Since 1999, the editors of Technology Review have honored the young innovators whose inventions and research we find most exciting; today that collection is the TR35, a list of technologists and scientists, all under the age of 35. Their work--spanning medicine, computing, communications, electronics, nanotechnology, and more--is changing our world.
2009 Innovator of the Year: Kevin Fu
2009 Humanitarian of the Year: José Gómez-Márquez
Ranjan Dash
Nanoporous carbon could help power hybrid cars
Cody Friesen
Making cheaper, higher-energy batteries to store renewable energy
Kurt Zenz House
Capturing carbon dioxide through cement production
Andrew Perlman
Slashing carbon emissions by converting coal into natural gas
Cyrus Wadia
Identifying materials that could be unexpectedly useful in solar cells
