2019 was abundant in bold inventions in almost all areas of science and technology. We have selected for you 10 most important innovations, which, no doubt, will repeatedly prove themselves next year.

To determine TIME’s annual unranked list, we consider hundreds of inventions from around the world. In the past, we’ve ...

Daisuke Uraji, the president of Day-Plaft Inc. with two trainees, show off their “useless” chili powder shaking machine. The Japan News TOKYO — “Three, two, one, dobatto!” With a push, a large amount ...

The result is 300 groundbreaking inventions (and 100 special mention inventions )—including an AI detector for teachers, a home sprinkler system for wildfires, the world’s biggest rollercoaster, and a ...

TOKYO — “Three, two, one, dobatto!” With a push, a large amount of ichimi-togarashi spicy red chili powder dropped out from the belly of a plastic seal on top of a machine. The amount of the powder ...