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This is a Cracking Idea - and the video's great too!... - David Wardell

I am indebted to the Institute of Trade Mark Agents (ITMA) twitter feed for alerting me to this great video. I started my day with a smile. Cracking Ideas is a competition and resource for...

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Patent Protection in China: Know Before You Go - by the China IPR SME Helpdesk

It is a given that patent protection has to be requested before a respective product is introduced to the national market. However, it is less often considered how a product may appeal in other world...

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Old friend is Our Pal! - David Wardell

I'm delighted to announce that Our Pal Asija has joined the team here at Inventricity.com Pal and I have known each other for more years than either of us care to remember. We first met on the...

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The Sublime to the Gor Blimey! - David Wardell

Last week I saw an invention that made me go wow! I want one!I am referring to the amazing Quant e-SportLimousine. This fantastic supercar is capable of 230mph and runs on sea water!Over the years...

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Monkey Business! - David Wardell

This is a fascinating story of a modern day David (Photographer, David Slater) meets Goliath (Wikipedia). It's not very often that copyright issues become media sensations but in this case the sheer...

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Not a Loony Idea! - David Wardell

I love inventions that are cases of simple, elegant, lateral thinking. Charged with finding a way to connect the millions of people worldwide in remote areas to the internet, Google have launched...

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Transformers - for real! - David Wardell

It's early days but these shape-changing, origami inspired robots could herald a real 'transformation' in robotics. This is a great invention that literally can stand on its own two (or more)...

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It's Pants! says advertising watchdog - David Wardell

Over the years, at various invention shows around the world, I've been asked to judge many inventions that seek to address the dubious claims regarding the danger of electro-magnetic radiation from...

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Prof. Anthony Kelly 1929 - 2014

We are saddened to hear of the death of Prof. Anthony Kelly. A materials scientist who had a profound impact on the world through his work on composite materials. Known to his friends and colleagues as...

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Churchill's Iceman - Geoffrey Pyke, inventor, genius, fugitive, spy - by...

Churchill's Iceman - the new book by Henry Hemming tells the astounding story of a good old British 'boffin', Geoffrey Pyke. We'll let Henry take up the story...Geoffrey Pyke lived most of his life as...

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A stunning Senior Moment - so true and so funny! - David Wardell

A self important college freshman, walking along the beach, took it upon himself to explain to a senior citizen resting on the steps, why it was impossible for the older generation to understand his...

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Mesmerising Door Designs by David Wardell

Sometimes you see things that make your heart sing with the joy of human ingenuity. These beautiful and mesmerising door designs made me feel just that.They are the brainchild of Austrian artist...

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C'mon Suckers! - David Wardell

In the UK it’s been an interesting week for that good-old inventors’ favourite - vacuum cleaners. First we had some Eurosceptic jingoistic furore over the European Commission limiting the size of...

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Do you know a worthy inventor? - David Wardell

The European Inventor Awards 2015...The European Patent Office is seeking nominations for the 2015 awards. This is your chance to recommend the inventor or team who has most impressed you....

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Airbus are at it again...this time it's in-flight hair dryers! - David Wardell

OK, I'm kidding. No, it's not really hair dryers - though I quite like the idea of a salon at 30,000feet - but the latest daft patent from Airbus. Regular readers will remember that a couple of months...

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Heartwarming Stuff - from Invention and 3-D Printing!?!

I came across the story of five year old Hayley Fraser in the UK press this week. Hayley was born with a congential abnormality, symbrachydactyly, which means she has no fingers on her left hand....

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StarStream 'Cleans Up' at the Awards! - David Wardell

Boffins from the University of Southampton (my home city - yay!) have won yet another prestigious award for their invention 'StarStream' - a portable cleaning system that, by using ultrasound and...

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The Institute of Patentees & Inventors Ventures North! - David Wardell

The Institute of Patentees & Inventors (of which I am a Director) is the UK's oldest inventor organisation - our centenary is only a few years away - and is set to achieve a long held goal. For...

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Is it the Nobel thing to do? - David Wardell

Three cheers and congratulations to the inventors of the Blue LED light. Isamu Akasaki (Japan), Hiroshi Amano (USA) and Shuji Nakamura (Japan) have won the coveted prize for physics. Developed in the...

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Wake up and smell the cellulite! - David Wardell

A few weeks ago I wrote about the Advertising Standards Authority who were rubbishing the anti-radiation protective claims of Wireless Armour and their underpants - (It's Pants says advertising...

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