Discover the Brilliance of Black Scientists & Inventors
Explore the untold stories of remarkable minds who changed our world through innovation, discovery, and determination. From ancient times to modern day breakthroughs in AI, biotech, and quantum computing.
The Homopolar Motor
A practical demonstration of Lenz's Law via a Homopolar Motor.
Garrett A Morgan
The man who made our roads save to drive on.
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Received patent #4,094,391 for illusion transmitter
Innovation Milestones: 4IR to 5IR
Key technological breakthroughs shaping our digital age
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It shot out a billion years’ worth of solar energy through a pencil-sized jet. The…
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MIT develops robot that slithers through intestines like a snake
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Firefighters celebrate rain during Indonesia wildfires
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Key oddity of quantum physics may run even deeper than anticipated
Quantum mechanics stands out by being probabilistic and a new analysis suggests that this property…
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This week’s new questions
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Blue Planet III is the best yet from the BBC and David Attenborough
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‘Hell chicken’ dinosaur likely dined on fruit, not meat
The Cretaceous era species gobbled up fruit around present day Montana. The post ‘Hell chicken’…
A bust-up between mathematicians is fuelling fears that AI could undermine science
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China’s super-secret space plane visible in clearest photo yet
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Apple just dropped the AI-oriented M6 chip into the iMac and the 14-inch MacBook Pro
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This lava planet shouldn’t have an atmosphere—but it does
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AI refutes 30-year-old mathematical assumption in computer science
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Parents of premature newborns can have more skin-to-skin contact with new device
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‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass
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Project to restore rare native trees with DNA testing
Conservation groups say black poplars are endangered due to felling, land drainage and habitat loss.
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This robot exists solely to bounce ping-pong balls
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Error-correction record pushes quantum computers closer to usefulness
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Why a high school in Virginia is getting a quantum computer
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Google showcases way to fix quantum computer errors more efficiently
Error-proofing the most important operations performed on a quantum computer has so far required lots…
Will we observe dark matter as a particle or a wave?
We have arguably already discovered dark matter, says columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. To observe it, we…
Appeal for major energy storage system rejected
Plans for the battery system site near the Devon-Dorset border have again been dismissed.
Featured Books
Africa's Journey to Industry 4.0: A Guide to Thriving in a Disrupted World
The future is being written. Will your voice be part of it? From the first …
Black Women Scientists & Inventors Vol 2
Celebrating twenty groundbreaking Black women whose scientific brilliance continues to shape our world. This powerful …
Blacks in Mathematics & Science: Workbook 1
Building Confidence Through Discovery, Problem Solving, and Real-World Learning. Blacks in Mathematics & Science: Workbook …
Black Scientists & Inventors Book 2
Inspire. Educate. Celebrate Innovation. The second book in the Black Scientists and Inventors series continues …
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Jamaican inventor of the H2Flex water-powered vehicle technology
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Psychology
Clinical psychologist and pioneer of African-centered psychology, former president of the National Association of Black Psychologists
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Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac surgery pioneer and inventor of surgical tools who helped develop Blue Baby Syndrome surgery
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