A Brooklyn tech hub that has enabled entrepreneurs to develop solutions to urgent public-health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic

A nontraditional front-page layout using graphics to spotlight the unprecedented scale and horror of the COVID-19 pandemic

A virtual-reality fitness app that transports users to far-flung corners of the earth, from the Galápagos’s Isabela Island to the ruins of Machu Picchu, to make exercising at home feel like a vacation

A 3D-printed community for families in Latin America living on less than $200 a month

A web platform that visualizes thousands of architectural design options, empowering clients and community members to co-create buildings and neighborhoods

A method for designing and 3D printing objects with dynamic color, texture, and reflectivity

A cushioned, liquid-repellent shoe designed to make healthcare workers safer and more comfortable on the job

A donation website that encourages users to support Democratic candidates in competitive races to maximize the impact of their giving and advance a progressive agenda

A series of illustrations, maps, animations, and videos that tell the complex story of Hong Kong’s anti-government protests in an accessible, visual way

A 3D-printed nasopharyngeal swab (developed in less than three weeks to meet critical shortages in COVID-19 testing) that has a unique lattice structure that improves patients’ comfort and makes it easier for healthcare workers to collect samples

A weighted blanket that’s filled with Tencel fabric weights, instead of plastic, to promote a good night’s sleep without damaging the environment

A transformation of Eero Saarinen’s iconic 1962 TWA Flight Center at New York’s JFK International Airport into a chic hotel

A for-credit college-education platform that uses sleek design to help students pass classes, and reduces the cost of courses by more than 80% compared with traditional universities, potentially saving American students billions of dollars a year

A navigation app that lets you choose your journey based on parameters such as the best-lit streets or the most beautiful landmarks, rather than just the fastest way to get from point A to point B

A system for efficiently transporting schoolchildren in Oakland, California, that reduced the percentage of kids traveling more than 60 minutes each day from 70% to 3%

A foldable paper cup designed to eliminate the need for wasteful, single-use coffee lids

A $100 kit, featuring an array of buttons and triggers, to enable more than 46 million people with disabilities to play video games

An audiovisual installation in vacant New York storefronts that brings The New York Times’s local reporting to life

An intensive care unit for COVID-19 patients made from converted shipping containers

A kindergarten built around a traditional siheyuan courtyard in Beijing, with a rooftop that doubles as a playground

A ski made of an algae-based composite that dramatically reduces the amount of petrochemicals used to manufacture it

A body-gesture recognition system that lets people with disabilities customize their own interfaces

The world’s northernmost energy-positive building, located in Trondheim, Norway, which produces more than twice as much electricity as it consumes on average every day

A free, cloud-based interface design tool that makes prototyping as simple for marketers and product managers as it is for designers and developers

A trauma care center for abused children in San Antonio that highlights the restorative power of nature, with ample views of the outdoors, natural materials, and a healing garden

A face shield with an adjustable neck mount that’s built to be safe and comfortable enough for service industry workers to wear for hours

An app that lets users shake, scream, or type their frustrations into their phone to physically release stress

An electric commuter bike that hides a range of technologies, from built-in theft control to a nearly silent motor, in a sleek, stylish frame

An app for Brazil’s second-largest telecom company that streamlines the customer service experience

A nontraditional front-page layout using graphics to spotlight the unprecedented scale and horror of the COVID-19 pandemic