--- ---  Sergiy Barchuk for TIME # The Best Inventions of 2022 ## AI *  [Tracking ICU Patients](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6225481/clinomic-mona/) Clinomic Mona byJoe Mullich *  [Artificial Imagination](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6225486/dall-e-2/) OpenAI DALL-E 2 byJared Lindzon *  [Automated 3D Rendering](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6225489/nvidia-instant-nerf/) NVIDIA Instant NeRF byJared Lindzon *  [AI-Driven Vehicle Inspections](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6225491/ravin-inspect-app/) Ravin Inspect App byJared Lindzon *  [Detecting Destruction](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6226995/scale-ai-automated-damage-identification-as-a-service/) Scale AI Automated Damage Identification as a Service byDon Steinberg *  [Mapping Life](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229912/deepmind-alphafold/) DeepMind AlphaFold byBilly Perrigo *  [Underground Exploration](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6226992/exodigo-subsurface-mapping-platform/) Exodigo Subsurface Mapping Platform byDon Steinberg *  [Robotic Friend](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6226997/intuition-robotics-elliq-2-2022/) Intuition Robotics ElliQ byChad de Guzman ## Accessibility *  [Digital Braille](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6222305/polly/) Polly byNovid Parsi *  [Feeling the Pitch](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228794/field-of-vision/) Field of Vision byKalen Goodluck *  [Fit Hearing Aids](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228806/phonak-audeo-fit/) Phonak Audéo Fit byLeslie Dickstein *  [A Bionic Future](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228818/esper-hand/) Esper Hand byLeslie Dickstein *  [Virtually Active](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6227000/rendeverfit/) RendeverFit byAngela Haupt *  [Robotic Friend](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6226997/intuition-robotics-elliq-2-2022/) Intuition Robotics ElliQ byChad de Guzman ## Apps & Software *  [Ad-Free Search](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228799/you-com/) You.com byJoe Mullich *  [Revealing Deepfakes](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228166/truepic-lens/) Truepic Lens byAli Withers *  [Blocking Hackers](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228878/nord-security-nordvpn/) Nord Security NordVPN byBilly Perrigo *  [Optimizing Energy Storage at Scale](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229820/fluence-mosaic/) Fluence Mosaic byAlejandro de la Garza *  [Unpolished Social Media](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6222337/bereal/) BeReal byAlison Van Houten *  [HR Goes Remote](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6227290/hibob/) HiBob byAli Withers ## AR & VR *  [Smooth 3D Images](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229118/canon-dual-fisheye-lens/) Canon RF5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens byJared Lindzon *  [Powerful Panoramas](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6230022/kandao-obsidian-pro/) Kandao Obsidian Pro byAlison Van Houten *  [Augmented Job Training](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228828/magic-leap-2/) Magic Leap 2 byChad de Guzman *  [TV to Go](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6225478/viture-one-xr-glasses/) Viture One XR Glasses byJared Lindzon ## Automotive *  [Fighting Smog](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6230027/power-global-ezee-module/) Power Global eZee Module byMatt Alderton *  [Next-Level EV](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228204/lucid-air/) Lucid Air byKalen Goodluck *  [Running Cars](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228785/qualcomm-snapdragon-digital-chassis/) Qualcomm Snapdragon Digital Chassis byNik Popli *  [Always-On Dashcam](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228788/nextbase-iq/) Nextbase iQ byMariah Espada *  [Vehicle Vision](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228839/aeva-aeries-ii-4d-lidar/) Aeva Aeries II 4D LiDAR byJulia Zorthian *  [Powerful Charge](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6224764/abb-terra-360-electric-car-charger/) ABB Terra 360 electric car charger byDon Steinberg *  [Chameleon Car](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6222192/bmw-ix-flow/) BMW iX Flow byAlison Van Houten *  [Making Electric Trucks Mainstream](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6225475/ford-f-150-lightning/) Ford F-150 Lightning byJoe Mullich *  [A Solar-Powered EV](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6226989/sono-motors-sion/) Sono Motors Sion byAshley Mateo ## Beauty *  [Optimizing Serums](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228153/droplette-micro-infuser/) Droplette Micro-Infuser byGuadalupe Gonzalez *  [Home Hair Salon](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228158/loreal-colorsonic/) L'Oréal Colorsonic byGuadalupe Gonzalez *  [Bottle-Free Body Wash](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228097/plus-body-wash-sheets/) Plus Body Wash Sheets byCaitlin Petreycik *  [A Vegan Red](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229191/hourglass-confession-lipstick-red-o/) Hourglass Confession Lipstick Red O byCaitlin Petreycik *  [6-in-1 Facial Tool](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229195/therabody-theraface-pro/) Therabody TheraFace Pro byCaitlin Petreycik *  [Hair Drying, Reinvented](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229945/zuvi-halo/) Zuvi Halo byCaitlin Petreycik ## Consumer Electronics *  [An Epic Stylus Smartphone](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6222190/samsung-galaxy-s22-ultra/) Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra byNovid Parsi *  [Lossless Earbuds](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228363/nuratrue-pro/) NuraTrue Pro byKalen Goodluck *  [The Smallest Chip Ever](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228819/ibm-two-nanometer-chip/) IBM Two-Nanometer Chip byJoe Mullich *  [A Smartphone Microscope](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228808/qingying-et-imicro-c-smartphone-microscope/) QingYing E&T iMicro C Smartphone Microscope byJoe Mullich *  [Innovative Smartphone Design](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229115/nothing-phone-1/) Nothing Phone (1) byJared Lindzon *  [More Than a Foldable Screen](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228863/zenbook-17-fold-oled/) Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED byGuadalupe Gonzalez *  [3D Without Glasses](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228076/acer-conceptd-7-spatiallabs-edition/) Acer ConceptD 7 SpatialLabs Edition byDon Steinberg *  [All-Day Headphones](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6230012/sony-linkbuds/) Sony LinkBuds byAlison Van Houten *  [Forever Self-Charging](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6225221/samsung-solarcell-remote/) Samsung SolarCell Remote byJillian Mock *  [A Wearable Camera](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6225472/fairy-devices-linklet-neck-worn-camera/) Fairy Devices Linklet Neck-Worn Camera byDon Steinberg ## Design *  [Future School](/collections/best-inventions-2022/6228824/ehrman-crest-elementary-middle-school/) Ehrman Crest Elementary/Middle School byJoe Mullich The 200 Best Inventions of 2022 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/"},"headline":"The Best Inventions of 2022","description":"200 innovations changing how we live","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/","datePublished":"2026-03-17T00:08:52.212Z","dateModified":"2026-03-17T00:08:51.637Z","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156}},"mainEntity":{"@type":"ItemList","numberOfItems":251,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcee7b5b91439859b/698a37c4929fad4a96bf944a/best-inventions-2022-hero-v2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/","name":"The Best Inventions of 2022"}}]}] ```