iPhone 16
Apple's 2024 flagship smartphone
Technology
The gadgets, devices, and machines that define modern life, from pocket-sized supercomputers to autonomous vacuum cleaners.
MacBook Air (M3)
Apple's fanless ultraportable laptop
ENIAC
The first general-purpose electronic computer
Apollo Guidance Computer
The computer that navigated humans to the Moon
Raspberry Pi 5
A full computer smaller than a credit card
Roomba j7+
The autonomous vacuum that judges your floor
3D Printer (Creality Ender 3)
The desktop factory that launched a million prototypes
DJI Mavic 3
A flying camera that fits in a backpack
AirPods Pro (2nd gen)
Wireless earbuds with noise cancellation
65-inch OLED TV
A cinema-grade display that hangs on your wall
Starlink Satellite (v2 Mini)
One of thousands forming a global internet constellation
Meta Quest 3
A portal to virtual worlds that fits on your face
Residential Solar Panel (400W)
A slice of captured starlight on your roof
Tesla 4680 Battery Cell
The cylindrical power source driving the EV revolution
IBM Selectric Typewriter
The golf ball that revolutionized office typing
USB Flash Drive
The tiny stick that replaced boxes of floppy disks
Hard Drive Platter
The spinning magnetic disk inside a traditional hard drive
Modern CPU Die
The tiny silicon chip at the heart of every computer
Desktop RAM Stick (DIMM)
The long circuit board that gives your computer short-term memory
Monocrystalline Solar Cell
A single dark-blue wafer that converts sunlight into electricity
Wind Turbine Blade
A fiberglass airfoil longer than a football field
Nuclear Fuel Rod
A slender tube of ceramic uranium pellets
Fiber Optic Cable Spool
Kilometres of glass strands wound on a single drum
Quantum Computer Dilution Refrigerator
The chandelier-shaped cooling system for quantum processors
42U Server Rack
The standard cabinet that houses internet infrastructure
Submarine Internet Cable
The armored tube that carries 99% of intercontinental data
5G Cell Tower
The antenna array that delivers next-generation wireless broadband