R&D 100 Archive of Winners
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| Product | Organization | Co-Developers |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Process Technologies | Olin Corp. | Sudhir Mendiratta, David Cawlfield |
| 33M-VS 33 Meter Variable Speed Wind Turbine | Electric Power Research Institute, Kenetech Corp., Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | |
| 6100 Series Tunable External Cavity Diode Laser | New Focus Inc. | Timothy Day, Frank Luecke, Michael Brownell |
| Advanced Rechargeable Batteries Based Upon Lithium and Polymer Technologies | Valence Technology Inc. | Dale Shackle |
| Airborne In Situ Wind Shear Detection Algorithm | NASA (Langley Research Center) | Roland Bowles, Rosa Osequera, Paul Robinson |
| APUCOT 1.0 Automated Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Composite Oscillator Technique | AECL Research | Iain Ritchie, Zheng Liang Pan, Hardy Schmidt |
| Aqueous Chelating Etch System | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Sandia National Laboratories (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | |
| Assembly Test Chips | Sandia National Laboratories (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | James Sweet, David Peterson, Melanie Tuck |
| Bio-Neb Cell Disruption System | Glas-Col | Stefan Surzycki, Robert Togasaki, Masahiko Kitayama |
| Biocube Aerobic Biofilter | EG&G Rotron, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | |
| Bulk Pharmaceutical Taxol | Hauser Chemical Research | David Bailey, Randy Daughenbaugh |
| Canary | Noranda Inc., Twin Cities Research Center, U. S. Bureau of Mines (Dept. of Interior), VLF Magnetic Systems | |
| Carbohydrate Protein Conjugates | Cargill Corp., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Ohio State University | Matthew Callstrom, Mark Bednarkski, Mark Alper |
| Centech Three-Phase Type I | Centech | Neal Miller |
| Chemisat | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Olin Corp. | Dane Parker, Robert Roberts, Henry Schiessel |
| Cl2ean Out Catalyst and Process | Martin Marietta Energy Systems Inc. (U.S. Dept. of Energy), R&D Solutions, United Catalyst | |
| Combustion Pressure Sensor | Toyota Inc. (Central R&D Lab.), Toyota Motor Corp. | Koji Tukada, Yoshiteru Ohmura, Masahide Kosugi |
| CPG 7.5-kW Dish-Stirring System | Sandia National Laboratories (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Sunpower Inc., Thermacore | |
| Cryopreservation of Drosophila Process | Oak Ridge National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | Peter Mazur |
| CZT Detectors | Aurora Technologies Corp. | Jack Butler, Boris Apotovsky, F. Patrick Doty |
| DataGator | TN Technologies, Yellowstone Environmental Science | |
| Discrete Semiconductor Power Switching Device | Harris Semiconductor, Power Discrete Product Development | Victor Temple |
| Dual Motion Actuator | Battelle Memorial Institute | James Dvorsky |
| Electric Infrared Thermal Sand Reclaimer | Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), EPRI Center for Materials Production, Illinois Tool Works Co. (BGK Finishing Systems Inc), Indianapolis Power and Light Co. | |
| Electronic Panning Camera | Bell Communications Research (Bellcore) | |
| ESP Blood Culturing System | Difco Laboratories | |
| Ethanol from Corn Fiber | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | |
| First/Coolvac 1500 FR Cryopump | Leybold AG | Hans-Jurgen Mundinger, Hans-Ulrich Hafner, Monika Mattern-Klosson |
| Flat-Trac Roadway Simulator | MTS Systems Corp. | William Langer, Franklin Dalling |
| Gabor Spectrogram | National Instruments | Shie Qian, Dapang Chen |
| GeneReleaser | BioVentures, Research Genetics | Elliott Dawson, James Hudson |
| Glass Capillary X-Ray Concentrator | Cornell University, Nanoptics, University of Washington, Seattle | |
