{"id":1784,"date":"2021-11-10T20:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T20:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vaask.com\/news\/?p=1784"},"modified":"2026-02-18T06:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:29:16","slug":"time-best-inventions-awards-honors-vaask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vaask.com\/news\/time-best-inventions-awards-honors-vaask\/","title":{"rendered":"TIME Best Inventions Awards honors Vaask"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Editors praise company for replacing &#8216;ugly hand sanitizer goo pumps&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 10, 2021 \u2014 NEW YORK CITY \u2014 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TIME<\/a> today announced the results of its 2021 Best Inventions contest and honored hand sanitizer system Vaask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUgly hand sanitizer goo pumps have become standard d\u00e9cor in office lobbies and corridors, but Austin-based Vaask thinks they deserve the kind of design attention that the rest of a modern workplace gets,\u201d TIME <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/collection\/best-inventions-2021\/6115517\/vaask\/\">wrote<\/a> in describing the Special Mention awarded to the hand hygiene company. \u201cVaask\u2019s futuristically curvy gel dispensers \u2026 use laser sensors to know when a hand reaches in for a squirt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, TIME highlights inventions that are making the world better, smarter and a bit more fun, selecting those who are honored based on factors including originality, creativity, efficacy, ambition and impact. 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