R&D 100 Archive of Winners
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| Product | Organization | Co-Developers |
|---|---|---|
| Air quality test purified | Aircuity Inc., Environment Health and Engineering | Eric Desrochers (Primary), John McCarthy (Primary) |
| Analyzer advances disk R&D | ADE Technologies Inc. | William Van Drent (Primary), Erik Samwel (Primary), Ferenc Vajda (Primary) |
| Analyzer deals with diverse data | OmniViz Inc., Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | Jeff Saffer (Primary) |
| Bandwidth widens via extended service | Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp. | None |
| Best of desalination system combined | Argonne National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy), EDSEP Inc. | None |
| Better fluorescence analysis | Carl Zeiss Inc., Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH | None |
| Bigger probe saves quality | Bruker Biospin AG | None |
| Bionic chip works at cell level | Bioelectronic Micro Systems Inc., University of California, Berkeley | None |
| Car-cam watches over you | Seeing Machines Pty Ltd. | None |
| Ceramics made tough enough | Advanced Ceramics Research Corp. | None |
| Clothing withstands tough temperatures | Carbtex Corp., General Motors Corp., N & MA Saville Associates | Francis McCullough (Primary), Ernie Johnston (Primary), Neil Saville (Primary) |
| Coating for greener SUVs | PPG Industries Inc. | None |
| Cold container extends shipping life | Kodiak Technologies Inc. | Rick Hunter (Primary) |
| Compensator organizes optical signals | Lucent Technologies, OFS Specialty Fiber Devices Division | None |
| Device delivers fast, high power | Telcordia Technologies | Glenn Amatucci (Primary) |
| Device sniffs out landmines | Nomadics Inc. | None |
| Diesel cleans image and exhaust | Ford Motor Co., Ford Research Laboratory | None |
| Digital system captures the invisible | Vision Research Inc. | None |
| DNA results in 30 min or less | Cepheid | None |
| Energy from landfills | Acrion Technologies Inc. | None |
| Eye maps help correct vision | WaveFront Sciences Inc. | None |
| Fast prep for DNA fingerprinting | Promega Corp. | None |
| Faster, broader data storage | InPhase Technologies | None |
| Faster, safer water treatment | Battelle | None |
| Fiber filters microbes, metals | Argonide Corp., National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Russian Academy of Sciences (Design Technology Center) | None |
| Fiber optics measures voltage and current | NxtPhase | None |
| First 3-D interferometer | Zygo Corp. | Xavier Colonna de Lega (Primary), Peter de Groot (Primary), Leslie Deck (Primary) |
| Flexible data management | National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory | None |
| Floor finish has polish | Betco Corp. | Steven Gwin (Primary), Steven Hanke (Primary) |
| Fluid handler saves time | Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Innovadyne Technologies | None |
| Gas analyzer rings of success | Tiger Optics LLC | None |
| Genotyper sets bar for accuracy | Promega Corp. | None |
| Glass cleans itself | Pilkington Plc | Kevin Sanderson (Primary) |
| Glass produces energy | National Renewable Energy Laboratory, BP Solar | None |
| High-throughput crime solving | Promega Corp. | Allan Tereba (Primary) |
| Hybrid engine helps environment | Toyota Motor Corp. | None |
| Images identify solutions | Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Applied Materials Inc. | None |
| In situ spectrometer advances surface analysis | Remspec Corp. | Peter Melling (Primary), Paul Shelley (Primary) |
| IR imaging scans brain | Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Medical Corp. | None |
| Jet simulator speeds development | NASA Glenn Research Center | None |
| Laser beams defense into the future | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | None |
| Laser diode cools temps, raises performance | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | Barry Freitas (Primary) |
| Leak detector becomes portable | MKS Instruments Inc. | None |
| Matrix fingerprint | Denso Wave Inc., Toyota Central R&D Laboratories Inc. | None |
| Melting pot for computer networks | Argonne National Laboratory, University of Southern California (Information Sciences Institute) | Ian Foster (Primary), Carl Kesselman (Primary), Steve Kuecke (Primary) |
| Mini system, major voice communication | Valtronic USA Inc., Motorola Land Mobile Subscriber Group | None |
| Modular flexibility | Network Elements Inc. | None |
