Category: American Inventors

Smart device for garbage cans helps in building grocery lists   Until recently, hearing a voice from a trash can was a serious cause for concern—unless it was Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street.” Now it’s a smarter way to...

Golfer’s high standards, expert help led to successful cart fan     Houston’s average winter temperature is in the mid-50s, but this day in 2009 was a warm exception. Area resident Cynthia Wark, an avid golfer, felt the...

Historic innovation highlighted 1998, the year May was named National Inventors Month   We thought we were so technologically sophisticated just a couple of decades ago, when social media meant journalists who like to have...

Student’s Test to Detect Lyme Disease Embodies School’s STEM Mission for Women   This article was originally published Feb. 10, 2017 in Innovator Insights, a blog interview series at the IPO Education Foundation. For...