In the past couple of weeks, billionaire oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens has been saturating the media with his plan to wean the United States off of our dependence upon foreign oil. This is great news for inventors that need funding for alternative energy projects.

Now that I have a bunch of ideas, I thought that I would share a little bit about where my inspiration for the ideas came from. Also, I’ll be setting some new goals to continue the inventing process.

Last week at the Invention Pub, we started following the journey of Oscar Pistorius, the Blade Runner, and his bid to join the South African Olympic team in Beijing. In his final two qualification attempts, Oscar showed remarkable improvement in just two very short weeks cutting over a second and a half off from his [...]

Bill Joy warns about the dangers of unbridled development of nanotech, genetics, and robotics. The unintended consequences of these technologies are explored, and a look at Joy’s work to combat global warming.

How do inventors come up with their brilliant ideas? Learn the methods of Edison and da Vinci so you can think up your own Billion Dollar ideas, and join the ranks of great inventors.

The big ideas of this inventor turned futurist explore what is possible in the near future with computer, robotic, and nanotechnology. He also sparks many new ideas for aspiring inventors looking for their own huge idea.

Most of us have heard sayings like “shoot for the stars and you might land on mountain tops” or perhaps the less poetic “go big or go home.”  Even though these were probably first uttered in reference to life in general, they really do ring true with inventing.  Hopefully this discussion of why they ring [...]