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Five Of The Most Important Scientific Discoveries Made This Year
28 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
2019 has been a good year for scientists, who have made discoveries that have significantly expanded our understanding of Earth, the universe, and our place in it.
Are You Still Using Spoons To Stir Things? Pfft, Get With The Programme [Video]
10 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A designer named Scott Amron has created a thing that he says helps to further eliminate our dependence on single-use plastics, like coffee stirrers.
10 Odd Ideas That Made People Very, Very Rich
22 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Some entrepreneurs struck gold with their weird and wonderful ideas for products. Here are 10 of the oddest inventions.
Bill Gates Reckons These Tech Innovations Are Going To Change The World
01 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates weighed in on the tech and scientific advances he believes will impact the world in 2019 and beyond.
There Were Some Pretty Useless Gadgets At This Year’s Consumer Electronics Show [Videos]
23 Jan 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Forget the stuff that’s going to advance society, because here’s a list of the most useless inventions on show at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas.
‘Smell-O-Vision’ And Two Other Epic Film Industry Flops
09 Mar 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The entertainment game is always looking for ways to improve, but over the years some innovations haven’t really panned out as they would have hoped.
The Ridiculous Story Of How That Singing Fish Made $100 Million In A Year
12 Jan 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’re looking for a little inspiration to see you through Friday, how about the story of how a simple novelty gift came to hang in the Oval Office.
Four Unusual ‘Shark Tank’ Inventions That Have Been Surprisingly Successful
03 Oct 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Ever watched ‘Shark Tank’ and wondered what happens to the products that are backed by the ‘sharks’? Well, here are a few of the most bizarre yet popular ones.
Five Of Africa’s Most Innovative Inventions From The Past Year
17 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
While Africa may have a few hurdles to overcome, some locals are doing what they can to invent relevant and innovative solutions. Here are five we’re fond of.
These Three Discoveries Actually Started Off As School Assignments
11 May 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Every teacher will tell you about the slog and grind of reading school assignments, but now and again something huge comes out of a student’s hard work.
Woman Invents Playground Toy That Sells Millions – Doesn’t Have Patent – Doesn’t Make A Cent
04 May 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
It’s not often an invention becomes a roaring success, but when it does, there’s one thing you really want to get on pronto. Yeah, the patent.
The Stories Behind Some Of The Best Designed Inventions Of All Time
03 Apr 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Everything we make use of on a daily basis has some sort of story, but a few ‘simple’ products actually have pretty incredible tales to tell.
Our Top 5 Favourite South African Inventions
06 Jul 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
South Africans are pretty on top of things when it comes to finding new ways and means to get the job done. Some of our inventions might surprise you.
Mental: Amazon Launches Single-Item Buttons To Stick Around Your House
01 Apr 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Amazon wants to be the place where you buy everything, and they’re not going to stop until it is. This makes the choice that much easier.
Ok, These Are TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions For 2014
25 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
TIME’s annual round-up of the best inventions, making the world a whole lot more fun and interesting for us all!
TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions Of The Year Are…
06 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
TIME Tech announced their Best Inventions of 2012 last week. The list, consisting of 25 items, contains everything from body armor for women, a civilisation starter kit, a motion-activated screwdriver, and a home HIV test kit.
New Cardboard Bike Could Revolutionise Transport In Rural Africa
16 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
I don’t like cyclists very much, I’ll be the first to tell you. But even I have to marvel at the ingenuity of this new Israeli invention. Amateur cyclist and Israeli inventor, Izhar Gafni, has created a bicycle made of cardboard – which could be the massive game changer for rural people who need to get from A to B.
Awesome Digitalised Pop-Up Biography Of Oft Overlooked Inventor, Nikola Tesla [VIDEO]
26 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Nikola Tesla was one of greatest inventors of our time, most notably giving us alternative current electricity, which we still use every day. Modern-day illusionist and magician Marco Tempest recently paid homage to him with an amazing collaboration of analogue and digital technology, creating a futuristic pop-up book biography. Click through for the fascinating video.
Inventions We’re Still Waiting For
18 Oct 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Remember watching Back to the Future and Terminator or RoboCop and thinking that one day you will have a flying car or cyborg abilities? Well what happened to these inventions exactly? And seriously, where are our jetpacks?
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