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Aussies doubt home grown inventions (The West Australian)

The Hills hoist, wine casks and the bionic ear are all Australian inventions, but it appears the glory days of innovation are behind us, according to a new survey.

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 27th Feb 2007 16:29 UTC, submitted by anonymous (New Mobile Computing)

The UK Government has responded to a petition regarding software patents : "The Government remains committed to its policy that no patents should exist for inventions which make advances lying solely in the field of software.

Monticello and America's 'Renaissance' president (CNN.com)

If you want to understand who Thomas Jefferson was -- third president of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence -- visit Monticello, his majestic mountaintop home in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Transformers Animated: Transform and Roll Out Review (UGO - UnderGroundOnline)

Hasbro's Transformers franchise is one of the most enduring toy lines of the 80s. Where M.A.S.K. and Inhumanoids have faded into the mists of time, Transformers has seen multiple re-inventions and re-imaginings, including Beast Wars and, most recently, a new traditionally animated series, Transformers Animated . The three-part premiere episode has been released on DVD, and while it may help ...

Nigeria: Afe Babalola Wants Lazy Professors Sacked (AllAfrica.com)

Nigeria's technological backwardness has been traced mainly to lazy and indolent professors and lecturers who refuse to engage in meaningful research and come out with inventions that will receive global acclaim. Such academics should be removed from the university system.