatic habitats at Camp Invention, hosted at Gateway High School ...

It's easy for Firstie Brian Haley to list one of the most rewarding experiences in his four years at the U.S. Military Academy--Dumpster diving. "Going on the Dumpster dive and looking through ...