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What did familiar objects look like when they were first invented?
Have you ever wondered what the refrigerator or dryer we use every day looked like when their first versions were released?
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How were barcodes invented?
Barcode technology was first patented in 1949, but engineers came up with the UPC code in the 1970s to meet the need for better efficiency in grocery stores.
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The life of Robert Adler - the father of the TV remote control
Inventor Robert Adler owns a total of 180 electronic device patents, with applications ranging from specialized fields to everyday life.
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Laser-sensing plasma: US Navy technology could be misidentified as UFO
The US Navy has developed, patented, and is a co-copyright holder of the laser-sensing Plasma technology, but what is interesting is that this new technology could poten…
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Garrett Morgan - The Forgotten Inventor
The life of black people in a time when racism weighed heavily on American society was not easy.
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6 inventors are famous for things they never invented
In today's world, inventors are the ones who receive a lot of respect. They may be the authors of a useful application, or have worked on an interesting technology solut…
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Revealing the growing 'magic' Apple gloves
Rumors of Apple developing a mysterious glove have been around for a long time and the latest information from the US patent office has revealed more about Apple Glove.
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Korean singers are granted a patented mask
Yunho - member of DBSK - with his best friend patented the design of a mask with a lid that opens and closes.
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Without wipers, how will Tesla's Cybertruck clean up dust on the windshield?
It turns out that Tesla already has a solution to solve this problem for Cybertruck, but it is unclear when it will become a reality.
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The invention of hydropower, X-rays, Tesla should have long been recognized
Tesla is probably the great inventor that you haven't heard of in a long time.
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Why is the turn signal light orange?
In 1938, the patent for the turn signal was officially granted, immediately the car and motorbike manufacturers equipped this system on their vehicles.
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Tesla wants to redefine car wipers
Tesla has had a lot of innovation over the years, but it may be about to have an innovation that helps overcome one of the car's most 'persistent' features: the wipers.
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Thomas Jennings - The first black man to hold a patent, making money to help his family out of slavery
The following story is about Thomas Jennings and why he has to pay to buy his family back.
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10 products that change the lives of anonymous inventors
The fever of wrapped skirts, bikinis, super glue is more famous inventions than the names of inventors.
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China declared a successful patent for a new radar that could 'catch' the F-35
A group of Chinese military technology researchers said they have successfully built a radar that can detect stealth aircraft, which cannot be detected by conventional r…