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The 2019 winners are listed below and sortable by name of product, organization and category. Clicking on the product name will take you to a page with more information.

Additionally, judges awarded several submissions in the four Special Recognition categories, potentially giving a Gold, Silver and Bronze in each. Those are listed below the R&D 100 winners. Congratulations to all!

For an archive of past winners, please go here>>

 

ProductOrganizationCategoryhf:tax:rd100-category
“bioDART Biofouling Monitor”NCH Corporation/Chem AquaAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
A Green Battery Printed on LoRa IoT DevicesNano and Advanced Materials InstituteMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
ADDSec Artificial Diversity and Defense SecuritySandia National Laboratories (SNL)Software/Servicessoftware-services
AF-369 VHF/UHF Terrestrial Direction Finding AntennaSouthwest Research InstituteIT/Electricalit-electrical
Affordable Laser-free Retrofittable Stroboscopic Solution for Ultra-fast Electron MicroscopyEuclid TechLabs, LLCAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
ALFa LDS: Autonomous, Low-Cost, Fast Leak Detection SystemLos Alamos National LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
ArtGutMIT Lincoln LaboratoryAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
ATOMIC ARMOR: Innovative nanomaterials designed to protect sensitive technologies with a one-atom-thick shieldLos Alamos National LaboratoryIT/Electricalit-electrical
Bionic Intelligent AGV Fleet SystemMetal Industrial Research& Development CentreMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Capacitor-Assisted High Power BatteryGeneral MotorsMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
CellSight—Rapid, Native Single-Cell Mass SpectrometryOak Ridge National LaboratoryAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
CHIRP: Cloud Hypervisor-forensics and Incident Response PlatformSandia National Laboratories (SNL)Software/Servicessoftware-services
Cobalt-Based Nanocrystalline Alloys for Gapless Inductor and Sensor ApplicationsNational Energy Technology LaboratoryMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Commercial Building Energy Saver (CBES) – a tool to enable equitable access to building deep retrofit and zero-net energy strategies for small- and medium-sized commercial buildingsLawrence Berkeley National LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
Consequence-driven Cyber-informed EngineeringIdaho National LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
DeltaFS—Rapidly Searching Big Data to Accelerate Scientific DiscoveryLos Alamos National LaboratoryIT/Electricalit-electrical
DeltaMax™ Performance Modifiers, masterbatches for polypropyleneMilliken & CompanyMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
DIFA(Distance Fabric) – New dimension of weaving machineTaiwan Textile Research InstituteMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Digital Twin Solutions for Smart FarmingInstitute for Information IndustrySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
Dow Release Modifier for High Efficiency Label ManufacturingDowMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Dual-Mode Imaging ReceiverMIT Lincoln LaboratoryIT/Electricalit-electrical
Electronic Neutron Generator Calibration SystemIdaho National LaboratoryAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
Enhanced Performance Anodic Epoxy ElectrocoatPPGMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Eshmuno® CP-FT ResinMilliporeSigmaMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
EverBatt: Argonne’s Novel Closed-Loop Battery Recycling ModelArgonne National LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
FEARCE: Fast, Easy, Accurate, and Robust Continuum Engineering: Improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions in combustion enginesLos Alamos National LaboratoryMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
First Polyethylene based Build Material in 3D Printing: EVOLV3D™ OBCDow Inc.Mechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Fuel Cell Catalyst with Ultralow Pt LoadingArgonne National LaboratoryMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Fully Automatic Heart Function Measurement System Using Real-time 3D Ultrasound Imaging TechnologyHitachi, Ltd.Analytical/Testanalytical-test
Gas Mapping LiDAR ™Bridger Photonics, Inc.Analytical/Testanalytical-test
GhidraNational Security Agency (NSA)IT/Electricalit-electrical
GREAT STUFF™ SMART DISPENSER™DuPontMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Grid Agents – IoT Multiparameter Sensor Platform for Cyber-Physical Security of the Electric GridOak Ridge National LaboratoryIT/Electricalit-electrical
High Energy Density and Safe Battery System for Powering Electric VehiclesArgonne National LaboratoryMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
High Impact Polymer ResinToyota Boshoku CorporationMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
High Strength Binder System for Additive ManufacturingOak Ridge National LaboratoryMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
High Thermal Conductivity Impregnating Resin – Voltatex® 4224Axalta Coating SystemsMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
High-Performance Nanoantenna-Enabled Detectors (NEDs)Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)Analytical/Testanalytical-test
High-Temperature Irradiation-Resistant Thermocouples (HTIR-TC)Idaho National LaboratoryAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
iKNOBEADS are the world’s first magnetic microparticles with tailorable sizes and shapes.Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)Otherother
IMPEDE® Embolization PlugShape Memory Medical Inc.Analytical/Testanalytical-test
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) subsurface monitoring toolThe U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology LaboratoryAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
LCTWTA Model 2000HDA-A16, Space-to-Earth Q-band high-power RF amplifierL3 Technologies Electron Devices Inc. (L3 EDD)IT/Electricalit-electrical
Lightweight Deployable Array Panels for SpaceMIT Lincoln LaboratoryIT/Electricalit-electrical
Lotus Superhydrophobic Compositions and Coating Process (LotusFlo(TM))Southwest Research InstituteMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
MailSecur mmWave Full Motion Non-Invasive Imaging SystemRaySecur Inc.Analytical/Testanalytical-test
Manufacturing process for extracting high-quality cellulose nanocrystals from biomassArgonne National LaboratoryProcess/Prototypingprocess-prototyping
Martin Bionics Socketless Socket™Martin Bionics LLCOtherother
Marvite Materials (These products are named in honor of the key inventor, Marvis White, who is suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and is now retired from Engi-Mat Co.)Engi-Mat Co.Mechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Mass photometry – weighing molecules with lightRefeyn LtdAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
