Cocorose London inventor makes A 1m turnover after being rejected by 100 facotries

The shocking moment a Chicago teen gang – including two girls – ‘kidnap and torture’ special-needs man while streaming the ordeal live on Facebook and screaming racist and anti-Trump remarks Trump’s revenge? The Donald plans to cut staff at CIA headquarters and ‘restructure’ agency amid fears ‘the intelligence world has become too politicized’ in wake of Russian hacking saga How the Queen was almost SHOT by one of her own guards after she took 3am stroll through Buckingham Palace grounds REVEALED: Matt Lauer was ‘kept in the dark’ about Megyn Kelly’s move to NBC – and was only told about it the morning the rest of world found out Trump mocks Obamacare ‘lie’ – and Democrats’ ‘head clown’ Chuck Schumer – as he says they must work with GOP to pass a ‘much less expensive’ replacement Menendez brothers serving life for 1989 murders of their wealthy Beverly Hills parents reveal how they have … (more)

Safety Accessory Invented for Slow Cookers, Small Gas/Electric Motors,…

“I love cooking with a crock pot because it is so simple and convenient, but I worry about it being plugged in and unattended all day long,” said an inventor from Merrick, N.Y. “To make for safer cooking conditions, I devised this protective system. From there I realized it had the potential to protect similar cooking devices and small gas and electric motors and appliances by extinguishing fires at the source.”

UBC inventor on Forbes top-30-under-30 list

Ann Makosinski shows off her flashlight that is powered by body heat in Vancouver on August 6, 2015. A spot on Forbes magazine’s top-30-under-30 list is just the latest accolade for 19-year-old inventor Ann Makosinski, who has a full plate with second-year classes at the University of B.C., speaking engagements around the world and efforts to bring her two inventions – a flashlight powered by body heat and a coffee mug that charges mobile phones – to market.

Why is vinyl making a comeback? ‘Nostalgia’ doesn’t quite cut it

Over the past few years, analog goods including physical books, board games and, of course, vinyl records have experienced a surprising resurgence – despite the fact that these technologies are functionally obsolete. How could this be happening? Why would someone pay $20 or more for a second-hand copy of Bill Withers’ “+Justments” on a scratchy melted plastic disc that plays only on a costly, troublesome turntable, when she could stream the same album in digital clarity on Spotify for free? The conventional wisdom is that nostalgia is to blame for this twee trend: Millenials, hipsters or that most-coveted demographic, the millennial hipster, are indulging in some perverse Wes Anderson fantasy.

3 Questions for Rick Perry, Trump’s Pick to Lead the Um…

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry meets with president-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower December 12, 2016 in New York. Rick Perry is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Energy, a government agency that seemingly annoyed Perry so much that, in 2011, he boasted that he would abolish it, if elected president.

Why Philippe Starck is the – Robin Hood’ of design

As the newest restaurant he’s designed, for Hong Kong’s DFS, opens in Venice, the Frenchman talks mega yachts, Steve Jobs, why he stays away from fashion, and designing for Xiaomi despite not owning a mobile phone or computer Philippe Starck is removing the large cardboard sleeve of a Taschen book on Venice that’s on a coffee table in front of him. He looks at the sleeve intently, examining the folds that allow it to envelope the hardback, but also curiously allow the sleeve to stand up by virtue of another fold.

[Gina Barreca] Don’t let your great ideas get away

Here’s the one thing you need to do in 2017: You need to write everything down. Write down the great ideas you have in the middle of the night, the plots to novels, the blueprints for inventions, the obvious next steps for launching ourselves into fabulous careers and simultaneously solving the problems of the universe.

Invention Secrecy Activity in 2016

From the FAS site – Project on Government Secrecy Invention Secrecy Activity The Invention Secrecy Act of 1951 requires the government to impose “secrecy orders” on certain patent applications that contain sensitive information, thereby restricting disclosure of the invention and withholding the grant of a patent. Remarkably, this requirement can be imposed even when the application is generated and entirely owned by a private individual or company without government sponsorship or support.

