CAMECA Instruments Inc.’s Invizo 6000 is a high-efficiency, symmetric dual-illumination, deep ultraviolet laser atom probe tomography (APT) microscope providing 3D subnanometer spatial resolution information for all elements. It provides the widest field of view and the fastest data collection rate of any APT system to solve the most challenging materials problems. Nanotechnology is playing an…
R&D 100 winner of the day: DuPont BETATECH Thermal Interface Material
The automotive sector is changing at an unprecedented rate. This evolving landscape is being driven by legislation for reduced emissions, increasing urbanization, customer demand, and the need to reach price parity with internal combustion engine vehicles. With EV adoption expected to increase exponentially over the next few decades, OEM and tier suppliers are increasingly shifting…
Toyota reorganizes its China R&D, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending August 4, 2023, closed at 2,905.30 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.77% (or -82.89 basis points). Three of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.55% (IBM) to 2.18% (Toyota Motor). Twenty-two of the 25 RDWI members lost…
R&D 100 winner of the day: ALArM: Acoustic Large-Area Monitoring
ALArM, from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Chevron USA Inc., and Evident Scientific, is a permanent acoustic sensing system for protecting entire large-area structures, including oil and gas facilities and civilian infrastructure. This patented system uses inexpensive, highly scalable sensor networks to detect damage and defects in complex, insulated, and underground inspection zones. It features an…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Tailored Glass Using Direct Ink Writing Technology
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Tailored Glass by DIW enables 3D printing of silica-based glass with gradient mechanical and optical properties in unlimited, customized, structural forms of high complexity. By controlling the concentration of multiple specially formulated glass inks throughout the extrusion process, the resulting glass product benefits from the free-form capabilities of 3D printing —…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Intelligence-Driven Cybersecurity Analytic Platform
Ransomware has ravaged industries all around the world in recent years, no matter if it is manufacturing, technology, or public infrastructure. According to forecasting by cyber research firm Cybersecurity Ventures, ransomware attacks will be launched every 2 seconds on average in 2031 and will cause a global loss of $7.3 trillion. The outbreak of COVID-19…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Siemens Healthineers Intelligent Emergency Imaging
Patient-centered innovation has been and always will be at the core of Siemens Healthineers, whose employees constantly bring breakthrough innovations to market to help healthcare professionals deliver high-quality care and achieve the best possible outcome for patients worldwide. The Siemens Healthineers Intelligent Emergency Imaging workflow powered by myExam Companion helps speed up the care pathway…
R&D 100 winner of the day: High Energy, Low Dispersion (HELD) Multilayer Dielectric (MLD) Gratings
Next-generation laser systems are necessary for high-energy-density physics research to enable the study of astrophysical and quantum phenomena difficult to replicate in a laboratory setting. Systems must compress and augment extraordinary energies while limiting physical damage incurred with each beam pulse for these experiments to succeed. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s HELD Gratings, a novel design…
R&D 100 winner of the day: SolidPAC: A Comprehensive Solid-State Battery Design Tool
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Solid-state batteries (SSBs) have the potential to be significant next-generation technologies for high-energy and high-power-density rechargeable battery applications. It is crucial to identify the metrics that an emerging battery technology should fulfill to achieve parity with conventional lithium-ion batteries, primarily in terms of energy density. However, limited approaches exist today to…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Multifunctional, 3D-Printable Inks for Energy Products (Energy Inks)
Energy Inks, 3D-printing feedstock inks developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and introduced to the market in three formulations by partner and co-developer MilliporeSigma, offer functional properties, enabling next-generation, high-performance, 3D-printed devices for energy storage, catalysis, filtration, sensors and more. Further, these devices can be 3D-printed faster, at a lower cost, and exhibit higher…
R&D 100 winner of the day: proteoCHIP
Developer: BICO Co-developer: Cellenion Vienna Biocenter – Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) – Karl Mechtler’s Lab proteoCHIP is an innovative microchip made of Teflon and pre-filled with a thin oil layer to avoid the evaporation of precious peptides during the sample preparation process. It enables the first commercially available automated workflow for single-cell proteomics sample…
R&D 100 of the day: Corrosion-Resistant, Surface Hardening System Equipment for Austenite Stainless Steel
Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC)’s Corrosion-Resistant, Surface Hardening System Equipment for Austenite Stainless Steel provides continuous intelligent processing procedures, which gives stainless-steel objects high hardness and high corrosion resistance. Austinite is the most widely used metal material with high corrosion resistance. For development into high-value-added products, there are problems of insufficient stainless-steel strength,…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Continuous Tracking Surgical Assistance System (CTSAS)
Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC)’s Continuous Tracking Surgical Assistance System (CTSAS) is the first-ever dodecahedral marker, combined with real-time images of independent vertebra and dynamic correction navigation, that can track and truly present the posture changes of each vertebra. In the process of surgical navigation, only a single registration is required, and intraoperative…
