Company officials are stopping production of the original Segway PT, a favorite in tourism and law enforcement, on July 15. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption
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As a child on a New York farm, Eben Bayer helped his dad shovel wood chips in the barn. That's where he noticed a stretchy web of fungus that became the basis of his biodegradable packing material. NPR hide caption
In dueling lawsuits, Match, which owns Tinder, alleges that Bumble infringed on Tinder's intellectual property — while Bumble says that argument is bogus. Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption
The Tinder-Bumble Feud: Dating Apps Fight Over Who Owns The Swipe
Ayanna Howard, a roboticist at Georgia Tech, was always interested in building robots. Daniela Sherer for NPR hide caption
Patients with Type-1 diabetes don't have enough healthy islets of Langerhans cells — hormone-secreting cells of the pancreas. Granules inside these cells release insulin and other substances into the blood. Steve Gschmeissner/Science Source hide caption
Brandi Chastain celebrates after scoring the winning goal of the 1999 World Cup. Hector Mata/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
40 Years Of Athletic Support: Happy Anniversary To The Sports Bra
Mary Anderson's illustration of her 1903 patented "window cleaning device." The United States Patent and Trademark Office hide caption
Alabama Woman Stuck In NYC Traffic In 1902 Invented The Windshield Wiper
Smart phones contain a silicon chip inside the camera that might be used to detect rare, high energy particles from outer space. J. Yang/Courtesy of WIPAC hide caption
Want To Do A Little Astrophysics? This App Detects Cosmic Rays
Miller Farm, the terminus of Van Syckel's pipeline, in 1868. The oil was pumped to Miller Farm and then transported by railroad. Drake Well Museum/Courtesy of PHMC hide caption
Even Pickaxes Couldn't Stop The Nation's First Oil Pipeline
The MD Brush has an unusual grip that automatically angles the brush head at 45 degrees. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption
Garrett shares a moment with his mother, Natalie Peterson. "He has been doing so good," she says. "He's been smiling." Nicole Haley/University of Michigan Health System hide caption
Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont's 14-bis biplane takes off from a French field in 1906. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption