NASA’s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., has been named the recipient of the 2008 NASA Government Invention of the Year Award. Ames won the award for developing a “High Speed ...

Academic inventions in medicine, plant genetics, and alternative energy helped to spur the creation of a record 549 new university spinoff companies in the 2008 fiscal year, while generating more than ...

From the atomic force microscope to light-emitting diodes, UCSB has cemented its place as a world leader in scientific advancements and inventions. Now, thanks to UCSB’s growing research enterprise, ...

Time magazine has named Spore the 20th best invention of 2008, saying, "It's blasphemy, brilliance or both to take the entire evolution of a species — from a single-celled animalcule in a drop of ...