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The editors of Popular Science pick the year's top 100 innovations in the worlds of gadgets, aviation, engineering, health, and beyond. Est. 1988.

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The greatest automotive innovations of 2021 The greatest automotive innovations of 2021

By Rob Stumpf, Stan Horaczek

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The most innovative gadgets of 2021 The most innovative gadgets of 2021

By Stan Horaczek

The top 10 health and medicine breakthroughs of 2021

The top 10 health and medicine breakthroughs of 2021 The top 10 health and medicine breakthroughs of 2021

By Claire Maldarelli, Rebecca Sohn

Dyson's hair styling tool

2019’s most exciting personal care products 2019’s most exciting personal care products

By Nicole Wetsman and Rachel Feltman

Blue Smith goggles

The 10 most thrilling recreation innovations of 2019 The 10 most thrilling recreation innovations of 2019

By Rob Verger and Stan Horaczek

NASA X-59 Quesst Aircraft in the sky

The most impressive aerospace innovations of 2019 The most impressive aerospace innovations of 2019

By Neel V. Patel and Rob Verger

The 100 greatest innovations of 2018

The 100 greatest innovations of 2018 The 100 greatest innovations of 2018

By Popular Science Team

100 greatest innovations of 2019: Best of What's New

The 100 greatest innovations of 2019 The 100 greatest innovations of 2019

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Wolverine boots with Vibram Arctic Grip

The 9 Greatest Recreation Innovations Of The Year The 9 Greatest Recreation Innovations Of The Year

By Berne Broudy and Grennan Milliken

Snapshots of the best tech of the decade, including the Impossible 2.0 burger, Curiosity rover, and Fortnite video game

The best tech of the last decade The best tech of the last decade

By Popular Science Team

The 10 Most Important Aerospace Innovations Of The Year

The 10 Most Important Aerospace Innovations Of The Year The 10 Most Important Aerospace Innovations Of The Year

By Kelsey D. Atherton, Sophie Bushwick

Skype Translator

The 7 Greatest Software Innovations Of The Year The 7 Greatest Software Innovations Of The Year

By Dave Gershgorn and Lindsey Kratochwill

Best innovations of the year

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The Greatest Tech Of 2016

The Greatest Tech Of 2016 The Greatest Tech Of 2016

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Big Agnes Torchlight Sleeping Bags

The 8 most exciting sports and outdoor products of 2020 The 8 most exciting sports and outdoor products of 2020

By Stan Horaczek and Rob Verger

Unspun Body scan jeans

The 10 most exceptional personal care products from 2020 The 10 most exceptional personal care products from 2020

By Rachel Feltman and Jordan Blok

IndyCar and Red Bull Aeroscreen

The best car and automotive technologies of 2020 The best car and automotive technologies of 2020

By Dan Carney and Stan Horaczek

3M Claw Drywall Picture Hanger

The 8 most helpful new home products of 2020 The 8 most helpful new home products of 2020

By Sandra Gutierrez G. and John Kennedy

Bjarke Ingels Group CopenHill

The wildest engineering innovations of 2020 The wildest engineering innovations of 2020

By Sara Chodosh and Andrew Rosenblum

Epic Unreal Engine 5

The best entertainment tech of 2020 The best entertainment tech of 2020

By Stan Horaczek

SpaceX Crew Demo 2 / Crew Dragon

The most daring aerospace innovations of 2020 The most daring aerospace innovations of 2020

By Rob Verger and Charlie Wood

Apple Magic Keyboard

The best gadgets of 2020 The best gadgets of 2020

By Stan Horaczek

Best of What's New 2020

The 100 greatest innovations of 2020 The 100 greatest innovations of 2020

By Popular Science Team

The most significant security innovations of 2020 The most significant security innovations of 2020

By Yael Grauer and Purbita Saha

Smartwatch measuring blood pressure

The 11 most noteworthy health innovations of 2019 The 11 most noteworthy health innovations of 2019

By Claire Maldarelli

Osmo Pocket DJI pocket camera

2019’s most innovative gadgets 2019’s most innovative gadgets

By Stan Horaczek and Corinne Iozzio

Lamborghini's hybrid Sian

2019’s most impressive automotive innovations 2019’s most impressive automotive innovations

By Dan Carney and Chuck Squatriglia

Wireless headphones by Bose

2019’s coolest entertainment innovations 2019’s coolest entertainment innovations

By Stan Horaczek and Corinne Iozzio

Smart home camera

The biggest security breakthroughs of 2019 The biggest security breakthroughs of 2019

By Eric Adams and Chuck Squatriglia

Leatherman free P4 multi tool

The 9 most useful home products of 2019 The 9 most useful home products of 2019

By Harlon Murphy and John Kennedy

Impossible plant based burger packaging

The most important engineering innovations of 2019 The most important engineering innovations of 2019

