--- description: Find out why Dyson Airstrait is one of the best inventions of 2023 title: Dyson Airstrait: The 200 Best Inventions of 2023 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b8b3ef70bdf362c/698a4170b3fce305220caec3/best-inventions-2023-dyson-airstrait.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 24, 2023 # A More Strategic Straightener Dyson Airstrait by [Chris Stokel-Walker](/author/chris-stokel-walker/) ## Chris Stokel-Walker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME **These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser.** Hair straighteners have been a part of beauty routines since their invention in 1909\. But they require dry hair, the hot irons can burn skin, and the devices weaken locks over the long run. Dyson has hit on a 21st century solution: the Airstrait. The straightener, used with wet hair, blows 11.9 liters of hot air a second through 1.5-mm slots at a 45-degree angle, speeding up the process while preventing the sort of damage created by scorching-hot irons. The machine is powered by the company’s Hyperdymium motor. “It’s more than 100,000 r.p.m.—five times faster than an F1 engine,” says Low Chen Nyeow, senior design engineer at Dyson. **Buy Now:** Dyson Airstrait on [Dyson.com](https://www.dyson.com/hair-care/hair-straighteners/airstrait/bright-nickel-and-rich-copper "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323543/dyson-airstrait/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323543/dyson-airstrait/"},"headline":"A More Strategic Straightener","datePublished":"2023-10-24T11:00:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T05:10:25.172Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323543/dyson-airstrait/","keywords":["list","franchise","ecommerce","Magazine","best inventions","Best Inventions 2023"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b8b3ef70bdf362c/698a4170b3fce305220caec3/best-inventions-2023-dyson-airstrait.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chris Stokel-Walker","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/chris-stokel-walker/"}],"creator":"Chris Stokel-Walker","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b8b3ef70bdf362c/698a4170b3fce305220caec3/best-inventions-2023-dyson-airstrait.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323543/dyson-airstrait/","name":"A More Strategic Straightener"}}]}] ```