Best Inventions of 2010-2011

TECHNOLOGY

1. iPad
2. Flipboard
3. Looxcie
4. Kickstarter
5. Square
6. Sony Alpha A55 Camea

TRANSPORTATION

1. Amtrak's Beef-Powered Train
2. Google's Driverless Car
3. Martin Jetpack
4. Edison2
5. Antro Electric Car
6. Electric-Car Charging Stations
7. The Straddling Bus
8. Road-Embedded Rechargers
9. Terrafugia Transition
10. The Plastic-Bottle Boat

HEALTH & MEDICINE

1. The Malaria-Proof Mosquito and The Mosquito Laser
2. NeoNurture Incubator
3. eLegs Exoskeleton
4. EyeWriter

BIOENGINEERING

1. First Synthetic Cell
2. Lab-Grown Lungs
3. 3-D Bioprinter
4. Faster-Growing Salmon

GREEN ENERGY

1. Deep Green Underwater Kite
2. Body Powered Devices
3. Power-Aware Cord
4. Bloom Box
5. The (Almost) Waterless Washing Machine

CLOTHING

1. BioCouture
2. Spray-On Fabric
3. The Plastic-Fur Coat
4. Woolfiller

ROBOTS/SOFTWARE

1. The Deceitful Robot
2. The English-Teaching Robot
3. Lifeguard Robot
4. Sarcasm Detection

MILITARY

1. Super Super Soaker
2. Less Dangerous Explosives
3. The X-51A WaveRider
4. X-Flex Blast Protection
5. Iron Man Suit