Every year for over two decades, TIME editors have highlighted the most impactful new products and ideas in TIME’s Best Inventions issue. To compile this year's list, we solicited nominations from ...

A nationwide poll of 2,000 adults has pinpointed the top three most significant inventions of all time as electric power, the internet, and penicillin. Thomas Edison's pioneering work on electric ...

The incredible story behind the Moylan Arrow, the unassuming yet ingenious invention that transformed the humble fuel gauge.

The brand's first foundation was named one of Time's greatest inventions since 2000. Rihanna has another accolade to add to her stacked resume. The Fenty Beauty founder can now highlight her ...

From the sticky situation that led to Spray-On Skin to the burnt offering that birthed potato chips, history is littered with ...

LifeStraw—whose Max water cleanser, designed to clean impure water at a population level, was one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2023—went in a more personal direction with its new device. The Sip ...

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The world’s smallest pacemaker, developed by Northwestern researchers, has been named one of the “Best Inventions of 2025” by Time magazine. The pacemaker — created by a team of engineers led by ...