Innovation 2

Convenience is at the heart of some up and coming technologies. With the consumer in mind, companies are racking their brains to invent products that will give the consumer the accessibility they desire. Furthermore, the dawn of wearable gadgets is beginning to make a name for itself in the world of technology. Inventions like the …

Amar Bose, the founder and chairman of the privately-held company, Bose Corporation, passed away on July 12, 2013. Dr. Bose focused relentlessly on acoustic engineering innovation, creating speakers that earned a reputation for creating concert-hall-quality audio in the home, car and auditoriums. Amar Gopal Bose was born on November 2, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His …

William (Bill) Lear was one of those iconic American inventors and visionaries who really bring home the concept of ‘Yankee Ingenuity.’ Of course he is best known for creating the Learjet, but did you know that he also earned over 100 patents for his trailblazing electronic devices in not just one, but three separate industries: …

Founded in 1997 by British entrepreneur Simon Woodroffe, YO! Sushi is a chain of Japanese food restaurants with over 75 locations worldwide that prides itself in providing not only delicious and unique menu items to patrons, but delivering them within a fun, innovative atmosphere as well. For example, once you have decided what you’d like …

Yesterday, June 17th, marks a milestone anniversary in American culture (and no, we’re not talking about the Battle of Bunker Hill or the Watergate break-in). What we are talking about is the 1980 copywriting by Atari of the video games Asteroids and Lunar Lander. You remember Atari, the originator of many of the games that …

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in 2008 plastics amounted to about 12 % of the country’s municipal solid waste stream — up from less than 1 % 50 years ago. That’s about 30 million tons (27 million metric tons), close to half of it in the form of containers and other types of …

As summer approaches and we jump in our cars for a road trip or to simply cruise around, we want to make you aware of an upcoming anniversary for one of the incredible products that makes all that driving possible. On June 15, 1844, Charles Goodyear received a patent for his process to vulcanize rubber, …

Google Glass looks toward the future – for better or worse Like the interactive glass from Tom Cruise’s blockbuster “Minority Report,” the newest product from Google – Google Glass – offers customers information presented right before their eyes on a pair of glasses. The future is here. Or is it? Google Glass could be as …

Americans have been patiently waiting for personal jetpacks since the first Super Bowl — when in 1967 during half time two pilots astonished the crowd in attendance and millions more at home watching television, as they took to the skies over Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with their rocket belts, created by Bell Labs. It’s been …

What would superpower would you pick if you could have any ability imaginable? Flight? Super strength? How about invisibility? Well according a report published in the New Journal of Physics, “Researchers at the University of Texas in Austin have developed a thin material called a ‘mantle cloak.’ If an object is wrapped in it, it …