By Andrew Rosenblum and Sara Chodosh

The Parker Solar Probe is the single greatest innovation of 2018

The Parker Solar Probe is the single greatest innovation of 2018 The Parker Solar Probe is the single greatest innovation of 2018

By Shannon Stirone

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Peeing for astronauts, a DIY breast reconstruction, and other tales from the field Peeing for astronauts, a DIY breast reconstruction, and other tales from the field

By Popular Science Team

Where we’re going, we won’t need roads

Where we’re going, we won’t need roads Where we’re going, we won’t need roads

The head of the U.S.’s largest mosquito control program has science on her side

The head of the U.S.’s largest mosquito control program has science on her side The head of the U.S.’s largest mosquito control program has science on her side

By Jason Lederman

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The most profound technologies are those that disappear The most profound technologies are those that disappear

By Bryan Gardiner

On the evolution of sneaker tech, from 1933 on

On the evolution of sneaker tech, from 1933 on On the evolution of sneaker tech, from 1933 on

By Marissa Shieh

Extreme skier Davo Karnicar folds his skis Extreme skier Davo Karnicar folds his skis

Body, heal thyself

Body, heal thyself Body, heal thyself

By Daniel Engber

Jane Poynter wants to send you to the edge of space in a very big balloon

Jane Poynter wants to send you to the edge of space in a very big balloon Jane Poynter wants to send you to the edge of space in a very big balloon

By Laura Parker

The most ingenious gadgets of 2017

The most ingenious gadgets of 2017 The most ingenious gadgets of 2017

By Stan Horaczek

The year’s 10 most incredible aerospace inventions

The year’s 10 most incredible aerospace inventions The year’s 10 most incredible aerospace inventions

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ibex Tactix Folding Skis

The top 11 innovations in recreation this year The top 11 innovations in recreation this year

By Berne Broudy

The best entertainment tech of the year

The best entertainment tech of the year The best entertainment tech of the year

By Stan Horaczek

The year’s most exciting innovations in software

The year’s most exciting innovations in software The year’s most exciting innovations in software

The 10 most important automotive technologies of the year

The 10 most important automotive technologies of the year The 10 most important automotive technologies of the year

The 12 most important health innovations of the year

The 12 most important health innovations of the year The 12 most important health innovations of the year

By Claire Maldarelli

The year’s most important innovations in security

The year’s most important innovations in security The year’s most important innovations in security

By Kelsey D. Atherton

2017’s coolest tech for your home

2017’s coolest tech for your home 2017’s coolest tech for your home

By Sophie Bushwick

This year’s 11 most important innovations in engineering

This year’s 11 most important innovations in engineering This year’s 11 most important innovations in engineering

By Mary Beth Griggs

Boeing Starliner Space Suit

The 100 greatest innovations of 2017 The 100 greatest innovations of 2017

By Popular Science Team

The 100 Greatest Innovations Of 2016

The 100 Greatest Innovations Of 2016 The 100 Greatest Innovations Of 2016

By Popular Science Team

Humans don’t know how to drive self-driving cars

Humans don’t know how to drive self-driving cars Humans don’t know how to drive self-driving cars

Estwing Al-Pro Framing Hammer

The 10 Greatest Home Innovations Of The Year The 10 Greatest Home Innovations Of The Year

By Dave Gershgorn and Harlan Murphy

The 9 Most Important Security Innovations Of The Year

The 9 Most Important Security Innovations Of The Year The 9 Most Important Security Innovations Of The Year

By Kelsey D. Atherton, Sarah Fecht

Alptransit Gotthard Base Tunnel

The 11 Greatest Engineering Innovations Of 2016 The 11 Greatest Engineering Innovations Of 2016

By Shannon Palus and Jenn Schwartz

How An Axe-Handle Bat Is Going To Take Over Baseball

How An Axe-Handle Bat Is Going To Take Over Baseball How An Axe-Handle Bat Is Going To Take Over Baseball

Q&A: How ‘Star Wars’ Creators Made BB-8 Into A Robot Icon

Q&A: How ‘Star Wars’ Creators Made BB-8 Into A Robot Icon Q&A: How ‘Star Wars’ Creators Made BB-8 Into A Robot Icon

By Edited and condensed by Erik Sofge

What We’ve Learned From The Pluto Flyby

What We’ve Learned From The Pluto Flyby What We’ve Learned From The Pluto Flyby

By Edited and condensed by Sophie Bushwick

The silver cylinder of the August Smart Lock with yellow and blue in the background

The 100 Greatest Innovations Of 2015 The 100 Greatest Innovations Of 2015

By Popular Science Team

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By Reported by Harlan Murphy and Lindsey Kratochwill

Top aerospace innovations of 2014 Top aerospace innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top home innovations of 2014

Top home innovations of 2014 Top home innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top health innovations of 2014

Top health innovations of 2014 Top health innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team