The 50 Best Inventions of 2009

From a rocket of the future to a $10 million lightbulb, here are TIME's picks for the best new gadgets and breakthrough ideas of the year

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  2. Why Do Heavy Drinkers Outlive Nondrinkers?
  3. Trucking in the U.S.A.: Where the Accent is Russian
  4. Why Israel Doesn't Care About Peace
  5. The Forbidden City's Last Secrets U.S.-Bound
  6. American Women: Birthing Babies at Home
  7. Ambition: Why Some People Are Most Likely to Succeed
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  10. How Barack Obama Became Mr. Unpopular

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