Funny, ‘useless’ inventions boost spirits, creativity at struggling small factories Unnecessity seems to be the mother of some invention: There is an annual competition for such useless ...

The Boot Lever A new book called Inventions That Didn’t Change the World is a compilation of 19th century design ideas that were submitted to the U.K.'s Design Registry, but then never saw the ...

On Tuesday, America's hallowed inventor Ben Franklin turned 306 years old. In his honor, The Smithsonian and ePals, an education media company, decided to honor some of the world's youngest ...

Have you ever wished that you had invented the Pet Rock or other profitable creation? Here's a list of patented inventions whose owners are seeking manufacturing companies to license, purchase ...