A total of 156 Finalists for the 2023 R&D 100 Awards have been announced by R&D World magazine. This renowned worldwide science and innovation competition, celebrating its 61st year, received entries from 15 different countries and regions. This year’s esteemed judging panel included 45 well-respected industry professionals from across the world.

The Finalists are listed below by category, and then alphabetically by submission name, and include primary submitting organizations and then co-developing organizations, as provided to R&D World.

The 100 Winners will be announced in one week, on August 22nd, along with Medalists in the five Special Recognition categories and Winners in the five Professional Awards categories. Please note that Special Recognition categories and Professional Awards categories have no Finalists, so today’s release does not apply to those submissions.

The 2023 R&D 100 gala banquet will be held in San Diego on November 16th. Details and a registration link will be provided next week, along with the winners announcement. Finalist logos are available for download here (PDF) and here (.png file).

A sincere congratulations from our whole staff to all of the Finalists. Being a Finalist is indeed a great honor!

Analytical/Test category

30X MWIR continuous zoom lens with folded structure
Viettel High Tech

A Novel Eye drop, the most convenient treatment for wet macular degeneration
TheratOcular Biotek Co., Ltd.
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

Additively Manufactured Thermally Conductive Collimators for Neutron Instrumentation
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Neutron Sciences Directorate
PolarOnyx, Inc.

Automated live cell imaging system, Celloger® Mini Plus
Curiosis Inc.

Autonomous Sparse — Aperture Multibeam Echo Sounder
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
MIT

Cellpuri, cell concentration system
Curiosis Inc.

EUV N&K and Phase Measurement Tool
EUV Tech

FreeStyle Libre 3
Abbott

FusionScope
Quantum Design, Inc.
Quantum Design Microscopy GmbH

Galleon™ Microbiome Analysis–Cargill’s First-and-only Microbiome Assessment Platform for Gaining Intelligence into and Supporting Improved Health in Chicken Flocks
Cargill

Grid Impedance Scan Tool (GIST): Finding and Preventing Power Grid Instabilities
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

High throughput sequencer DNBSEQ-T20_2
MGI and Complete Genomics

Intelligent Radio Frequency Ablation is a highly effective and precise radiofrequency ablation technology
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
Compal Electronics, Inc.

MAVEN, New Glucose and Lactate On-Line Device for Bioprocess Monitoring and Control
908 Devices

MockV® RVLP Kit
Maravai LifeSciences
Cygnus Technologies

NACHOS: NanoSatellite Atmospheric Chemistry Hyperspectral Observation System
Los Alamos National Laboratory

NanoPak-C-SPE — Electrochemically-Controlled Selective & Rapid Solid Phase Extraction
Millennial Scientific

Noncontact Laser Ultrasound (NCLUS) for Medical Imaging
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Ultrasound Research Translation (CURT) and Sound & Bright, LLC

OpeN-AM: A Platform for Operando Neutron Diffraction Measurements of Additive Manufacturing
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Physics-Informed, Active Learning–Driven Autonomous Microscopy for Science Discovery
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Pre-Symptomatic VOC Detector of Seizure Events
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
KNOW Biological Atlanta, GA

Rapid Droplet Sampling Interface for Ultrahigh-Throughput Mass Spectrometry Analysis
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Revio Sequencing System
PacBio

SCHOTT® LightView
SCHOTT

SwRI Engine for Automatic Biomechanical Evaluation (ENABLE™)
Southwest Research Institute

Tescan Tensor: The World’s First Integrated, Precession-Assisted, Analytical 4D-STEM
Tescan Group, a.s.

Thermo Scientific DynaSpin Single-use Centrifuge
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Scientific AccelerOme™ Automated Sample Preparation Platform
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Scientific Orbitrap™ Ascend Tribrid™ Mass Spectrometer
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermographic Phosphor Digital Image Correlation (TP+DIC)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)

Unique eye drop formulation for glaucoma therapy
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
TheratOcular Biotek Co., Ltd.

