A Florida death row inmate who fatally stabbed a noted inventor and his wife during a robbery in Miami has become the 13th man executed in the state this year, a record. Victor Tony Jones, 64, was ...

Federal safety regulators are investigating the accident that killed a San Antonio inventor and entrepreneur a week ago at Port San Antonio. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which ...

SAN ANTONIO – A beloved inventor died Friday after a jet engine fell on him at Port San Antonio. David Monroe, 72, was described as a prolific inventor and driven entrepreneur by the San Antonio ...

Novo Nordisk, the 102-year-old Danish drugmaker behind the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, is laying off thousands of workers as it seeks to recoup some of the revenue it’s lost to competitors ...

Sharjah: William Kamkwamba, a 38-year-old inventor from Malawi, is living proof that determination and education can change lives. At 14, he built a wind turbine from scrap materials to bring ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The ubiquitous ball spline. Basically, it is a type of mechanical element used in a variety of industrial applications where precise movement and alignment is required, like machine tools, robot arms ...

Ball splines are sometimes misunderstood in the intricate landscape of high-precision engineering. For one, they can be mischaracterized as fragile, or ill-suited for heavy loads. But these innovative ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Julian Brown started in high school with only welding certifications and a desire to change the world. Julian Brown, an Atlanta inventor, is known for Plastoline—a device that turns plastic waste into ...

In July 2025, a rumor spread online that a young inventor with 1.7 million social media followers had disappeared. Julian Brown, 21, of Georgia has purported to have created a low-cost, solar ...