by Ian Burns | Mar 16, 2014 | 3D Printing, Engineers, Innovation, Intellectual Property Law, Invention, Technology, Uncategorized
Creators Jennifer Lewis, a materials scientist at Harvard University, and her team have created a lithium-ion battery that fits comfortably on the head of a pin. This battery is one of the smallest batteries ever made, and it was created using a 3D printer. Making a...
by Ian Burns | Oct 21, 2013 | Innovation, Invention, Patents, Uncategorized
Patenting an invention does not guarantee its success. Before pursuing an invention, review it for these top six traits of successful inventions. Top Six Traits of Successful Inventions 1. The invention meets a need or solves a problem that is clear to your customers....
by Ian Burns | Oct 17, 2013 | Education, Engineers, Innovation, Technology, Uncategorized
Brookings Institute recently released a study in which it concluded that education is a strong driving force to high levels of innovation. Education and innovation are directly related to each other and the education-innovation relationship is also important to...
by Ian Burns | Oct 14, 2013 | Engineers, Innovation, Intellectual Property Law, Invention, Technology, Uncategorized
We have previously written about the Google self-driving car. Although Google was the first to obtain a license to test its car on Nevada roads, Google is not an automobile manufacturer and it is unlikely to offer its self-driving car to the public. Audi, on the other...
by Ian Burns | Oct 7, 2013 | 3D Printing, Innovation, Patents, Robotics, Uncategorized
Robots have traditionally been difficult and expensive to manufacture. They usually required expensive tooling to make many unique parts. To make the parts efficiently, large production runs were needed. 3D Printed Robot Now, however, robots are becoming easier,...