IT/Electrical category

A 250 kW All Silicon Carbide Motor Drive for Hybrid Electric Aircraft
University of Arkansas
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Wolfspeed, Inc. Ampaire ARPA-E, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Bat Tags
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Cerberus: Cybersecurity for EV Charging Infrastructure
Idaho National Laboratory

Digital Buoy System: The First Cost-Efficient, Scalable Solution for Tracking Buoys in Real Time to Improve Marine Safety
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
USACE Army Geospatial Center

Doppler Cloak
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Epitaxial Drift Step Recovery Diode
Lawrence Livemrore National Laboratory
United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command, BAE Systems, Lawrence Semiconductor Research Laboratory.

High Performing Dual Phases Nano Immersion Coolant for 5G Servers
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute
HFC Industry Ltd.

Honeywell Safety Watch
Honeywell Process Solutions

Intelligent Pillow for Healthy Sleeping
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute
Super Rich Moulders Ltd.

Joint Communication Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JCAUS) Security/Cyber Module End Cryptographic Unit
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific

Miniaturized and Low-Aerodynamic-Noise Shinkansen Antenna for Overhead Line Voltage Detection and Wireless Communication
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
Central Japan Railway Co.

Ordered Key-value Computational Storage Device (KV-CSD)
Los Alamos National Laboratory
SK hynix

Portable Aircraft Derived Weather Observation System (PADWOS)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Privacy enhancing platform for alternative credit scoring
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co. Ltd.

Prometheus/Euclid/Seagull Suite of Algorithms for Analysis of Multi-Modal Data
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Pulse Based Ultra High Frequency (PB-UHF) Communication System
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Dirac Solutions, Inc.

Scalable Photonic Quantum Memory Module
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Schott TO PLUS® headers
Schott

SynSteg: Synesthesia+Steganography–Based Encryption Systems
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Cryo-FE: A Near-Monochromatic Tuneable Cryogenic Niobium Electron Field Emitter for Ultra-High-Resolution Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Transformer Watchman
National Energy Technology Lab
University of Pittsburgh Sensible Photonics

WARHAWK MTD
Sandia National Labs (SNL)

Wearable Thin-Film Thermoelectric Cooling Device (TFTEC) for Prosthetics and Haptics
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Wideband Conformal Continuous-Slot Antenna Array
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

Wrinkle-Free, Flexible and High Contrast Screen for Portable Display
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute
Arovia Hong Kong Ltd.

Mechanical/Materials category

3M™ Performance Spray Gun with Fine Finish Nozzle Technology
3M

5-tonne per day (TPD) CO2 Capture from Blast Furnace Gas
Tata Steel Ltd.
Carbon Clean

80°F Thermostatic Microcapsules Ultra-fine Fiber Leather
Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI)
Seda Chemical Products Co. Ltd.

A continuous hot-roll process to manufacture nanograin Neo magnet
Critical Materials Institute, Ames National Laboratory

Acousweep
The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Ltd. (HKRITA)

Additive manufactured cutting tool for precision machining
Kennametal Inc.

Aquair
University of Maryland, College Park

BETAMATE™ Broad Bake Adhesives for sustainable mass manufacturing of battery electric vehicles
DuPont

Bio-inspired Silicone Sealant for Wet Surface Adhesion
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

BioLAN™ Lignin Based Composites
Prisma Renewable Composite, Inc.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Physical Science Directorate, Carbon and Composites Group

Closed-loop system for PI film manufacturing processes that 99% of VOCs are recycled and reuse.
Taimide Tech Inc.
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

Closing the loop on HDSS polyethylene packaging bags through PCR Incorporation
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of Dow Inc.
Plastar Buenos Aires S.A. Celsur S.A Amiplast S.A.

Critical Rare Earth Free Cerium Gap Magnets
Critical Materials Institute, Ames National Laboratory
BUNTING-DuBois

Decolorization Plus: Dye Removal Technology for garment-to-garment PET Textile recycling
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).

