This year’s honorees were selected from 550 nominations, with 44 expert judges helping our editors evaluate the finalists.

Danijar Hafner has a startup in stealth and a long track record of teaching AI agents about our world.

The steel industry isn’t exactly known for innovation. Very little has changed about purifying iron ore since the process was ...

But Hertha Metals founder Laureen Meroueh may have found a way to clean up steelmaking without driving up the price.  Meroueh, 34, invented a new furnace that simplifies the chemistry behind the ...

Potential applications include improved sensors for self-driving cars or new capabilities in smart glasses.  Miniaturization is one big advantage of her approach, because it can cut energy costs and ...

AI companies are making impressive mathematical strides. Human mathematicians are losing out.

The hunt has spread all over the world and engaged dozens of startups, including the Bill Gates–backed Koloma, which has been ...

With AI inference now driving enterprise workloads, organizations must rethink infrastructure for speed, efficiency, ...

Kidneys kept at subzero temperatures in pressure-controlled containers can be stored for days before transplantation, raising hopes for longer-term storage of donated human organs. When it comes to ...

Simplifying and integrating enterprise technology can help companies move faster, respond to disruptions, and build a ...

AI-assisted modernization can reduce the time and complexity of transforming legacy systems while creating a foundation for ...

Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of emissions. Some ...