R&D 100 winner of the day: 32 Tesla Superconducting Magnet
Superconducting magnets have existed since the 1960s. While there has always been a desire for higher fields from these magnets, the field available has been limited by the properties of superconducting materials. Consequently, up to 2017, the peak field only increased by 8.5 T. National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University‘s 32 T…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Spectral Phenotyping with MirroRx
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s MirroRx is a biomarker technology that accurately predicts disease status. The disease phenotype is analyzed by measuring how the patient’s endogenous molecules vibrate upon exposure to infrared light. The difference between the vibrational profiles of disease and control samples is so visible that the spectral process is like “cellular fingerprinting.” Aggressive…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Battelle’s Process for Converting Coal to High-Value Polyurethane Products
With rapidly growing U.S. demand for polyurethane (PU) products, especially foam products, we will remain heavily dependent on imported oil and thus be affected by worldwide disruptions to oil supply. To reduce this dependence on oil, we must investigate domestic feedstocks such as coal for creating PU products. Battelle’s breakthrough Coal-to-PU Foam process addresses this…
R&D 100 winner of the day: MaizeCare Clarity Polymer: A Sustainable, Superior Polymer for Clear Hair Styling Gels
MaizeCare Clarity Polymer is Dow’s next generation, 100% bioderived, made from non-GMO corn starch and readily biodegradable hair styling polymer, with excellent clarity in water-based formulas. The diversity of hair types demands high-performance hair care products that create and maintain the best style. Many synthetic polymers have been developed, aiming for better performance. However, these…
R&D 100 winner of the day: ASSESS: Acoustic Steady-State Excitation Spatial Spectroscopy
Acoustic Steady-State Excitation Spatial Spectroscopy (ASSESS), from Los Alamos National Laboratory, rapidly and non-intrusively detects a wide variety of defects in applications where identifying subtle flaws is critical. ASSESS is a nondestructive evaluation technology that leverages continuous ultrasonic excitation and laser Doppler vibrometry to make fast, high-quality inspections at stand-off distances. An automated full-structure ultrasonic…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Abcite 2060 Thermoplastic Flame Spray Powder Coating
Axalta Coating Systems’s Abcite 2060 is a breakthrough powder coating technology using innovative resin chemistry bringing unparalleled benefits. Foremost, Abcite 2060 powder coating offers sustainability benefits over incumbent liquid coating technology, containing no hazardous materials or VOCs. Abcite 2060 powder coating offers ease of application as it is applied in one layer on location without…
R&D 100 winner of the day: RapidCure: High-Speed Electron Beam Processing of Battery Electrodesc
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s High-Speed Electron Beam Processing is a low-cost, environmentally benign, and low-carbon-footprint process for producing thick Li-ion battery electrodes. This novel manufacturing approach eliminates the use of the solvent, a toxic volatile organic compound, and the high-molecular-weight material used in the traditional PVFD/NMP manufacturing method. The NMP solvent is expensive and toxic…
R&D 100 of the day: Brine Concentration with FilmTec Fortilife XC120 membranes
Systems using the new innovative FilmTec Fortilife XC120, a spiral-wound reverse osmosis element from from DuPont Water Solutions, achieve water concentrations beyond 80,000 ppm to ~120,000 ppm of total dissolved solids while operating within the pressure limits of standard available reverse osmosis equipment. Reaching these concentrations pushes the overall water recovery up from 90% to…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Quantum X bio
Developer: BICO Group Co-developer: Nanoscribe Quantum X bio is the first-of-its-kind bioprinter enabling submicron 3D printing resolution. The bioprinter offers essential features such as precise temperature control, a sterile environment, and functionalized biomaterials that unlock a new level of bioprinting and effectively accelerate innovation in key applications such as tissue engineering, cell biology, and the…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Automated Threat Estimator for Networks and Applications (ATHENA)
The rapid development of the internet has brought convenience to our everyday lives, as well as data vulnerabilities and exposures. According to Redscan Labs researchers, more than 50 common vulnerabilities and exposures were logged every day in 2021. Such vulnerabilities will only grow with increased adversary sophistication. It is no coincidence that the ATHENA software,…
R&D 100 winner of the day: TROPICS Pathfinder Satellite
Developer: MIT Lincoln Laboratory Co-developer: NASA Blue Canyon Technologies The TROPICS Pathfinder Satellite measures atmospheric temperature, water vapor, and precipitation in 12 microwave channels spanning 90–205 GHz, while being approximately 50x smaller than current weather-sensing systems. Its size drastically reduces costs for developing and launching high-performance satellites. Improving the forecasting and tracking of severe weather…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Black Magic Carpet for Water and Power Production (BMC-WP)
Developer: Advanced Membrane Materials Research Center (AMMRC), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Co-Developer: King Membrane Energy Technology Inc. The Black Magic Carpet for Water and Power Production is the first innovation that combines simultaneous steam and power generation using an intelligent membrane with dual capabilities. PVDF/graphene membrane is used in the application of…