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Every year the Consumer’s Electronic Show (CES), the massive trade show produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), is held in Las Vegas to highlight the latest and greatest in consumer electronics. Since the CEA is the pre-eminent trade association promoting growth in the $195 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry, you would expect a monster …

Ever since they were invented over a hundred years ago, cars have been on the cutting edge of technology.  It seems that every time you see a car commercial on TV, they’re announcing the addition of a new gadget or a new feature.  And in today’s ever changing smart-technology world, the increase in innovations in …

If you ask future Suffolk University students what classes they are taking, don’t be surprised when you hear “Inventing 101.”  While there are no specific inventing courses offered yet at the Boston university, we are excited to share that Mr. Davison’s “Idea Teacher” curriculum is included in three different courses this semester! Dr. Sushil Bhatia, …

It’s always fun to reflect on all of the wonderful inventions that came out recently to advance our quality of life. Things like a re-circulating shower that feeds back filtered water as you shower to conserve water, a modular cast that accelerates bone healing and can be removed piece by piece, and even holographic mapping.  …

Imagine living in a world of loneliness and isolation; where normal communication, emotions, and social interaction are extremely challenging or even impossible. Welcome to the world of autism. Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. …

There was a recent article that postulates the Internet is leaving children brain-dead; that children of the “Google generation,” who spend a lot of time on-line, are “losing creativity and skills.”  In a story in London’s Daily Mail newspaper, John Stevens reports on a man named Trevor Baylis, a British inventor who said that children are …