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  • Nathan Deng, 2017 Broadcom MASTERS Lemelson Prize for Invention Winner

    Nathan Deng, 2017 Broadcom MASTERS Lemelson Prize for Invention Winner

    How many times have you stood at your sink, elbow deep in water scrubbing a pile of dirty dishes, and thought, “I wonder how soap works?” If you are like most people, you never have.

  • The Burt Swersey Inventor’s Studio established at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

    The Burt Swersey Inventor’s Studio established at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

    Rensselaer receives $500,000 gift from The Lemelson Foundation to honor and memorialize legendary teacher and mentor with state-of-the-art studio for student inventors and entrepreneurs Troy, MI – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) President Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D., has announced that the Institute has received a significant gift from The Lemelson Foundation to establish the Burt Swersey Inventor’s Studio,…

  • Collegiate inventors awarded Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

    Collegiate inventors awarded Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

    Students recognized for inventive solutions to challenges in health care, transportation, food and agriculture, and consumer devices Cambridge, Mass – The Lemelson-MIT Program today announced the winners of the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize, a nationwide search for the most inventive college students. The Lemelson-MIT Program awarded $90,000 in prizes to collegiate inventors. Each winning team of undergraduates received $10,000,…

  • Announcing Menterra social impact fund 1

    Announcing Menterra social impact fund 1

    By Aditi Seshadri | aditi@menterra.com | +91-9867552332 New Rs 40 crore impact investment fund for early-stage social enterprises working in education, health, agri, energy in India; up to Rs 4 crore funding per startup Bangalore, India –  Menterra Venture Advisors announced the launch of the Menterra Social Impact Fund I, at an exclusive event for…

  • Lemelson-MIT Program expands invention education opportunities to middle and high school students

    Lemelson-MIT Program expands invention education opportunities to middle and high school students

    Free Invention Activity Guides Available to Educators Nationwide to Bring Hands-on Learning to the Classroom Cambridge, Mass – The Lemelson–MIT Program announced today the expansion of the Junior Varsity (JV) InvenTeam™ initiative, adding California to its geographic line up of student teams in Massachusetts, Oregon and Texas. The initiative launched in 2014 and equips educators with invention-based…

  • The Society for Science and the Public receives funding for article series on innovation

    The Society for Science and the Public receives funding for article series on innovation

    Washington, DC – Society for Science & the Public received a $94,928 grant from The Lemelson Foundation to expand innovation and invention initiatives aimed primarily at middle school students. This funding will support the development of an 18-article series, published in Science News for Students (SNS), each year from 2016 through 2018. Focusing on innovation and invention,…

  • The Lemelson Center’s Spark!Lab

    The Lemelson Center’s Spark!Lab

    Spark!Lab reveals the real story behind inventors’ work through hands-on activities that help kids and families learn about the history and process of invention. Opened by the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History on November 21, 2008, Spark!Lab welcomed more than 600,000 visitors, introduced…