Inventions

一种新的视频翻译技术不仅将语音转换为另一种语言，而且使扬声器的嘴唇用这种语言准确地移动。

ByPatrick J. Kiger

The heyday for Morse code is primarily over, but this communication method using dots and dashes still has its place in our digital world.

ByMark Mancini

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BySarah Gleim

The Hybrid Sports Bike, still in its prototype stage, is a three-in-one: a pedal-powered bicycle souped-up with both a gas engine and an electric motor. But how could a gas-powered bike be environmentally friendly?

ByJulia Layton

人们已经生产（和喝）葡萄酒已有8000年了 - 这意味着从创建香槟到古怪的葡萄酒标签，现在和过去的许多创新。

By贝基·斯特里普（Becky Striepe）

智能手机，平板电脑和其他设备不仅有用；他们可以改善您的社交生活。我们将研究一些将社交媒体整合到您正在做的事情的最新方法。

ByDave Roos

Five metallic balls on slender threads sit side by side. As one on the end hits the rest, the one on the opposite end rises and falls. Why don't the balls in the middle move? It's complicated.

By克里斯·舒尔茨（Chris Schulz）

You're sure you have it in you to think of an invention, but you're not sure how to do it. Get some tips here on how to think of an invention.

ByHow兴发首页xStuffWorks.com贡献者

每个人都知道什么是三明治。大多数人甚至可能知道小吃的名字。但是你知道谁发明了它吗？这是一个更棘手的问题。

ByStephanie Watson

Primitive batteries date back a lot longer than you might guess. But when were scientists finally able to produce and store electricity and then use it to create a continuous, controllable current?

By克里斯托弗·尼格（Christopher Neiger）

We've all seen TV ads for products that were just completely silly, but then became overnight sensations. Which ones made our list?

ByJonathan Strickland

NASA的男人和女人是一群巧妙的一堆，它们不仅仅是为太空发明惊人的东西。哪些发明改变了我们在地球上的生活？

ByPatrick J. Kiger&玛丽安·汤匙

At one time, sharing files between computers meant carrying a box of punch cards from one machine to another. The Internet changed all that, but who's responsible for creating this network of networks?

ByJonathan Strickland

尽管那里有所有的Slinks，创可贴和BIC笔，但许多专利的发明都可能永远不会看到广泛使用的创新，就像这辆汽车有机地生长并散发出纯氧气一样。

ByWilliam Harris&Patrick J. Kiger

这个有多元化的兴趣的人还为火车发明了Cowcatcher设备，并在剑桥大学拥有杰出的数学教授职位。

ByWilliam Harris

似乎几乎每个人都有手机。实际上，您现在的口袋里可能有一个。许多人对该设备有想法，但是只有一个人可以成功介绍该小工具。他是谁？

ByJonathan Strickland

During the Industrial Revolution, both innovation and the capabilities of large factories combined to thrust people from a predominantly agricultural existence into a more urban lifestyle. So what were the period's top inventions?

ByJonathan Atteberry&玛丽安·汤匙

尽管1980年代可能会让您想起MTV和腿部暖和者的时代，但技术的发展很多。实际上，我们今天所依赖的许多技术正在首次亮相。

ByJonathan Strickland&Wesley Fenlon

Google's headquarters is located in Mountain View, Calif., but it might as well be Mount Olympus given the company's wild success. Who is the man or woman behind the mountain?

ByTom Harris

许多人认为Guglielmo Marconi是广播的发明者。毕竟，他确实为此获得了诺贝尔奖。但是其他人则认为尼古拉·特斯拉（Nikola Tesla）是因为最高法院坚持了他的专利广播。那么谁应该得到认可？

ByJosh Briggs

人们总是在思考使我们笑的奇怪的东西，例如，瓦夫勒姆制造商以键盘的形式搅动华夫饼干。但是这10个发明不仅有趣，而且很有趣。我们一直与他们互动。

ByWilliam Harris&玛丽安·汤匙

There may be no greater tribute to a society's ingenuity and vision than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. What other cool stuff did the ancient Egyptians invent?

ByJonathan Atteberry&Patrick J. Kiger

您要休息的杂货袋，以及在车道上的Splat中的鸡蛋。是的，卸载杂货可能很乏味，但是与制冷前的日子相比，这没什么，因此请抓住冷饮料并了解您要感谢的人。

ByJonathan Atteberry

Edison, Bell, the Wright Brothers -- sure, their inventions changed the world, but they didn't tend to think up much for the kids. But that doesn't mean there haven't been some good ones over the years. So pick up your pogo stick and hop along to find out five of our favorites.

ByJonathan Atteberry

The first gun was created more than 1,000 years ago, effectively changing warfare — and society — in incomprehensible ways. But do we know who actually made the first firearm?

ByJeff Harder&Sharise Cunningham