Depolymerization Agent for Carbon Fiber Reinforced composites Circularity
Industrial Technology Research Institute_(ITRI)

DEXCARE™ CD-1 Polymer
Dow Consumer Solutions

Dow Coating Materials
Dow Coating Materials

Dow LDPE 91003 HEALTH+™ Resin for High Purity and Transparent Medical Packaging
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of Dow

Dual-Purpose Impact Dissipating Bollard for Road Safety
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute

DuPont Styrofoam Plazamate XR Extruded Polystyrene Foam with 30% Higher Thermal Resistivity
DuPont de Nemours, Inc, Water and Protection, Performance Building Solutions

DuPont™ Nomex® Comfort with Ecoforce™ Fabric
Dupont

EASE: Ether-based Aqueous Separations and Extractions
Idaho National Laboratory
Ames National Laboratory

Eco-designed ingredient PURESIL ORG 03 for improved performance at lower carbon footprint
ELKEM

Eco-friendly Materials for Garment Heat Transfer Printing
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute
SEC Accessories Ltd.

Electrified Fiber Sorbents for Energy-Efficient Direct Air Capture
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Saudi Aramco Research and Development Center

Elkem Silicone Elastomers as Modifiable Excipient for Drug Delivery Devices
Elkem Silicones Corp.

FABIA: Fieldable Atomic Beam Isotopic Analyzer
Los Alamos National Laboratory

FilmTec™ Fortilife™ NF1000 Nanofiltration Membranes
DuPont

Gravity-free Brassiere Using Bio-inspired Shock-absorbing Materials
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute
Super Rich Moulders Ltd.; Four K Knitters Ltd.

Greener, Faster and Tougher Polyurea Gelcoat
PPG

Grid Regulation Delivered by Aggregations of Loads (GRID-BAL)
Los Alamos National Laboratory
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Pecan Street Inc.; University of California, Berkeley

High Transfer Efficiency Commercial Vehicle Coating System
Axalta Coating Systems

Highly thermal conductive material for 5G and ADAS application
The Dow Chemical Co.

Hyperspectral X-ray Imaging Detector (HXI)
Los Alamos National Laboratory
National Institute of Standards, Boulder, Colo.; University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.

Hytrel® TPC ECO-B, a sustainable product offering from bio circular feedstock through a mass-balance approach
Celanese

INFICON Ion Reference Gauge IRG080
INFICON Inc.

INNATE™ ST100 Precision Packaging Resin
Dow

Innovative LNP™ ELCRES™ Resin: Enables Advancements in Renewable Solar Energy Industry by Achieving the Highest Electrical Tracking Resistance CTI0
SABIC

LiZ Armored Polyaramid Separator
General Motors
Microvast Holdings, Inc. Pacific Industrial Development Corp.

MercLok™ P-640 Amendment for Mercury Remediation
Albemarle Amendments, LLC

Micro-Foaming Pellets (MFPs) for Completely Closed-cell Foamed Bottles
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute
Ace Plastic Ltd.

On-Demand, Pressure-Triggered Sealant for Prefab Building Construction
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
CertainTeed, Saint Gobain, Bensonwood

One-stop solution of vacuum metallized PE enabling recyclable high barrier packaging
Dow Inc

PPG Pitt-Therm 909 High Performance Spray-On Insulation Coating
PPG

Recycled Waste-gas Based Polyester Fiber
Far Eastern New Century Corp. (FENC)
LanzaTech

SolarFlow
Zendure USA Inc

Solventless Antimisting SYL-OFF™ SL 184 Release Coating – Innovation Breakthrough Enabling Fast and Sustainable Label Market Growth
Dow Performance Silicones

Sustainable Ion Exchange Resin for Ultrapure Water Treatment
DuPont Water Solutions

Sustainable low emission zero degassing high voltage cable insulation compound
Dow, Inc.

ULTEM™ DT1820EV resin, innovation material solution enabling cost-effective metallization to uplift consumer electronics designs
SABIC

Other category

E Ink Gallery™ 3
E Ink

Process/Prototyping category

A low-cost and scalable strategy to microencapsulate salt hydrate phase change materials
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ELECPURE™ Technology for Electronic Processing
Dow

Electro3D
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)

Electrochemical Machining System for Intelligent Electrode with Three-Dimensional Variable Curvature (EMS)
Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC)

FixCarbon Technology: Carbon-Negative Bioplastics from Afforestation
Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (INER), Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan, ROC (Taiwan).
NZ Bio Forestry Ltd.

