Congratulations to the 2022 R&D World Winners! The 2022 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. These 100 winning products and technologies are the disruptors that will change industries and make the world a better place in the coming years.

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

 

 

Product	Organization	Category	hf:tax:rd100-category
32 Tesla Superconducting Magnet	National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University	Other	other
4D (3D+Dissimilar) Printed of Solid State Process	Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC)	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
Abcite® 2060 Thermoplastic Flame Spray Powder Coating	Axalta Coating Systems	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Additively Manufactured Tamper Evident Container	Los Alamos National Laboratory	IT/Electrical	it-electrical
Airborne Collision Avoidance System for Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems	MIT Lincoln Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
ALArM: Acoustic Large-Area Monitoring	Los Alamos National Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
ASSESS: Acoustic Steady-State Excitation Spatial Spectroscopy	Los Alamos National Laboratory	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Automated Threat Estimator for Networks and Applications (ATHENA)	Sandia National Laboratories	Software/Services	software-services
Battelle’s Process for Converting Coal to High-Value Polyurethane Products	Battelle Memorial Institute	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
BioManIAC: Bioplastics Manufacturing with Intelligent Adaptive Control	Los Alamos National Laboratory	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Black Magic Carpet for Water and Power Production (BMC-WP)	Advanced Membrane Materials Research Center (AMMRC), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
Brine Concentration with FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC120 membranes	DuPont Water Solutions	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
CAPfresh — A Game Changing Cold Atmospheric Plasma Disinfection System for Fresh Food	Hong Kong Productivity Council	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
Catalytic Converter Needing Substantially Less Platinum	Emissol LLC	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Certara’s Secondary Intelligence Software Predicts Likelihood of New Drug Candidates Causing Safety Concerns	Certara	Software/Services	software-services
City Buildings, Energy, and Sustainability (CityBES) Web Tool for Climate Change Strategies	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
Comex VINIMEX® TOTAL Antiviral and Antibacterial	PPG	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Constrained Communications/Radar Dual-Use Waveforms (CONCORD)	MIT Lincoln Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
Continuous Tracking Surgical Assistance System (CTSAS)	Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC)	Analytical/Test	analytical-test
Corrosion-Resistant, Surface Hardening System Equipment for Austenite Stainless Steel	Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC)	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
cryoRaman — Cryogenic Raman Microscope	WITec GmbH	Analytical/Test	analytical-test
Digital M® functional resin material: Drops on where functionality is needed upon fabric	Taiwan Textile Research Institute	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
DOWSIL™ ICL-1000 Data Center Immersion Cooling Fluid	Dow Performance Silicones	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Drain-on-Demand Lithium Battery for Long-life IoT Devices	Nano and Advanced Materials Institute	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Driver Monitor System for Advanced Drive	AISIN Corporation	Software/Services	software-services
DuAlumin-3D: An Additively Manufactured Dual-Strengthened Aluminum Alloy Designed for Extreme Creep and Fatigue Resistance	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
DuPont™ BETATECH™ Thermal Interface Material	DuPont	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
DuPont™ GreenTape™ 9KC LTCC and Ag metallization for mmWave 5G wireless devices	DuPont Mobility & Materials, Microcircuit and Component Materials (MCM)	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
DURATRACK R-100 and AEH-100 Resins for Green Bike Lanes	The Dow Chemical Company	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Edge-AI Powered Multi-Sensor Aerial Inspector for Tunnel Surface	Hong Kong Productivity Council	Software/Services	software-services
Electrochemical Leach (EC-Leach)	Idaho National Laboratory	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
ELVALOY™ RET MF 1177 Polymeric Post-Consumer Recycle Asphalt Paving Compatibilizer	The Dow Chemical Company	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Embedded Microjet Cooling for High-Power Electronics	MIT Lincoln Laboratory	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
EpiGrid: A user-friendly tool for epidemiological decision making	Los Alamos National Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
EVO PanHunter	Evotec SE	Software/Services	software-services
Evusheld: A long-acting antibody combination for the prevention of COVID-19 in high-risk individuals	Vanderbilt University	Analytical/Test	analytical-test
Expanded Cellulose Super Ion Conductor	University of Maryland
Flash-X, a Multiphysics Simulation Software	Argonne National Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
Full Field of View Atom Probe Microscope — The Invizo 6000®	CAMECA Instruments Inc.	Analytical/Test	analytical-test
Green Machine — using hydrothermal technology to separate and recycle polyester and cotton blends	The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited (HKRITA)	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
Gremlin: Discovering Weaknesses in Artificial Intelligence	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
GridEye: A Wide-Area Power Grid Real-Time Situational Awareness System	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Software/Services	software-services
Hanwha Power Systems Integrally Geared Supercritical CO2 Compander	Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Health Analysis and Research for Public Events Tool (HARPE)	Argonne National Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
High Energy, Low Dispersion (HELD) Multilayer Dielectric (MLD) Gratings	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
High Resolution Full-Color micro-LED Display for AR Glasses	Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)	IT/Electrical	it-electrical
