--- title: How we picked 35 of the world’s top young scientists and... description: MIT Technology Review is announcing its 2026 Innovators Under 35 list, set to be revealed on September 8. This year, 550 nominations were received globally,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-we-picked-35-of-the-world-s-top-young-scientists-and-engineers-lu1swykei twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How we picked 35 of the world’s top young scientists and engineers | daily.dev og:description: MIT Technology Review is announcing its 2026 Innovators Under 35 list, set to be revealed on September 8. This year, 550 nominations were received globally,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-we-picked-35-of-the-world-s-top-young-scientists-and-engineers-lu1swykei og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/LU1swYkEi.png og:image:alt: How we picked 35 of the world’s top young scientists and engineers og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How we picked 35 of the world’s top young scientists and engineers **[MIT Technology Review](https://daily.dev/sources/technologyreview)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary MIT Technology Review is announcing its 2026 Innovators Under 35 list, set to be revealed on September 8. This year, 550 nominations were received globally, narrowed to 110 semifinalists and then 35 winners across four categories: biotechnology, artificial intelligence, computing and robotics, and climate and energy. Forty-four expert judges evaluated applications including reference letters, videos, and résumés. The list, a tradition since 1999, has previously featured notable figures like AMD CEO Lisa Su and Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How does MIT Technology Review select its Innovators Under 35 list? MIT Technology Review receives nominations from staff and the public, narrows them to 110 semifinalists, then has 44 expert judges evaluate full applications including reference letters, videos, and résumés. Editors review all judges' scores and comments to select 35 final winners. The 2026 list received 550 nominations and covers four categories: biotechnology, artificial intelligence, computing and robotics, and climate and energy. _Developers tracking AI and tech talent trends follow lists like these on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Meet the innovators under 35 shaping climate tech](https://daily.dev/posts/meet-the-innovators-under-35-shaping-climate-tech-cpcayqjjd) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Download: our 35 Innovators Under 35 this year](https://daily.dev/posts/the-download-our-35-innovators-under-35-this-year-2vrg20wmr) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [MIT School of Engineering faculty receive awards in fall 2025](https://daily.dev/posts/mit-school-of-engineering-faculty-receive-awards-in-fall-2025-59qbvj3xe) · MIT News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/mit-community-members-elected-to-the-national-academy-of-engineering-for-2026-xvtzthf4n) · MIT News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#biotech](https://daily.dev/tags/biotech) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-we-picked-35-of-the-world-s-top-young-scientists-and-engineers-lu1swykei) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How we picked 35 of the world’s top young scientists and engineers","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-we-picked-35-of-the-world-s-top-young-scientists-and-engineers-lu1swykei","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-we-picked-35-of-the-world-s-top-young-scientists-and-engineers-lu1swykei"},"datePublished":"2026-08-12T09:42:19.390Z","dateModified":"2026-08-12T09:42:40.218Z","description":"MIT Technology Review is announcing its 2026 Innovators Under 35 list, set to be revealed on September 8. 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