Every year, TIME selects the best inventions that are making the world better, smarter and—in some cases—a little more fun. In the past, we’ve featured everything from the real-life hoverboard to the ...

The No. 1 ranking highlights UC’s unmatched record for innovation that drives societal progress and bolsters the economy.

Behind the scenes of our daily lives, a host of ingenious inventions quietly power the modern world. Semiconductors, motors, and batteries are the foundational technologies behind electronics and ...

In 2000 TIME’s editors sat down to select three inventions of the year, one each in consumer technology, medical science, and basic industry. They found so many interesting ones along the way that ...