MC-15 Portable Neutron Multiplicity Detector: Helping emergency response teams quickly identify and assess nuclear-based threatsLos Alamos National LaboratoryAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
MIRaGE – Multiscale Inverse Rapid Group-Theory for Engineered MetamaterialsSandia National Laboratories (SNL)Software/Servicessoftware-services
MLSTONES: Bio-inspired malicious software detection and analysisPacific Northwest National LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
MoBILE (Mobility and Biomechanics Insert for Load Evaluation)MIT Lincoln LaboratoryIT/Electricalit-electrical
Multi-Mode Elpasolite Scintillator – CLLBCRadiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.Process/Prototypingprocess-prototyping
Nano-functionalized Alloys for Additive ManufacturingHRL Laboratories, LLC.Mechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Novel Nanodiamonds for Nanosensing and Quantum ComputingNorth Carolina State University, Centennial Campus, Raleigh, NC 27695-7907Mechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
NWB:N (Neurodata Without Borders: Neurophysiology)Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
Offshore Risk Modeling (ORM) SuiteNational Energy Technology LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
Open Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization (OpenMDAO) FrameworkNASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OhioSoftware/Servicessoftware-services
Pendar X10™:A Breakthrough in Short-Range Standoff Raman for Chemical IdentificationPendar Technologies, LLC.Analytical/Testanalytical-test
Persistence Data MiningOhio Soybean CouncilAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
Personalized PseudoPatient™: The World’s first phantom for patient-specific quality assurance in brain radiotherapyRTsafeAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
Phased Array Antenna System for In-Band Full-DuplexMIT Lincoln LaboratoryIT/Electricalit-electrical
Phononic’s F200 Merchandising FreezerPhononicMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Polartec® Power Air™PolartecMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Portable Radiation Imaging, Spectroscopy and Mapping (PRISM)Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
PRECISE: The World’s Fastest, Smartest Solar Integration SolutionNational Renewable Energy LaboratoryIT/Electricalit-electrical
QM Quantum Microscope – Next Generation Microscopy & AnalysisKMLabs, Inc.Analytical/Testanalytical-test
RAIBA – Reconfigurable and Regulatable Battery Array SystemIndustrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)IT/Electricalit-electrical
Rapid Convective Growth DetectorMIT Lincoln LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
Real-time intraoperative parathyroid identification to prevent accidental removal of parathyroid glands during thyroid surgeryVanderbilt UniversityAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
ResStock™—A 21st-Century Tool for Energy Efficiency Modeling with Unparalleled GranularityNational Renewable Energy LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
Revolutionary Relaxation Process for Sweater ManufacturingThe Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and ApparelProcess/Prototypingprocess-prototyping
Safe Power – Safe and Versatile Aqueous Lithium Ion BatteriesThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryIT/Electricalit-electrical
SAM Reactor System Analysis CodeArgonne National LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
SCR Framework: Accelerating Resilience and I/O for Supercomputing ApplicationsLawrence Livermore National LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
Severe Contingency Solver: Electric Power Transmission AnalysisLos Alamos National LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
SILASTIC™ MS-4007 Moldable Optical Silicone for Eaton’s Ephesus LumAdapt 8 LED Sport’s Stadium LightDow Performance SiliconesMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
SimCCS2.0: Open-source software for designing CO2 capture, transport, and storage infrastructureLos Alamos National LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
Sliding Plating ProcessMitsubishi Electric Corporation Manufacturing Engineering CenterProcess/Prototypingprocess-prototyping
Smartphone using CAAC-IGZO technology (AQUOS R2 series)Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.IT/Electricalit-electrical
SolarEdge: World’s 1st EV Charging Solar Inverter with Solar Boost Mode for Up to 6X Faster ChargingSolarEdge Technologies Ltd.Mechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Spack: A Package Manager for HPC SystemsLawrence Livermore National LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
SPLASH: Smart Platforms Leveraging Automated Sample HandlingLos Alamos National LaboratoryAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
Tactical Microgrid Standard (TMS) Open ArchitectureMIT Lincoln LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
Targeted Acoustic Laser Communication (TALC)MIT Lincoln LaboratoryProcess/Prototypingprocess-prototyping
The F71 and F41 Teslameters: Innovative Instruments Offering a New Level of Precision, Convenience, and Dependability for Magnetic Analysis, Testing, and VerificationLake Shore Cryotronics, Inc.Analytical/Testanalytical-test
The H-Genie: A smart high pressure hydrogen generator for safer chemistryThalesNano EnergyAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
Thermal Energy Storage System (TESS)Argonne National LaboratoryMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Thermally conductive and emissive PBT resin for heatsink applicationsDuPont Transportation & IndustrialMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Thermo Scientific Orbitrap ID-X Tribrid Mass Spectrometer systemThermo Fisher ScientificAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
Traffic Aware Strategic Aircrew Requests (TASAR) Traffic Aware PlannerNASA Langley Research CenterSoftware/Servicessoftware-services
U.S. FDA Approval: MAVENCLAD® (cladribine) tabletsEMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in the U.S. and CanadaAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
Unified Communications X (UCX): a lightweight exascale-ready communications frameworkLos Alamos National LaboratoryIT/Electricalit-electrical
Visibility Estimation through Image Analytics (VEIA)MIT Lincoln LaboratorySoftware/Servicessoftware-services
Voltanol: Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to EthanolOak Ridge National LaboratoryMechanical/Materialsmechanical-materials
Wireless radio Frequency signal Identification and protocol Reverse Engineering—WiFIREIdaho National LaboratoryIT/Electricalit-electrical
Xenon InternationalPacific Northwest National LaboratoryAnalytical/Testanalytical-test
ZEISS Elyra 7 with Lattice SIMCarl Zeiss Microscopy GmbHAnalytical/Testanalytical-test