| Hewlett-Packard HDMP-1000 | Hewlett-Packard Co. (Communications Components) | |
| High-Energy Corona Reactor | Pacific Northwest Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | William Heath, Jud Virden |
| Hitachi Optical Fiber Gyro | Hitachi Cable Ltd., Hitachi Ltd. | Shigeru Oho, Toshio Katsuyama, Hiroshi Kajioka |
| HP 8168A Tunable Laser Source | Hewlett-Packard Co. | Bernd Masisenbacher, Emmerich Mueller, Rick Trutna |
| Hyperthermal Oxygen Atom Generator | DaCo Technologies Inc., NASA (Langley Research Center) | Mark Davidson, Ronald Outlaw |
| INCONEL Alloy 718 SPF | Inco Ltd. | Gaylord Smith, Daniel Yates, Jack Wheeler |
| Laser-Welded Steam Generator Tube Sleeving System | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Michael Hecht, Bala Nair, Philip Hawkins |
| Long Trace Profiler II | Brookhaven National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Continental Optical Corp., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy), U. S. Army (ARDEC) | Peter Takacs, Shinan Qian, Steven Irick |
| MACHO Camera System | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy), University of California, Santa Barbara (Center for Particle Astrophysics) | |
| MELFAS F1 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Communication Systems Lab) | Fumitaka Ono, Takayoshi Semasa, Marsaru Kaneda |
| Metal Matrix Composite Reinforced Compressor Rotor | General Motors Corp. ( Allison Gas Turbine ), Textron Specialty Materials, U. S. Air Force (Wright Laboratories) | Richard Zordan, Richard Fannin, Gordon Doble |
| Miniature Elastic Backscatter LIDAR | Los Alamos National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | |
| Model 678 Gatan Imaging Filter | Gatan Inc. | Ondrej Krivanek, Sander Gubbens, Niklas Dellby |
| Modular High-Power Laser Diode Array | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | William Benett, Barry Freitas, Raymond Beach |
| Molecular Optical Switch for Optoelectric Circuits | Argonne National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | Michael Wasielewski, David Gosztola |
| Mr. SQUID | Conductus Inc. | |
| Nested High Voltage Tandem Accelerator | North Star Research Corp., PracSys Corp. | , Richard Adler |
| Novaflex | Sheldahl Inc. | |
| OATRIM | National Center for Agricultural Util. Research | George Inglett |
| OLIS RSM Spectrometer | On-Line Instrument Systems Inc. | Richard DeSa |
| Omnidirectional Holonomic Platform OHP | Oak Ridge National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | Francois Pin, Stephen Killough |
| Omniview | TRI Inc. | |
| Packaging Technology for Multichip Modules | Tessera Inc. | |
| Paving Mesh Generation Algorithm | Fluid Dynamics Intl., Ford Motor Co., MacNeal-Schwendler Corp., PDA Engineering, Sandia National Laboratories (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | , Teddy Blacker, Ray Meyers, Michael Stephenson |
| Phase-Pure Superconductor Process | Argonne National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | |
| Phase-Sensitive Flow Cytometer | Los Alamos National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | John Steinkamp, Harry Crissman |
| Pioneer II Melt Modulation Fiber Growth System | NASA (Lewis Research Center), Peachtree Scientific Inc. | Leonard Westfall, Ali Sayir, Wayne Penn |
| POINT Temperature Monitor | Intevac Inc., Varian Associates | Derryck Settles, Ron Powell, Dimitry Kirillov |
| Position-Sensitive Atom Probe | Kindbrisk Ltd. | Alfred Cerezo, George Smith |
| Powerscan Process Analyzer | LT Industries Inc. | Isaac Landa, Michael Anthony |
| Prestone ProClean Coolant Recycler | First Brands Corp. | Aleksei Gershun, Stephen Woodward, Peter Woyciesjes |
| Raman One Spectrometer | Chromex Inc. | Georges Bret, Gene Watson, Richard McCreery |
