The finalists

Independent wheel guidance for high speed trains

Soft-close furniture hinge

Expanding cork with microwaves

Small, resilient liquid lenses

Prosthetic hand with precise control

Rapid, low-cost DNA sequencing

Nano-capsules for targeted delivery of anti-cancer drugs

Cheaper and more efficient solar panel production

Phrase based language translation by computers

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

E-book display

Lower emission steel production

Proton beams to treat cancer

Low-power processors perfect for smartphones

LCD technology