On November 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (court) found that patent applicant, Inline Plastics Corp.

After about 45 minutes at the museum, I'd say the experience is best done in a multi-generational group to spark conversations about the past, present, and future.The Museum of Failure The Museum of ...

Ever sipped on a refreshing Coca-Cola BlāK while eating some frozen beef lasagna by Colgate (yes, the toothpaste brand)? Probably not. Coca-Cola BlāK (a coffee-flavored soda) and Colgate lasagna are ...

1. Invention and innovation : a long history and modern infatuation -- 2. Inventions that turned from welcome to undesirable. Leaded gasoline ; DDT ; Chlorofluorocarbons -- 3. Inventions that were to ...

Putting failure front and center, an exhibition has opened in Washington D.C that showcases products and inventions from around the world that have flopped. The Museum of Failure puts more than 150 ...

Smil (How the World Really Works), a professor emeritus at the University of Manitoba, takes a thought-provoking look at what “the long trajectory of inventions” suggests about what to expect in the ...

February 13th, 2023 —The world is never finished catching up with Vaclav Smil. In his latest and perhaps most readable book, Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure, the prolific ...