| Rapid Thermal Decomposition of Precursors in Solution Process | Pacific Northwest Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | |
| Rascal II | BOC Group Inc. | Richard VanWagenen, Don Gregonis |
| Robotron SO2 Analyzer | Ford Motor Co., Robotron Corp. | Keith Carduner, Alex Colvin, Dick Leong |
| Robust, Wide-Range Hydrogen Microsensor | Sandia National Laboratories (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | Jose Rodriguez, Robert Hughes, Wayne Corbett |
| RS-DC10 Digital Compact Cassette Player/Recorder | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd, Philips Consumer Electronics | Ted Abe |
| Sanchem Safeguard CC Conversion Coating | Sanchem Inc. | John Bibber |
| Scanning Defect-Mapping System | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | Bhushan Sopori |
| Sea Sweep | Sea Sweep Inc. | Thomas Reed, William Mobeck |
| SELECTFLUOR | Air Products and Chemicals | |
| Selenium-Based Reagents for the Evaluation of Chiral Molecular Structures | Los Alamos National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy), University of South Carolina | Louis Silks III, Jerome Odom, R. Bruce Dunlap |
| Self-Cleaning Restroom | Self-Cleaning Environments USA | Glenwood Garvey |
| Sildate | N. Jonas and Co. Inc. | Marvin Antelman |
| Single Shot Transient Digitizer | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | Thomas McEwan, Joseph Kilkenny |
| Standard Reference Material 2390 DNA Profiling Standard | Analytical Genetic Testing Center, National Institute of Science & Technology | Kristy Richie, Jennifer Colbert, Dennis Reeder |
| StokesMeter | Gaertner Scientific Corp. | Rasheed M. A. Azzam |
| Sulfide Ceramic Materials | Argonne National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | |
| SureSine Active Power Line Conditioner | Electric Power Research Institute, PSE&G, Westinghouse Electric Corp. | |
| Taxol | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., National Cancer Institute | |
| TE-1000 Constant Temperature Bath | Cannon Instrument Co. | Wanlie Zheng, Wallis Lloyd, Chuck Maggi |
| ThermaLock Blocks | New York State Energy R&D Authority, Thermalock Products | Kenneth Blake, John Neff, Francis Kennedy |
| Thermo-Acoustic Life Sciences Refrigerator | NASA (Life Sciences ), Naval Postgraduate School, TRI/Acton Systems | Steven Garrett, D. Filipe Gaitan, David Perkins |
| Thin Film Young's Modulus Measurement Apparatus | Toyota Inc. (Central R&D Lab.) | Osamu Tabata, Susumu Sugiyama |
| TNT Coupled Reticulocyte Lysate Systems | Promega Corp. | Dave Thomson, Tom VanOosbree |
| TOF 1000 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer | Sensar Corp. | Milton Lee, Chung Hang Sin, Edgar Lee |
| Transformer Coupled Plasma Etcher | Lam Research Corp. | |
| Turbo V250 Turbomolecular Pump | Varian Associates | Giampaolo Levi, Fausto Casaro |
| Turbomolecular Pump TMP 062 HD | Balzers AG | Armin Conrad, Otto Ganschow, Bernd-Otto Hofmann |
| Ultrafast Infrared Spectrometer | Los Alamos National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | |
| Uncooled Infrared Tunnel Sensor | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Thomas Kenny, William Kaiser, Judith Podosek |
| UniMax 2000 Color Corrected CO2 Laser Micromanipulator | Reliant Laser Corp. | Michael Black |
| VECTOR | North American Philips Corp., Philips Laboratories | David Koo, Craig Greenberg, Chikiang Tung |
| Wavelength Tunable Liquid Crystal Filter | Bell Communications Research (Bellcore) | Jay Patel |
| Westinghouse Power Train for Electric Vehicles | Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Science and Tech. Ctr) | |
| Wyko Model RST Rough Surface Tester | Wyko Corp. | Paul Caber |
| X-07 Lock | Mas-Hamilton Group | Jimmy Hamilton, Gerald Dawson, Tom Cassada |
| µ-Page Polyacrylamide Gel-Filled Capillaries | Indiana University, J&W Scientific | Milos Novotny, David Mao |