TIME - 100 best inventions 2020
Every year, TIME recognizes products, software and services that are making the world better, solving compelling problems in creative ways. This year’s list features gadgets, devices, products, and services in multiple categories such as health care, food, artificial intelligence, accessibility, electronics, augmented reality, design, finance, and entertainment. This prestigious list, curated by the editors of TIME, generated more than 530 million global media impressions in the past year
The magazine said the list was compiled through solicited nominations from TIME editors and correspondents around the world, and through an online application process. Each contender was then evaluated on key factors such as “originality, creativity, effectiveness, ambition, and impact.”
“The result: 100 groundbreaking inventions—including a smarter beehive, a greener tube of toothpaste, and technology that could catalyze a COVID-19 vaccine—that are changing the way we live, work, play and think about what’s possible,” the magazine wrote.
Among the best inventions were a power wheelchair accessory, a smart baby crib, an AR training platform for frontline workers, a made-to-order manicure service, a phone that doubles as a notebook by Microsoft, a robotic tutor, a vegan pork offering, and an indoor gardening solution.