R&D 100 Finalists for 2023 are announced

By Paul Heney | August 15, 2023

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!

30X MWIR continuous zoom lens with folded structureViettel High Tech

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

Additively Manufactured Thermally Conductive Collimators for Neutron InstrumentationOak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Neutron Sciences DirectoratePolarOnyx, Inc.

Automated live cell imaging system, Celloger® Mini PlusCuriosis Inc.

Autonomous Sparse — Aperture Multibeam Echo SounderMIT Lincoln LaboratoryMIT

Cellpuri, cell concentration systemCuriosis Inc.

EUV N&K and Phase Measurement ToolEUV Tech

FreeStyle Libre 3Abbott

FusionScopeQuantum 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 FlocksCargill

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

High throughput sequencer DNBSEQ-T20_2MGI and Complete Genomics

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

MAVEN, New Glucose and Lactate On-Line Device for Bioprocess Monitoring and Control908 Devices

MockV® RVLP KitMaravai LifeSciencesCygnus Technologies

NACHOS: NanoSatellite Atmospheric Chemistry Hyperspectral Observation SystemLos Alamos National Laboratory

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

Noncontact Laser Ultrasound (NCLUS) for Medical ImagingMIT Lincoln LaboratoryMassachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Ultrasound Research Translation (CURT) and Sound & Bright, LLC

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

Physics-Informed, Active Learning–Driven Autonomous Microscopy for Science DiscoveryOak Ridge National LaboratoryUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville

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

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

Revio Sequencing SystemPacBio

SCHOTT® LightViewSCHOTT

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

Tescan Tensor: The World’s First Integrated, Precession-Assisted, Analytical 4D-STEMTescan Orsay Holding, a.s.

Thermo Scientific DynaSpin Single-use CentrifugeThermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Scientific AccelerOme™ Automated Sample Preparation PlatformThermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Scientific Orbitrap™ Ascend Tribrid™ Mass SpectrometerThermo Fisher Scientific

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

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

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

Bat TagsPacific Northwest National Laboratory

Cerberus: Cybersecurity for EV Charging InfrastructureIdaho National Laboratory

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

Doppler CloakMIT Lincoln Laboratory

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

High Performing Dual Phases Nano Immersion Coolant for 5G ServersNano and Advanced Materials InstituteHFC Industry Ltd.

Honeywell Safety WatchHoneywell Process Solutions

Intelligent Pillow for Healthy SleepingNano and Advanced Materials InstituteSuper Rich Moulders Ltd.

Joint Communication Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JCAUS) Security/Cyber Module End Cryptographic UnitMIT Lincoln LaboratoryNaval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific

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

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

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

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

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

Pulse Based Ultra High Frequency (PB-UHF) Communication SystemLawrence Livermore National LaboratoryDirac Solutions, Inc.

Scalable Photonic Quantum Memory ModuleMIT Lincoln Laboratory

Schott TO PLUS® headersSchott

SynSteg: Synesthesia+Steganography–Based Encryption SystemsOak Ridge National Laboratory

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

Transformer WatchmanNational Energy Technology LabUniversity of Pittsburgh Sensible Photonics

WARHAWK MTDSandia National Labs (SNL)

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

Wideband Conformal Continuous-Slot Antenna ArraySouthwest Research Institute (SwRI)

Wrinkle-Free, Flexible and High Contrast Screen for Portable DisplayNano and Advanced Materials InstituteArovia Hong Kong Ltd.

3M™ Performance Spray Gun with Fine Finish Nozzle Technology3M

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

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

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

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

Additive manufactured cutting tool for precision machiningKennametal Inc.

AquairUniversity of Maryland, College Park

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

Bio-inspired Silicone Sealant for Wet Surface AdhesionNano and Advanced Materials InstituteHenderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

BioLAN™ Lignin Based CompositesPrisma 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 IncorporationDow 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 MagnetsCritical Materials Institute, Ames National LaboratoryBUNTING-DuBois

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

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

DEXCARE™ CD-1 PolymerDow Consumer Solutions

Dow Coating MaterialsDow Coating Materials

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

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

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

DuPont™ Nomex® Comfort with Ecoforce™ FabricDupont

EASE: Ether-based Aqueous Separations and ExtractionsIdaho National LaboratoryAmes National Laboratory

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

Eco-friendly Materials for Garment Heat Transfer PrintingNano and Advanced Materials InstituteSEC Accessories Ltd.

