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Consumer Electronics
Goggle-Free Immersion
Brelyon Ultra Reality
A Transparent TV
LG Signature OLED T
A Tri-Fold Smartphone
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design
Motorizing Bicycles
Bimotal Elevate
A Fully Motorized Tripod
Edelkrone Tripod X
Elevating Smartphone Filmmaking
Tilta Khronos Ecosystem
Action Camera Extraordinaire
Insta360 X4
The Slimmest Foldable Phone
Honor Magic V3
Everything in Ultra-High-Def
Samsung Neo QLED 8K TV
A Safer Tool for Tinkerers
iFixit FixHub Power Series Smart Soldering Iron
Entertainment & Gaming
Home Health
The Toothbrush Zenith
Laifen Wave Toothbrush
Home Checkup
Withings BeamO
An At-Home Nasal Vaccine
AstraZeneca FluMist
Remote Pregnancy Monitoring
Nuvo Invu
Convenient Gynecological Testing
Daye Diagnostic Tampon
Over-The-Counter Glucose Monitor
Dexcom Stelo
A Stand-Out Health Tracker
Masimo W1 Medical
An AI-Powered Toilet Seat
Toi Labs TrueLoo
Frictionless Diagnosis
Winx Health UTI Test & Treat
Fertility Helper
PherDal Kit
Improving Fertility Comfort
Dandi IVF Care Kit
Fall Asleep Faster
Moonbird
Food & Drink
More Nutritious Plants
Brightseed Forager
Keeping Meat Moist
Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer
Reimagining the Spice Grinder
FinaMill FinaPod GT
Barbecue Without the Hassle
GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker
Filtered Water, Anywhere
LifeStraw Sip
Quick At-Home Cold Brew
The Cumulus Machine
A Better Meat Thermometer
ThermoPro Twin TempSpike
Household
Eco-Friendly and Scented
Blueland Spring Bloom Laundry Detergent Tablets
Brighter Workspaces
GE Lighting Cync Reveal HD+ Smart Undercabinet Fixtures
Reinventing the Stove
Impulse Cooktop
A True Robotic Lawn Mower
Mammotion Luba 2 AWD Series
A Better Way To Compost
Mill Food Recycler
A Refrigerated Feeder
Petlibro Polar Wet Food Feeder
Easy-To-Add Space
Samara Backyard
Sustaining Cat Health
Smart Box Health Monitoring Cat Litter
Next-Level Cooking
Signature Kitchen Suite 30-inch Transitional Series Combi Wall Oven
Advanced Cat Cleanup
Whisker Litter-Robot 4
Experimental
Groundbreaking Cardio Replacement
BiVacor Total Artificial Heart
Space-Age Energy Creation
Arbor Power Station
A New Way To Clean Steel
Electra Clean Iron
Oven Innovation
Graphene Square Cordless Transparent Cooker
Lab-Grown Fabric
Galy Literally Cotton
See-Through Computing
Lenovo ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop Concept
Lab-Grown Meat
Meatable Opti-Ox
Unspoofable Navigation
SandboxAQ AQNav
Air-Cleaning “Fruit”
Spiritus Carbon Orchard
AI
The Largest-Ever Chip
Cerebras Systems Wafer-Scale Engine 3
Finding Cures
Google DeepMind AlphaFold 3
Mind-Blowing AI-Generated Video
Runway Gen-3 Alpha
An AI Dating Assistant
Rizz
Business-Centric AI
Cohere Command R+
Digital Fact Checker
AI Seer Facticity.AI
Supporting Healthcare Workers
Laguna Insight
Predicting Natural Disasters
X Bellwether
Keeping Chatbots in Check
Aporia Guardrails
Reducing Doctors’ Paperwork
Abridge
Smarter PDFs
Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant
AI Explains It All
Google NotebookLM
Generative AI for Marketers
Typeface Arc
Translate Yourself
Captions
Medical Care
Clearer Dental X-Rays
Overjet
A DIY Pap Smear
Roche HPV Self-Collection Solution
Cutting Edge Gene Therapy
Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics Casgevy
Therapy for Spinal Cord Injuries
Onward Medical ARC-EX
A Blood Test for Alzheimer’s
ALZpath pTau217 Antibody
Tackling Schizophrenia
Bristol Myers Squibb Cobenfy
Spotting Autism in Infancy
EarliTec Diagnostics EarliPoint
Treating Small Cell Lung Cancer
Amgen Imdelltra
Custom Prostate Cancer Treatment
ArteraAI Multimodal Artificial Intelligence
A Lung-Saving Innovation
Paragonix Baroguard
Saving Crucial Time
Prenosis Sepsis ImmunoScore
Precise Surgical Vision
Unify Medical Amplio
Helping Surgeons Improve
Asensus Surgical AugmentOR Portal
Forging Brain-Spine Connections
Northwell Health Double Neural Bypass
Reducing IUD Pain
Aspivix Carevix
Hope for a Genetic Disease
Sarepta Therapeutics Elevidys
Simplifying Skin Cancer Detection
DermaSensor
Simple Cancer Testing
Guardant Health Shield
Catching Cancer Early
Northwell Health iNav
What’s Your Weight-Gain Type?
