Some of the most revolutionary breakthroughs in human history weren’t planned in boardrooms or laboratories. They happened ...

For each of the past 25 years, TIME editors have highlighted the most impactful new products and ideas in TIME’s Best Inventions issue. The first, published under a cover featuring the protracted Bush ...

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 ...