R&D 100 Winners for 2022 are announced

The Winners of the 2022 R&D 100 Awards have been announced by R&D World magazine. This renowned worldwide science and innovation competition, celebrating its 60th year, received entries from a dozen different countries and regions. This year’s esteemed judging panel included nearly 50 well-respected industry professionals from across the world. Finalists were announced last week.

The Winners are listed below by category, and then alphabetically by submission name, and include primary submitting organizations and then co-developing organizations. Below them are the Medalists in the five Special Recognition categories.

The 2022 R&D 100 gala banquet will be held in San Diego on November 17th. For more details and to register, please click here.

R&D 100 logos are available here:

Finalist (PDF)
Finalist (PNG)
Winner (PDF)
Winner (PNG)

Special Recognition logos are available here:

Bronze (PDF)
Bronze (PNG)
Silver (PDF)
Silver (PNG)
Gold (PDF)
Gold (PNG)

To order extra engraved plaques, please click here for the PDF form.

A sincere congratulations from our whole staff to all of the Finalists, Winners, and Medalists in 2022. You helped make this 60th Anniversary of the program one to remember!

Analytical/Test category

Continuous Tracking Surgical Assistance System (CTSAS)
Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC)

cryoRaman — Cryogenic Raman Microscope
WITec GmbH
Attocube Systems AG

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

Full Field of View Atom Probe Microscope — The Invizo 6000®
CAMECA Instruments Inc.

Keyence 3D Optical Profiler with Rotational Unit
Keyence Corporation of America

NuSense Technology — High Spatial Resolution Optical Sensors for Harsh Environments
University of Pittsburgh
National Energy Technology Laboratory

Park FX40 Atomic Force Microscope
Park Systems

proteoCHIP
BICO
Cellenion Vienna Biocenter – Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) – Karl Mechtler’s Lab

Quanta Image Sensor (QIS) Camera
Gigajot Technology, Inc.

Spectral Phenotyping with MirroRx
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Thermo Scientific Gallery Enzyme Master Enzyme Analyzer
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris MX Mass Detector
Thermo Fisher Scientific

UniTOM HR Dynamic Micro-CT System
Tescan Orsay Holding, a.s.

VK-X3000 3D Surface Profiler
Keyence Corporation of America

IT/Electrical category

Additively Manufactured Tamper Evident Container
Los Alamos National Laboratory

High Resolution Full-Color micro-LED Display for AR Glasses
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

Hydra I/O: A system for highly resilient inter-chip communications
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

K-Modules: Capacitive Energy Modules for Pulsed Power Applications
Los Alamos National Laboratory

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

SOFIA: Spectrometer Optimized for Facility Integrated Applications
Los Alamos National Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), University of Colorado – Boulder

Mechanical/Materials category

Abcite® 2060 Thermoplastic Flame Spray Powder Coating
Axalta Coating Systems

ASSESS: Acoustic Steady-State Excitation Spatial Spectroscopy
Los Alamos National Laboratory

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

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

Catalytic Converter Needing Substantially Less Platinum
Emissol LLC

Comex VINIMEX® TOTAL Antiviral and Antibacterial
PPG

Digital M® functional resin material: Drops on where functionality is needed upon fabric
Taiwan Textile Research Institute
Sabrina Fashion Industrial Corp., Fu Hsun Fiber Industries Co., Ltd.

DOWSIL™ ICL-1000 Data Center Immersion Cooling Fluid
Dow Performance Silicones

Drain-on-Demand Lithium Battery for Long-life IoT Devices
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute
Long Sing Technology Group (Hong Kong) Limited

DuAlumin-3D: An Additively Manufactured Dual-Strengthened Aluminum Alloy Designed for Extreme Creep and Fatigue Resistance
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
General Motors, Beehive3D

DuPont™ BETATECH™ Thermal Interface Material
DuPont

DuPont™ GreenTape™ 9KC LTCC and Ag metallization for mmWave 5G wireless devices
DuPont Mobility & Materials, Microcircuit and Component Materials (MCM)
Material and Chemical Research Laboratories (MCL) of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan

DURATRACK R-100 and AEH-100 Resins for Green Bike Lanes
The Dow Chemical Company

ELVALOY™ RET MF 1177 Polymeric Post-Consumer Recycle Asphalt Paving Compatibilizer
The Dow Chemical Company
Ecologic Materials Corporation

Embedded Microjet Cooling for High-Power Electronics
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Expanded Cellulose Super Ion Conductor
University of Maryland

Hanwha Power Systems Integrally Geared Supercritical CO2 Compander
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
Hanwha Power Systems Americas (HPSA)

High-Power Bipolar Solid-State Battery
General Motors

Innovative, low-cost and low-carbon technology for mass-producing electrochromic glass
Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (INER), Atomic Energy Council, Executive YuanCouncil, Taiwan
LICON Technologies Inc.

KapFlo™: Clear Polyimides without compromising High Temperature Stability for Next Generation OLED Smartphone Displays
DuPont Electronics & Industrial

LNP™ THERMOCOMP™ OFC08V Compound, innovative material solution enabling the world first LDS antenna design for 5G infrastructure
SABIC

Low GWP Froth-Pak™ Spray Foam
DuPont

MAINCOTE™ HG-300 Emulsion for high performance one component metal protective coatings
Dow Inc.

