Apr. 13—A waitress approached Wylen Ford's table carrying food, silverware and a glass of water. She gave him a plastic straw for his drink. That's how he got the idea. A few years later, Ford is ...

Naomi Williamson, 6, creates a juice box/bank in Camp Invention’s rapid prototype studio on Tuesday at Ivy Tech Community College. Take, for example, Amber Geller’s “Let’s Glow” module with ...

In recent years, there have been some incredible new inventions that use state-of-the-art technology and the latest innovations. However, there have also been some very simple inventions that have ...

Damian Earley has something that most 17-year-olds don’t: a patent for his invention. Damian, who is a junior at Whetstone High School, invented a device to keep trash cans from tipping over. The ...

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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. One of the most important steps in realizing a product invention is prototyping. In addition to providing a physical manifestation of the ...