The bC16 miniature patch synthesizer wraps up a fully featured VCO, LFO, 24dB VCF, VCA, ADSR envelope generator, noise source, ring modulator and headphone amp all in a crisp, white, round, CNC machined acrylic housing the same diameter as compact disc.

For the first time, Condé Nast Portfolio has identified the world’s most prolific inventors aliveâ��three of them have more patents than Thomas Edisonâ��and asked them the big question: Where do the big ideas come from?

While marijuana use is higher among all age groups than it was 15 years ago, cigarette smoking has dropped remarkably. Among 12th-graders, current cigarette smoking has dropped from 27.8 percent in 1992 to 21.6 percent this year.

As creative professionals, we drop into this ultra-creative blissful zone here and there. But, what if you could literally create it on demand?