2019 R&D Special Recognition Medalists


Special Recognition: Corporate Social Responsibility

GOLD
RETRO Rx: Rapid, Easy Tools for Responding to Outbreaks and Re-emergence Events
Los Alamos National Laboratory

SILVER
SimCCS2.0: Open-source software for designing CO2 capture, transport, and storage infrastructure
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Montana State University Indiana University

Special Recognition: Green Tech

GOLD
SiC-Based Monolithic Transistor-Rectifier Semiconductor Switch
Sandia National Laboratories
GeneSic Semiconductor Inc.  U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity Energy Storage Program

SILVER
Ducted Fuel Injection
Sandia National Laboratories

BRONZE
Zero Waste Compact Water Dispenser
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute
Mind Body (Asia) Limited

Special Recognition: Market Disruptor – Services

GOLD
VaporID
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

SILVER
Spack: A Package Manager for HPC Systems
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory; Columbia University; École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; Iowa State University; Kitware, Inc.; NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Center for Climate Systems Research; National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center; Perimeter Institute; University of Hamburg; University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign; University of Iowa

Special Recognition: Market Disruptor – Products

GOLD
ATOMIC ARMOR
Los Alamos National Laboratory

SILVER
Riptide MkII Micro-Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
BAE Systems, FAST Labs

BRONZE
Stable Nanocrystalline Metal Alloy Coatings with Ultra-Low Wear
Sandia National Laboratories

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