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

By Sophie Bushwick

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

By Stan Horaczek

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

By Claire Maldarelli

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

By Rob Verger

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ibex Tactix Folding Skis
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The top 11 innovations in recreation this year

By Berne Broudy

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

By Joe Brown

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

By Mary Beth Griggs

Boeing Starliner Space Suit
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The 100 greatest innovations of 2017

By Popular Science Team

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

By Popular Science Team

How to go supersonic without a boom
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How to go supersonic without a boom

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

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

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Estwing Al-Pro Framing Hammer
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The 10 Greatest Home Innovations Of The Year

By Dave Gershgorn and Harlan Murphy

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton, Sarah Fecht

Alptransit Gotthard Base Tunnel
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The 11 Greatest Engineering Innovations Of 2016

By Shannon Palus and Jenn Schwartz

The 11 Greatest Innovations In Entertainment This Year
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The 11 Greatest Innovations In Entertainment This Year

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

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McLaren 570S
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The 10 Greatest Automotive Innovations Of 2016

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Q&A: How ‘Star Wars’ Creators Made BB-8 Into A Robot Icon
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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
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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
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The 100 Greatest Innovations Of 2015

By Popular Science Team

Tesla Powerwall
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Home

By Reported by Harlan Murphy and Lindsey Kratochwill

Health
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Health

By Reported by Sarah Scoles and Breanna Draxler

IMAX Digital 3D Camera
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IMAX 3D Camera

By Popular Science Team

Sydney, Australia
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One Central Park, Sydney

By Popular Science Team

Google Cardboard Is Virtual Reality On A Budget
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Google Cardboard Is Virtual Reality On A Budget

By Popular Science Team

Airbus E-Fan
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Top aerospace innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top home innovations of 2014
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Top home innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top health innovations of 2014
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Top health innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top auto innovations of 2014
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Top auto innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top hardware innovations of 2014
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Top hardware innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Corktown Common
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Top green innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top entertainment innovations in 2014
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Top entertainment innovations in 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top software innovations of 2014
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Top software innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

robot blue eyes WowWee MiP
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The 100 Greatest Innovations Of The Year

By Rafi Letzter

The First Home Iris Scanner
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The First Home Iris Scanner

By Popular Science Team

The Editor’s Letter From The December 2014 Issue Of Popular Science
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The Editor’s Letter From The December 2014 Issue Of Popular Science

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The 2013 Best Of What’s New
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The 2013 Best Of What’s New

By The Editors

10 Of The Greatest Aerospace Innovations Of 2012
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10 Of The Greatest Aerospace Innovations Of 2012

By Popular Science Team

The Top 25 Innovations of the Last 25 Years
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The Top 25 Innovations of the Last 25 Years

By Popular Science Editors

Best of What’s New, 2011
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Best of What’s New, 2011

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After Record-Making Flight, Martin Jetpack Will Soon Be on Sale
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After Record-Making Flight, Martin Jetpack Will Soon Be on Sale

By Gregory Mone

Testing the Best: EcoATM, the Cash-Dispensing Cellphone Recycler
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Testing the Best: EcoATM, the Cash-Dispensing Cellphone Recycler

By Adam Weiner

Testing the Best: The Nikon D3s, the Low-Light King
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Testing the Best: The Nikon D3s, the Low-Light King

By Dan Bracaglia

Testing the Best: Driving Fast in the Ferrari 458 Italia
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Testing the Best: Driving Fast in the Ferrari 458 Italia

By John Mahoney

2010’s 100 Best Innovations of the Year, All in One Place
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2010’s 100 Best Innovations of the Year, All in One Place

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Testing The Best: A Weekend With Mobilegs Crutches
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Testing The Best: A Weekend With Mobilegs Crutches

By Julie Beck

Best of What’s New 2010: Our 100 Innovations of the Year
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Best of What’s New 2010: Our 100 Innovations of the Year

By Mark Jannot

Video: UK Animators Use Cellphone and Microscope To Film Smallest Stop-Motion Animation Ever
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Video: UK Animators Use Cellphone and Microscope To Film Smallest Stop-Motion Animation Ever

By Rebecca Boyle

Looking Back at the 100 Best Innovations of 2009
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Looking Back at the 100 Best Innovations of 2009

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Mariah Power Windspire Photo Gallery
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Mariah Power Windspire Photo Gallery

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3M MPro 110 Photo Gallery
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3M MPro 110 Photo Gallery

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Electronic Arts/Maxis Spore Photo Gallery
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Electronic Arts/Maxis Spore Photo Gallery

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Best of What Was New
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Best of What Was New

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Best of What’s New 2006
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Best of What’s New 2006

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