Alan Riser, president and founder of Charitable Ingenuity Inc., is an inventor, humanitarian, outdoorsman, pilot car company ...

What do a three-light traffic light, an ironing board and a pencil sharpener have in common? They were all invented by African Americans. Presented by Fluor, “African- American Pioneers in Science, ...

In honor of Africa day and all it represents, here are three innovative inventions that aren’t just changing lives here in Africa, but potentially across the globe as well. Yesterday was Africa Day, a ...

*The ABC’s of African American Inventions is a recently released children’s book by Kenneth R. McClelland. This fun and informative book can be used for home schooling; in traditional classroom ...

When the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies launched the first design studios in partner universities across ...

Assistant Principal Tianko Ellison: Idea grew over years. Credit: Maya McFadden Photos Erin Palmer and Nicholas Clement with their display. One thing the fire extinguisher, guitar, super soaker, and ...

African innovation is nothing new. A quick search on the internet will reveal an entire history book of African inventions spanning centuries; from harnessing fire in South Africa 1.4 million years ...

South Africa has quietly been the birthplace of inventions that touch our lives from hospital wards to seashores, swimming pools to the Moon. From a life-saving imaging technique dreamed up on a Cape ...

When the history of railways, shipping, and inland water transport is told, it often follows a familiar script .

Yesterday was Africa Day, a day set aside to celebrate the motherland, its people and its accomplishments, despite its many problems. In honor of this day and all it represents, here are three ...