| Multipurpose smart sensor | Argonne National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy), General Atomics Corp. | None |
| New design for old gauge | Welch Allyn | None |
| New design for syringes | Amgen, Owen Mumford Ltd. | None |
| New way to manage sound | Dow Chemical Co. (Fabricated Products Business Unit) | None |
| NMR opens smaller frontier | Bruker BioSpin AG | None |
| Optics map nano defects | WaveFront Sciences Inc. | T. D. Raymond (Primary), Daniel Neal (Primary) |
| Optimizer enhances logic design | Hitach ULSI Systems Co. Ltd., Hitachi Information Technology Co. Ltd., Hitachi Ltd. | None |
| Oxygen brings new life to art | NASA Glenn Research Center | None |
| Paint protects boat hulls, environment | Cape Cod Research Inc., E Paint Co. | R. Scott Morris (Primary), Myles Walsh IV (Primary) |
| Perfecting portable videoconferencing | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | None |
| Phase microscopy with a digital edge | IATIA Ltd. | None |
| Photon movies help debug ICs | NPTest Inc., Quantar Technology Inc. | None |
| Photons monitor patient vitals | SRICO Inc. | Stuart Kingsley (Primary), Sri Sriram (Primary), Andrea Pollick (Primary) |
| Pig picking perfected | Iowa State University, Ames (Research Foundation Inc.), Sygen International | None |
| Plastic recyclers see green | ReSyk Inc. | None |
| Precise wafer testing | Filmetrics Inc. | None |
| Programmable pain relief | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Cyclotec Advanced Medical Technologies Inc., Biophysical Laboratory (Biofil) Ltd. | None |
| Proteomics get much needed speed | Eprogen Inc. | Timothy Barder (Primary), David Lubman (Primary), Stephen Parus (Primary) |
| Revolution in chemical analysis | Thermo Nicolet | None |
| Robot crystallizes proteins | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Syrrx Inc. | None |
| Robust picoamp measuring | Keithley Instruments Inc. | None |
| Safer way to apply metal coating | Inovati | Ralph Tapphorn (Primary), Howard Gabel (Primary) |
| Scope with eye-opening insight | Welch Allyn | None |
| Self-focusing optical fiber | Corning (Photonic Materials) | None |
| Sensor boosts mining safety | Stolar Horizon Inc. | None |
| Sensor detects entire RF range | Narda Safety Test Solutions, L-3 Communications Co. | None |
| Sensor paves way for auto safety | Ploechinger Patent, VOGT electronic AG | None |
| Simpler solar power | AstroPower Inc. | None |
| Simplified purification process | Mettler-Toledo Co. (Berger Instruments Inc.) | None |
| Software changes microscopy’s view | Resolution Sciences Corp. | Russell Kerschmann (Primary) |
| Software expands SEM’s reach | Sandia National Laboratories, Thermo NORAN Inc. | None |
| Soybean oil plasticizer | Battelle, Ohio Soybean Council | None |
| Stronger, finer grained steel | Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory | None |
| Structural test more precise | Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Inventure Laboratories Inc. | None |
| Super enzyme, environmental hero | Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories Inc. | None |
| Survival of the fittest algorithm | Los Alamos National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | Nancy David (Primary) |
| Temperature control leaps ahead | Research Triangle Institute | None |
| Tera-scale networking | Calient Networks | None |
| Tiltmeter provides deep-seated info | Halliburton Energy Services, Pinnacle Technologies Inc. | None |
| Tool makes sub-nano films | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Veeco Instruments Inc. | None |
| Toxin-free air system | Atmospheric Glow Technologies | None |
| Transponder narrows digital divide | Sandia National Laboratories, EMCORE Fiber Optics | None |
| Tubes self-heal with coating | National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Bob Curran & Sons Corp., Ticona Corp. | None |
| Turbine vane keeps its cool | Honeywell Ceramic Components, Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp., United Technologies Pratt & Whitney, United Technologies Research Center | None |
| Ultrasound makes waves | Ultrasonic Scientific Ltd. | Vitaly Buckin (Primary) |
| Upgraded optical traps | Arryx Inc., University of Chicago | Ward Lopes (Primary), David Grier (Primary), Eric Dufresne (Primary) |
| X-ray detects unseen hazards | Digiray Corp., Jet Ray Corp. | Richard Albert (Primary), Mike Sorensen (Primary) |
| Zeroing in on DNA damage | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | None |