best inventions

Every year, TIME highlights the Best Inventions that are making the world better, smarter and even a bit more fun. (See last year's list here.) To assemble our 2018 list, we solicited nominations across a...

Apple's design chief talks about the removal of the home button, overcoming challenges, and more.

To determine TIME’s annual unranked list, we consider hundreds of inventions from around from around the world. In the past, we’ve featured everything from the floating lightbulb to the desktop DNA lab. To see the...

From guilt-free Halo Top ice cream to Michelin's airless tires

Welcome to TIME's annual round-up of the best inventions making the world better, smarter and—in some cases—a little more fun.

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