He's probably the most famous inventor you've never heard of. You might recognize his name because of the car brand named after him or because he's one of the main characters in the new film "The ...

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A 100-year-old Tesla invention is actually useful in ways scientists had not realised, according to new research. Nikola Tesla won a patent for the device he created in 1920, one of many breakthrough ...

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Tesla has spent years turning electric cars from a niche curiosity into a mass-market product, but the company’s most radical idea is not a vehicle at all. The Gigafactory, a sprawling complex that ...