Electrified Fiber Sorbents for Energy-Efficient Direct Air CaptureKorea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySaudi Aramco Research and Development Center

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

FABIA: Fieldable Atomic Beam Isotopic AnalyzerLos Alamos National Laboratory

FilmTec™ Fortilife™ NF1000 Nanofiltration MembranesDuPont

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

Greener, Faster and Tougher Polyurea GelcoatPPG

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

High Transfer Efficiency Commercial Vehicle Coating SystemAxalta Coating Systems

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

Hyperspectral X-ray Imaging Detector (HXI)Los Alamos National LaboratoryNational 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 approachCelanese

INFICON Ion Reference Gauge IRG080INFICON Inc.

INNATE™ ST100 Precision Packaging ResinDow

Innovative LNP™ ELCRES™ Resin: Enables Advancements in Renewable Solar Energy Industry by Achieving the Highest Electrical Tracking Resistance CTI0SABIC

LiZ Armored Polyaramid SeparatorGeneral MotorsMicrovast Holdings, Inc. Pacific Industrial Development Corp.

MercLok™ P-640 Amendment for Mercury RemediationAlbemarle Amendments, LLC

Micro-Foaming Pellets (MFPs) for Completely Closed-cell Foamed BottlesNano and Advanced Materials InstituteAce Plastic Ltd.

On-Demand, Pressure-Triggered Sealant for Prefab Building ConstructionOak Ridge National LaboratoryCertainTeed, Saint Gobain, Bensonwood

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

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

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

SolarFlowZendure USA Inc

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

Sustainable Ion Exchange Resin for Ultrapure Water TreatmentDuPont Water Solutions

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

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

E Ink Gallery™ 3E Ink

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

ELECPURE™ Technology for Electronic ProcessingDow

Electro3DSandia 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 AfforestationInstitute 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 EnvironmentsNASA’s Glenn Research Center

Honeywell’s Ethanol-to-Jet Processing TechnologyHoneywell

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

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

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

Novel Underwater Transducer Structures Using Additive ManufacturingMITRELithoz 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 ManufacturingLos 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 processUniversity of UtahIperionX

Acoustic Resonance Spectroscopy (ARS) Mechanical Condition Monitoring_Los Alamos National Laboratory

ActivOArgonne National Laboratory

Annotated Translated Disassembled Code (@DisCo)Idaho National Laboratory

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

Cardinal: Accelerating Discovery in Fusion and Fission EnergyArgonne National LaboratoryIdaho National Laboratory

Chaff DetectionLincoln Laboratory

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

Deep Resolve – MRI Faster than ever beforeSiemens Healthineers

FEVER: Fast Evaluation of Viral Emerging RisksLos Alamos National Laboratory

Green Computing ToolboxMIT Lincoln Laboratory

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

Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Analytic PlatformInstitute for Information Industry

MALA: Materials Learning AlgorithmsSandia 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 StudioSandia National Laboratories (SNL)Stellar Science Ltd. Co.

OpenMxP — Open-Source Mixed Precision ComputingOak Ridge National Laboratory

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

PuckboardMIT Lincoln LaboratoryRevaComm 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 analysisLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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

RAVEN — Computational Platform Performing Stochastic AnalysesIdaho National Laboratory

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

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

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

SuperNeuro: An Accelerated Neuromorphic Computing SimulatorOak Ridge National Laboratory

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

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

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

Variorum: Vendor-Agnostic Computing Power ManagementLawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Vitro Architectural Glass — VitroSphere™ Digital Glass SimulatorVitro Architectural Glass

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

ZFP: Fast, Accurate Data Compression for Modern Supercomputing ApplicationsLawrence 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.