Do people really want to be able to smell the movies they're watching? For a short while in the 1940s, it seemed the answer ...

With the invention of the VCR (videocassette recorder), machines beyond our pay grade began to enter our homes. Most homes had the VCR clock flashing 12:00 because nobody knew how to set it. And if we ...

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. Over the course of American ...

Whenever innovation and creativity combine forces, brilliant inventions tend to follow suit. Each decade has its own set of unique technological advances that were known for either making life easier ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Dynasphere, an electronically gas-driven monowheel vehicle, being tested on Brean Sands by its inventor, John Archibald Purves ...

Hundreds of thousands of patents are issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for new inventions every year. Some of these creations, such as the lightbulb, personal computer, and automobile, ...

This year, Door Services is marking the occasion by spotlighting the history behind the technology — from ancient steam-powered temple doors to the 1960 invention that changed commercial architecture ...

Door Services Corporation, a trusted leader in automatic door service and installation across the U.S. and Canada, today joins the industry in celebrating National Automatic Door Day. Now in its fifth ...

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. Technology and entertainment in ...