Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards 2009

For the fifth straight year, Popular Mechanics magazine has scoured the planet for the best new products and innovators in search of the winners of its Breakthrough Awards.

This year, the magazine honored a leadership award winner (inventor Dean Kamen); a next-generation award winner (roboticist Greg Schroll); eight innovator award winners; and 10 "breakthrough" products.

October 6, 2009 4:00 AM PDT

Photo by: Popular Mechanics

| Caption by: Daniel Terdiman