Today is Kid Inventors' Day: What'll those kids think of next?

What do swimming flippers, popsicles, trampolines, Braille and earmuffs have in common? They were invented by kids. Do you think you could you invent something groundbreaking?

Did they find inventors key secret?

A BYRON Bay inventor has given his backing to a discovery that could revolutionise energy transmission and solve a mystery that has puzzled scientists for more than 100 years.

When kids get creative

What do swimming flippers, popsicles, trampolines, Braille and earmuffs have in common? They were invented by kids. Do you think you could you invent something groundbreaking? Today is Kid Inventors’ Day, marked each year on January 17 because it’s the birthday of Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was 12 when he created paddles for his hands that would help him swim faster — an invention that led to ...

Super Bowl Commercials 2012: Top 5 Must-Watch Tech Ads

Companies spent millions of dollars on Super Bowl 2012 ads, and no less than five tech firms doled out some must-watch gems this year. While Apple didn't buy any ad time during the Super Bowl, one of their arch rivals did, and several Web sites ponied up to get their names out there as well.

Black History Month inspires tales of past

February is Black History Month, but you probably already knew that. But do you know why February and not March or May.

Science has lost flavour

I REFER to “Making science a blast again” ( The Star , Feb 7). Learning Mathematics and Science in English definitely makes sense in this Internet-enabled era.