Read more inventions stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9520/inventions.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:46:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47478/robotic-suit-helps-paralyzed-take-big-steps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPeople paralyzed from the waist down may soon be parking their wheelchairs in favor of a robotic walking suit, CNN reports. Designed by Dr. Amit Goffer, a disabled engineer in Israel, the lightweight exoskeleton of motorized leg supports and motion sensors enables users to walk around. "I don't have to...http://www.newser.com/story/47478/robotic-suit-helps-paralyzed-take-big-steps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 20:14:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44432/barbies-of-the-future-may-grow-on-trees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWooden toys may not be so 1850s, scientists say. A bioplastic made from trees has been used to make everything from golf tees to car parts in recent years, but its sulfurous stink kept it out of the toy market. Now a sulfur-free version of "liquid wood" is available, and...http://www.newser.com/story/44432/barbies-of-the-future-may-grow-on-trees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Dec 2008 14:31:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/23794/pentagon-inventing-group-hits-50-looks-to-next-strides.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA small Defense Department agency credited with inventing the Internet and rockets that sent men to the moon is turning 50, the Washington Post reports, and is fine-tuning its next innovations. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's work spans biology, satellites and aircraft; it has no permanent labs and its...http://www.newser.com/story/23794/pentagon-inventing-group-hits-50-looks-to-next-strides.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Apr 2008 19:15:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19148/germaphobes-get-a-handle-on-bathrooms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor germaphobes, few sights elicit as much terror as doorknob in a public bathroom. Sure, you washed your hands, “but then someone else didn’t wash their hands and you have to touch the same door handle,” explains the inventor of the SanitGrip, an L-shaped, elbow-operated handle that helps just-cleaned hands...http://www.newser.com/story/19148/germaphobes-get-a-handle-on-bathrooms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 Feb 2008 14:40:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17269/how-bout-them-rotten-apples.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple has been around for almost a quarter of a century, but not all of its products were as ingenious as the iPod. Wired highlights the company's biggest flops. The MessagePad (AKA The Newton): Fashioned to revolutionize personal computing, this PDA was too far ahead of its time for consumers....http://www.newser.com/story/17269/how-bout-them-rotten-apples.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Jan 2008 20:59:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10803/time-names-iphone-years-best-invention.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTime magazine is naming the iPhone its invention of the year. Why? It demonstrates that good design is as important as good technology. Its touchscreen creates a whole new kind of user interface. Other companies will seek the freedoms that AT&T granted Apple in designing the iPhone, which will result...http://www.newser.com/story/10803/time-names-iphone-years-best-invention.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Nov 2007 10:00:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5946/dads-move-in-on-baby-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs fathers continue to take a more active role in raising their children, the market for baby gear has become less mom-centric, the New York Times reports. And it's not all fishing vests with hidden diaper changing pads. Recent dad-born inventions include computerized baby timers and a nipple adapter that...http://www.newser.com/story/5946/dads-move-in-on-baby-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Aug 2007 20:26:09 CDT