Phenomix Sciences MyPhenome
Fitness
A Sleek AI Fitness Tool
Magic AI Mirror
Cool Runnings
Omius Headband
Workout Form Feedback
BackAware Belt
Next-Gen Athletics
On Cloudboom Strike LightSpray
Storage Galore
Bandit Stamina 6 Pocket Nova Crop
Comfortable Heart Rate Monitoring
Garmin HRM-Fit
Wireless Recovery Boots
Hyperice Normatec Elite
A Slimmer Hiking Shoe
Merrell SpeedARC Surge BOA
Outdoors
Glowing Flora
Light Bio Firefly Petunia
More Durable Hiking Boots
Keen Targhee IV
A Rugged Portable Speaker
Altec Lansing HydraBlast 2.0
Avian Audio
Haikubox
Shredding Sustainably
Wndr Alpine Shepherd
Fully Recyclable Camping Gear
NEMO Equipment Endless Promise Collection
Flotation Reimagined
Mustang Survival Atlas 190 DLX Pro Sensor Life Jacket
Parenting
Rock Anywhere, Anytime
Ready Rocker
An E-Assist Stroller
Cybex e-Gazelle S
A Failsafe Baby Monitor
Harbor Baby Monitor
Better Breast Milk Storage
Mila's Keeper MilKeeper
A Smart Family Assistant
Skylight Calendar Max
Practical Play
Nugget Chunk
Military-Grade Child Protection
Babyark Convertible Car Seat Premium
Connectivity & Communications
Sustainability
More Accurate Forecasts
Atmo AI Weather Forecasting
Zero-Carbon Sneakers
Allbirds M0.0nshot Zero
Regenerated Textiles
Ambercycle Cycora
Water From the Sky
Aquaria Atmospheric Water Generators
Helping Climate-Friendly Farmers
Pivot Bio N-Ovator
A Low-Plastic Pharmacy
Cabinet Health
Reducing Cattle’s Footprint
Dsm-Firmenich Bovaer
Making Buildings More Efficient
BrainBox AI ARIA
Eco-Friendly Power Tools
DeWalt Powershift
Tracking Emissions From Space
GHGSat-C10 'Vanguard'
Absorbing PFAS Pollution
Regenesis SourceStop
En-Route EV Charging
InductEV Wireless Charging Network
Zapping PFAS Away
Gradiant ForeverGone
Automotive
Manufacturing & Materials
Making Batteries More Efficiently
AM Batteries Powder to Electrode Method
A Protein Marketplace
Shiru ProteinDiscovery.ai
Speedy 3D Printing
Formlabs Form 4
Keeping Buildings Cool
NanoTech Materials Insulative Ceramic Particle
Changing Cells With Light
Prolific Machines Photomolecular Platform
3D-Printing Electrodes
Sakuu Kavian
Aerospace
Visualizing the Beyond
DESI 3D Map of the Universe
A No-Emissions Flight
ZeroAvia ZA600
Speedier Space Transmissions
NASA Deep Space Optical Communications
A Photon-Propelled Spacecraft
NASA Advanced Composite Solar Sail System
Jupiter-Bound Mission
NASA Europa Clipper
Fewer Winter Flight Delays
De-Ice
Retail Delivery by Drone
Wing
Agriculture
Special Mentions
Never Chapped
Rhode Lip Case
Next-gen Robot Vacuum
Matic Robots Matic
AI-powered Financial Research
Brightwave
An AI-processing Powerhouse
Qualcomm AI Engine in Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform
A Powerful AI Platform
SambaNova Suite
Sleek AR Glasses
Xreal Air 2 Ultra
A Custom Baby Bottle
Affirm Card
Affirm Card
A Pro Hair Tool for Travel
Dreame Technology Pocket High-Speed Hair Dryer
A Women’s Urinal
Boom Home Medical Loona
A Diagnostic Menstrual Pad
Qvin Q-Pad
Touchless Medical Monitoring
Xandar Kardian XK300-H
A Diagnostic Device for the O.R.
