Best of What's New

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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5 aerospace breakthroughs of 2024

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The 5 greatest gadget innovations of 2024

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5 personal care innovations that lived up to the hype in 2024

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5 awesome innovations in sports and outdoors gear in 2024

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5 impressive entertainment technology innovations of 2024

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5 coolest engineering innovations of 2024

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The 50 greatest innovations of 2024

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Best of What's New 2023
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The 50 greatest innovations of 2023

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The best home innovations of 2022

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Best automotive innovations of 2022
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The biggest automotive innovations of 2022

By Clifford Atiyeh

Best of What's New 2022 Emergency Services and Defense
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The most helpful emergency services and defense innovations of 2022

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The most innovative personal care products of 2022
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The most innovative personal care products of 2022

By Rachel Feltman, Celia Shatzman

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The most powerful health innovations of 2022

By Kate Baggaley, Purbita Saha

The most ingenious engineering feats of 2022
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The most ingenious engineering feats of 2022

By Andrew Rosenblum

The most awesome aerospace innovations of 2022
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The most awesome aerospace innovations of 2022

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The 100 greatest innovations of 2022
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The 100 greatest innovations of 2022

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The feats of engineering that dazzled us in 2021
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The feats of engineering that dazzled us in 2021

By Andrew Rosenblum

The most high-flying aerospace innovations of 2021
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The most high-flying aerospace innovations of 2021

By Charlie Wood, Rob Verger

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The most innovative personal care products of 2021

By Jordan Blok, Rachel Feltman

The 100 greatest innovations of 2021
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The 100 greatest innovations of 2021

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