Lewis Latimer was one of the greatest inventors you may have never heard of, a man whose genius helped light up the modern ...

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"Edison is always thinking," Dudley Nichols wrote. "That is one of the remarkable things about him." After more than fifty years of uninterrupted fertility in invention, during which he has not only ...

Scientists have successfully resurrected and supercharged a forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison, turning a 120-year-old concept into a modern pack capable of charging in mere seconds and with ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A graduate student discovered a new way to generate a highly sought-after variety of carbon, graphene, by studying a century-old Thomas Edison patent ...

The famed inventor's nickel-iron idea isn't suited for EVs, but it could help solar farms and data centers. By Andrew Paul Published Feb 11, 2026 12:05 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...

The battery won't power cars as the famous inventor intended, but it's still got a lot of potential. Reading time 3 minutes Great minds often think ahead of their time. This was certainly true for ...

What do Thomas Edison and 2010 Nobel Prize in physics winners Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim have in common? According to a recent publication from the lab of ...

Situated behind the gates of the nation's most historic residential community is a home that exudes the grandeur of one you might find on the French countryside. The property at 80 Glen Avenue is just ...

Researchers show that a short burst of current through carbon can leave behind a graphene-like signal. It hints that overlooked pathways to high-value materials may hide in plain sight. Credit: ...

Drawing on his love of fly-fishing, he developed a balloon catheter that removes blood clots from patients’ limbs in a minimally invasive way. It has saved millions of lives. By Jeré Longman In time, ...

The Edison Festival of Light began in February 1938 as a way to honor Fort Myers' most famous winter resident, Thomas Edison. Eighty eight years later, the festival is back and still going strong.