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The Best Inventions of 2020

Terms and Conditions: TIME's 2020 Best Inventions Search

PARTICIPATION IN THIS COMPETITION CONSTITUTES PARTICIPANT ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. TIME’s 2020 Best Inventions Search (the “Search”) is a skills competition; chance will play no part in determining the award...

How We Chose the 100 Best Inventions of 2019

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 2019 list, we solicited nominations across a...

How We Chose the 50 Best Inventions of 2018

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 Jonathan Ive Talks to TIME About Designing the iPhone X

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

The 25 Best Inventions of 2017

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...

The 25 Best Inventions of 2017

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

The 25 Best Inventions of 2015

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

See Why Benedict Cumberbatch Is So Photogenic

Behind the scenes of TIME's latest cover shoot with Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch on Playing the Role of the Genius

The actor talks about the challenges of his various roles while on the set of TIME's cover shoot

The Price of Genius

Alan Turing, the man who pioneered computing, also forced the world to question what it means to be human

The Best Inventions of 2014

Hoverboards, intelligent space craft, edible food wrappers, and much much more

Behind the Cover: Jamie Chung on Photographing the Hummingbird Drone

TIME's new issue looks at the 50 best inventions of 2011.