HemoSonics Quantra Hemostasis System
Emergency Lifeline
Front Line Medical Technologies COBRA-OS
Treatment for a Limb-threatening Condition
Abbott Esprit BTK System
A 180-degree Security Camera
Reolink Argus 4 Pro
Sounds of the Middle Ages
Teenage Engineering EP–1320 medieval
Technicolor Dream Pen
Colorpik Smart Pen
Accessible Genome Sequencing
MGI Tech DNBSEQ-T20x2
Concentrated Hair Care
The Rootist Rootbiomic Ferment
Bird-identifying Binoculars
Swarovski Optik AX Visio
Automated Rocking
Sleepytroll Baby Rocker v.2
Autonomous Sports Field Painting
Turf Tank Two
Upcycling Fallen Trees
Cambium Carbon Smart Wood
A Safer Dog Toy
Woof Pet Pupsicle
A Tiny Travel Charger
Twelve South ButterFly
A Better To-go Container
Bell Bowls
An Umbrella Built for Two
ShedRain The Duo Umbrella
Kitchen Essentials
Caraway Knife & Utensil Set
AI-powered Bedsore Prevention
Bayesian Health AI Platform for Pressure Ulcer prevention
Compact Satellites
Terran Orbital SmallSat GEO
Chemical-free Nonstick
Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro
Another Menopause Treatment Option
Rebalance Health Hot Flash System
A Miniature Camera Drone
DJI Neo
AI-powered Preventative Care
Nanox.AI Solutions for Medical Imaging
A Cancer Support Chatbot
BelongAI Dave
Reducing Chronic Pain
Medtronic Inceptiv Spinal Cord Stimulator
A Targeted LED Light Mask
Qure Skincare Q-Rejuvalight Pro
An AI Reading Tutor
Ello
An Acoustic–electronic Hybrid
DWe Drum Kit
Engaging Adult Learners
Honor Education
Speeding Up Generative AI
Fireworks AI platform
An On-the-go Projector
LG CineBeam Q 4K UHD Smart Portable Laser Projector
Realistic AI Avatars
D-ID Agents
From the Classroom to the Conference Room
Epson ELPCS01 Mobile Projector Cart
Free Healthcare Guidance
Ada
A Double-screen Laptop
Asus Zenbook Duo
A Smart Wheelchair Cushion
Kalogon Orbiter Med
An E-bike Made for Families
Radio Flyer Via Pro
Improving Hemodialysis
Sonavex EchoMark
Project Credits
Project Editors: Emma Barker Bonomo and Mark Yarm
Editors: Merrill Fabry, Ayesha Javed, Lily Rothman, and Karl Vick
Photo Editor: Kaya Lee Berne
Photo Lighting & Digital Tech: Brad Wilson
Designer: Victor Williams
Digital: Juwayriah Wright, Erin McMullen, and Nadia Suleman
Audience: Annabel Gutterman, Kitty Ruskin, Kari Sonde, and Meg Zukin
Reporter-researchers: Harry Booth, Leslie Dickstein, Tharin Pillay, Jennifer Schiavone, and Simmone Shah
Video: Arpita Aneja
Social Good
A Game-Changing Vaccine
University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India R21/Matrix-M
A Humanitarian Water Filter
Ogilvy Colombia Filter Caps
Funding Kids
UNICEF Child-Lens Investing Framework
A Way To Disconnect
Yondr Pouch