Chevy Volt, 'Branded Candidate,' Dynamic Skyscraper Among Time's Top 50 Inventions

Amidst election-mania, this week’s special double issue of Time includes the magazine’s list of the year’s 50 best innovations. Invention of the Year honors go to the retail DNA spit test championed by Google-funded 23andMe, but the list also recognizes some significant achievements in automotive design, architecture, and graphic design. Four cars made the cut: the Tesla Roadster (#2 on the list), the Chevy Volt (#7, pictured at left), the Aptera Electric Car (#46), and the