Every year, TIME highlights inventions that are making the world better, smarter and a bit more fun. (See last year’s list here.) To assemble our list of 2021’s Best Inventions, we solicited ...

We live in a miraculous age, where sci-fi wonders are part of everyday life. You don’t think so? How about the fact that we carry tiny, absurdly powerful computers around in our pockets? It was just a ...

An invention to keep from splattering your clothes and hair with broth as you slurp your noodles. Also worthwhile if you want your friends to think you are a flower. Chindogu are Japanese inventions ...