Invention Notebook

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Recognizing the Power of Invention Education for Re-Engaging Students

Discover how this educator’s introduction to invention education resulted in her students’ presenting at MIT, speaking on a U.S. Department of Education panel, and becoming SXSW finalists.

May 8, 2025

6 min read

Lesly Rojas in a lab.

Engineering for Good

Invention education programs inspired this young inventor to pursue engineering to make an impact in people’s lives.

April 13, 2025

9 min read

Mahadevan poses with The Allergent, a food allergy detection device.

The Food Allergy Detective

This young inventor created an AI-enabled, electronic nose to sniff out allergens lurking in your food.

February 25, 2025

7 min read

Inventing Our Future: A National Inventors’ Day Celebration

A message from Rob Schneider, Executive Director, The Lemelson Foundation

February 9, 2025

5 min read

Inventor Sonia Patel works in a lab.

Envisioning a Safer Eye Exam

This young inventor created a synthetic model eye to help medical students train for optical procedures.

January 31, 2025

4 min read

A Champion for Sustainability

Transforming Engineering Curricula to Protect Our Planet

December 18, 2024

7 min read

Making STEM Education More Inclusive for Emerging Entrepreneurs

Five attributes that innovation and entrepreneurship programs should cultivate

October 31, 2024

6 min read

Escaping the Ordinary in the Classroom

This innovative education curriculum uses an escape room model to engage students in important life lessons.

July 17, 2024

9 min read

Making Engineering Elementary

How a model for equity-oriented engineering curriculum is engaging students from all backgrounds and in the earliest grades

June 25, 2024

11 min read

Transforming the Game with Invention

This former athlete turned entrepreneur and inventor is creating new sports technology to improve player safety.

June 3, 2024

9 min read

Building Back for a Healthy Planet

Engineers are crucial to restoring our ecosystems and building a sustainable future.

Sparking Imagination, Empowering Ingenuity

Why We Must Celebrate and Support the Inventive Spirit

Pushing for an Engineering Revolution

Unlocking the Potential of Hardware-Based Invention to Solve Global Development Challenges

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