High-Power Bipolar Solid-State Battery	General Motors	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Hydra I/O: A system for highly resilient inter-chip communications	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	IT/Electrical	it-electrical
Innovative, low-cost and low-carbon technology for mass-producing electrochromic glass	Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (INER), Atomic Energy Council, Executive YuanCouncil, Taiwan	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Intelligence-Driven Cybersecurity Analytic Platform	Cybersecurity Technology Institute, Institute for Information Industry	Software/Services	software-services
Iron Nitride Soft Magnetics	Sandia National Laboratories	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
iWAREHOUSE® Real-Time Location System (iW.RTLS)	The Raymond Corporation	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
K-Modules: Capacitive Energy Modules for Pulsed Power Applications	Los Alamos National Laboratory	IT/Electrical	it-electrical
KapFlo™: Clear Polyimides without compromising High Temperature Stability for Next Generation OLED Smartphone Displays	DuPont Electronics & Industrial	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Keyence 3D Optical Profiler with Rotational Unit	Keyence Corporation of America	Analytical/Test	analytical-test
LightSlingers: Antennas that generate radio waves from faster-than-light currents	Los Alamos National Laboratory	IT/Electrical	it-electrical
LNP™ THERMOCOMP™ OFC08V Compound, innovative material solution enabling the world first LDS antenna design for 5G infrastructure	SABIC	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Low GWP Froth-Pak™ Spray Foam	DuPont	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Machine Intelligence for Review and Analysis of Condition Logs and Entries (MIRACLE)	Idaho National Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
MAINCOTE™ HG-300 Emulsion for high performance one component metal protective coatings	Dow Inc.	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
MaizeCare™ Clarity Polymer: A Sustainable, Superior Polymer for Clear Hair Styling Gels	Dow	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Mammography Quality Evaluation (MQE)	Institute for Information Industry	Software/Services	software-services
More sustainable Collation Shrink Film enabled by REVOLOOP™ and DOWLEX™ GM AX01	Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of Dow Inc.	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
MOSAICS: Bringing the Future of Industrial Cybersecurity Into Focus	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
Multifunctional, 3D-Printable Inks for Energy Products (Energy Inks)	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
NuSense Technology — High Spatial Resolution Optical Sensors for Harsh Environments	University of Pittsburgh	Analytical/Test	analytical-test
On-Chip Neuromorphic Backpropagation Algorithm	Los Alamos National Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
Park FX40 Atomic Force Microscope	Park Systems	Analytical/Test	analytical-test
PGM-free OER Catalyst as Replacement of Iridium for PEM Water Electrolyzer	Argonne National Laboratory	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Point-of-Care AI-DR	Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)	Software/Services	software-services
PPG COPPER ARMOR™ Anti-Viral and Anti-Bacterial Paint	PPG	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Proactive Intrusion Detection and Mitigation System (PIDMS)	Sandia National Laboratories	Software/Services	software-services
proteoCHIP	BICO	Analytical/Test	analytical-test
Quanta Image Sensor (QIS) Camera	Gigajot Technology, Inc.	Analytical/Test	analytical-test
Quantum X bio	BICO Group	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
Quick-Release™ Binder for Recyclable Batteries	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
RapidCure: High-Speed Electron Beam Processing of Battery Electrodes	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
Rate-Responsive Smart Bandage for Sport Injury Prevention	Nano and Advanced Materials Institute	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
SABIC’s LNP ELCRIN iQ Upcycled Product Portfolio Contributing To Net-Zero Carbon Goals In Multiple Industries	SABIC	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
SABIC’s Technology Breakthrough and Advanced Compounds Helping ADAS Designers Improve Signal Transmission Accuracy & Reliability	SABIC	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Safety & Reliability with Silicone Solutions for Electric Vehicle Thermal Management	ELKEM Silicones	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Siemens Healthineers Intelligent Emergency Imaging	Siemens Healthineers AG	Software/Services	software-services
SILVTEA Multi-Applicable Silver Conductive Ink	Taiwan Textile Research Institute	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
SOFIA: Spectrometer Optimized for Facility Integrated Applications	Los Alamos National Laboratory	IT/Electrical	it-electrical
Solar Fuel Generator Including a Catalytic Mesh	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
SolidPAC: A Comprehensive Solid-State Battery Design Tool	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
Spectral Phenotyping with MirroRx	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Analytical/Test	analytical-test
Stable and High-Performing Single-Crystal LiNixMnyCo1-x-yO2 Cathode Materials (SC-NMC)	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Tailored Glass Using Direct Ink Writing Technology	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
The Battery Performance and Cost (BatPaC) Model	Argonne National Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
The SEED Platform: Decarbonizing Cities Through Robust Data Management	National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
Thermo Scientific Gallery Enzyme Master Enzyme Analyzer	Thermo Fisher Scientific	Analytical/Test	analytical-test
Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris MX Mass Detector	Thermo Fisher Scientific	Analytical/Test	analytical-test
Timely Address Space Randomization (TASR)	MIT Lincoln Laboratory	Software/Services	software-services
Toroidal Propeller	MIT Lincoln Laboratory	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
TROPICS Pathfinder Satellite	MIT Lincoln Laboratory	Process/Prototyping	process-prototyping
Ultra-Stable Thermally Excellent Advancements in Material Strength (USTEAMS)	Sandia National Laboratories	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
Ultraclean Condensing Gas Furnace	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Mechanical/Materials	mechanical-materials
UniTOM HR Dynamic Micro-CT System	Tescan Orsay Holding, a.s.	Analytical/Test	analytical-test
VK-X3000 3D Surface Profiler	Keyence Corporation of America	Analytical/Test	analytical-test