GRX-810: A 3D Printable Alloy Designed for Extreme Environments
NASA’s Glenn Research Center

Honeywell’s Ethanol-to-Jet Processing Technology
Honeywell

Innovative Solution Provider for 3D-IC Packaging Inspection
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

Liquid Medium Entropy Alloy Catalyst (LMEAC) for Production of CO2-free Hydrogen and High-Value Carbon Products
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Micrometer-based, Customized Production System technology
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

Novel Underwater Transducer Structures Using Additive Manufacturing
MITRE
Lithoz America LLC MSI Transducers Inc.

Precise, Continuous, & High-Speed Manufacturing of Thermoplastic Composites Using Additive Manufacturing-Compression Molding (AM-CM)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Rapid Response Steel Tooling using Additive Manufacturing
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Solution-processed Perovskite Crystalline Films (SPeC)
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Thermo Fisher Scientific Gibco™ CTS™ DynaCellect™ Magnetic Separation System (CTS DynaCellect system)
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Titanium Production — a transformative and sustainable process
University of Utah
IperionX

Software/Services category

Acoustic Resonance Spectroscopy (ARS) Mechanical Condition Monitoring_
Los Alamos National Laboratory

ActivO
Argonne National Laboratory

Annotated Translated Disassembled Code (@DisCo)
Idaho National Laboratory

CANDLE (CANcer Distributed Learning Environment)
Argonne National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory Fredrick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

Cardinal: Accelerating Discovery in Fusion and Fission Energy
Argonne National Laboratory
Idaho National Laboratory

Chaff Detection
Lincoln Laboratory

Climate Risk & Resilience Portal (ClimRR)
Argonne National Laboratory
AT&T Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Deep Resolve – MRI Faster than ever before
Siemens Healthineers

FEVER: Fast Evaluation of Viral Emerging Risks
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Green Computing Toolbox
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

High Efficiency Aspect ratio Deposition/Matrix ALD
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Analytic Platform
Institute for Information Industry

MALA: Materials Learning Algorithms
Sandia National Labs (SNL)
Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Germany)

Materials Data Driven Design (MAD3)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)

Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Infrastructure – Load Operation and Deployment (HEVI-LOAD)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Meta Optics Studio
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Stellar Science Ltd. Co.

OpenMxP — Open-Source Mixed Precision Computing
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

PowerModelsONM: Optimizing Operations of Networked Microgrids for Resilience
Los Alamos National Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Puckboard
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
RevaComm Department of the Air Force–MIT AI Accelerator MIT U.S. Air Force 15th Wing U.S. Air Force 60th Air Mobility Wing U.S. Air Force 437th Airlift Wing Headquarters Air Mobility Command Air Force Research Laboratory Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment, and Energy) Raytheon-BBN

py4DSTEM — an open source software package for electron microscopy data analysis
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Qnovo’s SpectralX: Intelligent lithium-ion battery management software
Qnovo Inc.

RAVEN — Computational Platform Performing Stochastic Analyses
Idaho National Laboratory

Simcyp™ Discovery Simulator Reduces the Risk of Failure in the Early Stages of Drug Development
Certara

Simulation and Emulation for Advanced Systems (SEAS): Bridging the Gap Between Energy Transition Planning and Implementation
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Smart Energy for a Sustainable Ecosystem
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
Taiwan CPC Corp.

SuperNeuro: An Accelerated Neuromorphic Computing Simulator
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The O-RAN energy-efficient private network management technology
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
Pegatron Corp.

The reV Model: Unmatched Wind and Solar Generation Detail at Scale
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

ThreatHunter — HoneyNet with Machine-Learning Based Network Flow Analysis for Cyber-Crime Threat Intelligence
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co. Ltd.

Variorum: Vendor-Agnostic Computing Power Management
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Vitro Architectural Glass — VitroSphere™ Digital Glass Simulator
Vitro Architectural Glass

Viz Employs AI to Detect Unruptured Aneurysms and Coordinate Patient Care
Viz.ai

ZFP: Fast, Accurate Data Compression for Modern Supercomputing Applications
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Once again, the Finalist logos are avallable here (PDF) and here (.png file) for all finalists to use in their marketing, social media, and promotional campaigns.