Lowell High entrepreneurs create innovative products

In conjunction with the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, LHS entrepreneurs discover that what they are learning in the classroom is relevant to the real world. By teaching the entrepreneurial mindset, NFTE provides young people with tools and attitudes to overcome adversity and address future personal, economic, community and global challenges.

Consciousness Hacking: 2017

The good news is that 2017 is likely to become the year “consciousness hacking” goes viral. If you haven’t heard the term, don’t sweat – it’s a new name for something that’s as old as the Vedas .

Museum getting a massive geodesic dome with 61 glass eyes

This computer illustration provided by the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on Dec. 28, 2016, shows a rendering of how inventor Buckminster Fuller’s Fly’s Eye Dome will look when installed on museum grounds in Bentonville, Ark. The museum recently told its patrons it intends to construct the futuristic dome in the summer of 2017.

Creator of Kinder Surprise dies

WILLIAM Salice, who helped create the hugely popular Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs for children, has died in Italy aged 83, his foundation said. Salice had been undergoing treatment for a stroke in a hospital in the northern Italian town of Pavia, his Colour Your Life foundation and Italian media reports said.

Read “Jazz Stories: 2016” reviewed by

All About Jazz-a longstanding internet destination for all things jazz-is a community bound by its love of the music. Since March, we’ve solicited jazz stories from our members asking them to answer any of a handful of questions and we wanted to recognize some of our submissions from 2016.

Bring Down The Curtain With World Patent Marketing’s New Household…

The home appliance industry is worth $214 billion,” says Scott Cooper, CEO and Creative Director of World Patent Marketing. “Smart appliances are starting to become big this year, forcing the industry to respond with connected home appliances… World Patent Marketing, a vertically integrated manufacturer and engineer of patented products, introduces the Rodless Curtain, a household invention that gives people curtains that are easy to store and maintain.

The top 10 Army modernization efforts of 2016

The Improved Turbine Engine Program will eventually replace the existing General Electric T700-GE-701C/D engines that now power AH-64 Apache like this one and UH-60 Black Hawk aircraft. The right technology can ensure overmatch against future adversaries in an increasingly complex and dangerous world, where the threat is often “elusive and ambiguous,” according to Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen.

The real political divide is education

The two main political parties in this country are about to face a challenge that will create a complete realignment as politicians are forced to choose between robots and people. Vespasian ruled Rome from AD 69 to AD 79. The emperor was one of the first heads of state to encourage the development of art, science and technology.

Odd News salutes the most useless inventions of 2016

Conventional wisdom holds that “necessity is the mother of invention,” but if that’s the case, some inventions that made headlines in 2016 must be downright motherless. There were plenty of inventions and breakthroughs in 2016 that filled important needs for humanity, but we here at UPI Odd News are more concerned with a less-recognized category of innovations — those that seemingly serve only to promote lazy, bizarre, or downright dangerous behavior.

Red Solo Cup inventor Robert Hulseman dies at age 84

Robert Hulseman, who in the 1970s invented the Red Solo Cup for family picnics only to see it embraced as the go-to beverage holder at college keg parties and football tailgates – and even the inspiration for a country music party hit – has died. He was 84. The former president and chief executive of his family’s Solo Cup Co.

Red Solo Cup inventor Robert Hulseman dies at age 84

Robert Hulseman, who in the 1970s invented the Red Solo Cup for family picnics only to see it embraced as the go-to beverage holder at college keg parties and football tailgates – and even the inspiration for a country music party hit – has died. He was 84. The former president and chief executive of his family’s Solo Cup Co.

Inside Chile’s Magical Startup Scene

Santiago would not be the first city that pops to mind as a rival to Silicon Valley, and with good reason: The wealth flowing through Chile’s capital city comes from the copper and mineral mines rather than high tech. But a collection of passionate engineers operating out of a technology incubator called the Idea Factory could change that.

Noon Year’s Eve: Sunny Celebration

It’s an established and accepted fact that Pasadena has a notable knack for bending time and space, easy-peasy-style. The space part of the equation is widely known, thanks to the presence of the cosmos-cool Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but the Crown City’s time-changing properties are also robust.