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Invention

A Dutch Designer Takes Inspiration from the Environment

Arts, Culture & Media

Riffing on the Northern Lights, developing glow-in-the-dark trees and building the world’s largest air purifier — what will Dutch design firm Studio Roosegaarde do next?

The World

‘The Man Who Invented The Computer’

Arts, Culture & Media
Mars Orbiter

If you have ever failed, this show is for you

Environment

The Hoberman Sphere

Environment

Life-Changing Inventions

The World

Inventor Interrupted

A lost patent, unrealized riches, and a man who won’t give up his dream.

The World

Inventor Interrupted

A lost patent, unrealized riches, and a man who won’t give up his dream.

The World

Created In China: Part 2

Arts, Culture & Media

In part II of her �Created in China� series, Mary Kay Magistad looks at how the government in Beijing is trying to spur innovation.

The World

Created in China: Part I

Global Politics

China invented paper, printing, the compass and the seismograph, among the first to harness fossil fuels, and map the stars. Then, it lost its innovative edge. Now China hopes to lead the world in creativity. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad has the story.

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