Abebe Negash is a refugee from Ethiopia, who is studying at University of New Hampshire. He has invented a machine which may help in reducing the amount of pollutants from a car’s exhaust pipe. Preliminary tests with the not-so-elegant device (it is made out of PVC pipes and hoses, strapped to a trailer hitch and [...]

News from New Zealand: Sometimes, an invention need not involve bleeding edge technology to make a difference in people’s lives. One such invention enables Ian Sadler, a man with cerebral palsy, to indulge in his passion for painting. His tutor, Karl Wulff, made a helmet for him, which could hold his paintbrush. For creating the [...]