MaizeCare™ Clarity Polymer: A Sustainable, Superior Polymer for Clear Hair Styling Gels
Dow

More sustainable Collation Shrink Film enabled by REVOLOOP™ and DOWLEX™ GM AX01
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of Dow Inc.
Polyrafia SA de CV

Multifunctional, 3D-Printable Inks for Energy Products (Energy Inks)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
MilliporeSigma, a division of Merck KGaA

PGM-free OER Catalyst as Replacement of Iridium for PEM Water Electrolyzer
Argonne National Laboratory

PPG COPPER ARMOR™ Anti-Viral and Anti-Bacterial Paint
PPG
Corning

Quick-Release™ Binder for Recyclable Batteries
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
OnTo Technology

Rate-Responsive Smart Bandage for Sport Injury Prevention
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute
Young King Hi-Tech Company Limited

SABIC’s LNP ELCRIN iQ Upcycled Product Portfolio Contributing To Net-Zero Carbon Goals In Multiple Industries
SABIC

SABIC’s Technology Breakthrough and Advanced Compounds Helping ADAS Designers Improve Signal Transmission Accuracy & Reliability
SABIC

Safety & Reliability with Silicone Solutions for Electric Vehicle Thermal Management
ELKEM Silicones

Solar Fuel Generator Including a Catalytic Mesh
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Stable and High-Performing Single-Crystal LiNixMnyCo1-x-yO2 Cathode Materials (SC-NMC)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Toroidal Propeller
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Ultra-Stable Thermally Excellent Advancements in Material Strength (USTEAMS)
Sandia National Laboratories

Ultraclean Condensing Gas Furnace
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Other category

32 Tesla Superconducting Magnet
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University

Process/Prototyping category

4D (3D+Dissimilar) Printed of Solid State Process
Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC)

Battelle’s Process for Converting Coal to High-Value Polyurethane Products
Battelle Memorial Institute

Black Magic Carpet for Water and Power Production (BMC-WP)
Advanced Membrane Materials Research Center (AMMRC), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
King Membrane Energy Technology Inc.

CAPfresh — A Game Changing Cold Atmospheric Plasma Disinfection System for Fresh Food
Hong Kong Productivity Council

Corrosion-Resistant, Surface Hardening System Equipment for Austenite Stainless Steel
Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC)

Electrochemical Leach (EC-Leach)
Idaho National Laboratory

Green Machine — using hydrothermal technology to separate and recycle polyester and cotton blends
The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited (HKRITA)

High Energy, Low Dispersion (HELD) Multilayer Dielectric (MLD) Gratings
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Iron Nitride Soft Magnetics
Sandia National Laboratories
University of California, Irvine

iWAREHOUSE® Real-Time Location System (iW.RTLS)
The Raymond Corporation

Quantum X bio
BICO Group
Nanoscribe

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

SILVTEA Multi-Applicable Silver Conductive Ink
Taiwan Textile Research Institute
National Research Council Canada (NRC), San Fang Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

Tailored Glass Using Direct Ink Writing Technology
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

TROPICS Pathfinder Satellite
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
NASA Blue Canyon Technologies

Software/Services category

Airborne Collision Avoidance System for Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Federal Aviation Administration, MITRE, and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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

Automated Threat Estimator for Networks and Applications (ATHENA)
Sandia National Laboratories

Certara’s Secondary Intelligence Software Predicts Likelihood of New Drug Candidates Causing Safety Concerns
Certara

City Buildings, Energy, and Sustainability (CityBES) Web Tool for Climate Change Strategies
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Constrained Communications/Radar Dual-Use Waveforms (CONCORD)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Driver Monitor System for Advanced Drive
AISIN Corporation
Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.; Toyota Motor Corporation; Woven Core, Inc.

Edge-AI Powered Multi-Sensor Aerial Inspector for Tunnel Surface
Hong Kong Productivity Council
Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD), HKSAR and Hyder-Meinhardt Joint Venture (HMJV)

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

EVO PanHunter
Evotec SE

Flash-X, a Multiphysics Simulation Software
Argonne National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laborator; Michigan State University; University of Chicago; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Riken Center for Computational Science, Japan

Gremlin: Discovering Weaknesses in Artificial Intelligence
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

GridEye: A Wide-Area Power Grid Real-Time Situational Awareness System
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Health Analysis and Research for Public Events Tool (HARPE)
Argonne National Laboratory

Intelligence-Driven Cybersecurity Analytic Platform
Cybersecurity Technology Institute, Institute for Information Industry

Machine Intelligence for Review and Analysis of Condition Logs and Entries (MIRACLE)
Idaho National Laboratory

Mammography Quality Evaluation (MQE)
Institute for Information Industry
EBM Technologies

MOSAICS: Bringing the Future of Industrial Cybersecurity Into Focus
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratories, Idaho National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

On-Chip Neuromorphic Backpropagation Algorithm
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Point-of-Care AI-DR
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

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

Siemens Healthineers Intelligent Emergency Imaging
Siemens Healthineers AG

SolidPAC: A Comprehensive Solid-State Battery Design Tool
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Battery Performance and Cost (BatPaC) Model
Argonne National Laboratory

The SEED Platform: Decarbonizing Cities Through Robust Data Management
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Timely Address Space Randomization (TASR)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

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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

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Once again, those who who wish to order extra engraved plaques (or personalized ones for individual team members) can do so at any time; please click here for the PDF form.