The Ubuntu-Blox machine, which operates by human power, sits beside a home made from the blocks it produces. A Wylie inventor has developed a machine that transforms trash into homes for the needy in ...

Google has a pretty cool looking Doodle, special logo, on their home page to celebrate the life and contributions of the Japanese inventor Seiichi Miyake. The logo shows of his invention, the tactile ...

Ever notice those bumpy tiles at the crosswalk? These "Tenji squares" were designed by Japanese inventor Seichii Miyake, whose simple idea "drastically improved the way those who are visually impaired ...

Monday's Google Doodle is celebrating the work of Japanese inventor Seiichi Miyake. Miyake's tactile blocks, or "Tenji blocks" as they were originally called, are the raised bumps and bars on pavement ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a bricklayer and was tired of scraping my hands and struggling to carry and lay heavy blocks," said an inventor, from Kokomo, Ind., "so I invented the ...

Across Africa, communities dey find new ways wey dem dey take manage di plastic waste. For Ghana one former factory hand for Ashaiman, Nelson Boateng start some all new innovation for di country as he ...

PITTSBURGH , Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a new interlocking block option for a variety of landscaping and construction jobs like firepits, borders, walls, or flowerbeds," said ...