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2022 R&D Special Recognition Medalists

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SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Battling COVID-19

Gold
Evusheld: A long-acting antibody combination for the prevention of COVID-19 in high-risk individuals
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, AstraZeneca

Silver
EpiGrid: A user-friendly tool for epidemiological decision making
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Bronze
Comex VINIMEX® TOTAL Antiviral and Antibacterial
PPG

SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Corporate Social Responsibility

Gold
Low GWP Froth-Pak™ Spray Foam
DuPont

Silver
Inclusive recycling through REVOLOOP™ Post-consumer recycled plastics resins
Performance Plastics, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company

Bronze
LightSlingers: Antennas that generate radio waves from faster-than-light currents
Los Alamos National Laboratory

SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Green Tech

Gold
LightSlingers: Antennas that generate radio waves from faster-than-light currents
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Silver
RapidCure: High-Speed Electron Beam Processing of Battery Electrodes
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Bronze
Brine Concentration with FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC120 membranes
DuPont Water Solutions

SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Market Disruptor – Products

Gold
High-Power Bipolar Solid-State Battery
General Motors

Silver
Proactive Intrusion Detection and Mitigation System (PIDMS)
Sandia National Laboratories

Bronze
ALArM: Acoustic Large-Area Monitoring
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Chevron USA Inc., Evident Scientific

SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Market Disruptor – Services

Bronze
BioManIAC: Bioplastics Manufacturing with Intelligent Adaptive Control
Los Alamos National Laboratory