Presenting the 2026 R&D 100 Finalists

The Finalists are listed beneath by class after which alphabetically by product title. Each itemizing consists of the main submitting group, adopted by any co-developing organizations, as supplied to R&D World.

All Finalist, Winner, and additional logos are available for download here.

The 2026 R&D 100 gala banquet shall be held at the Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort in Arizona on November 19, 2026.

Congratulations from our complete employees to all of this 12 months’s Finalists. Being named a Finalist is a big achievement. Well finished!

2026 R&D 100 Finalists

Winners, a subset of those Finalists, shall be introduced on August 6, 2026.

Analytical/Test

Anaerobic Microbial Phenotyping Platform (AMP2)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (Ginkgo)

CybeRay Pro
OUR United Corporation; The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University; The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University; Qilu Hospital of Shandong University; The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University; Beijing Tiantan Hospital of Capital Medical University

Determining the Percentage of Recycled Plastic Content in a Plastic Product
State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo

ECDaim Brain Perfusion Image Analysis System
National Atomic Research Institute (NARI); Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital; Shuang-Ho Hospital; Far Eastern Memorial Hospital; Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; National Cheng Kung University Hospital

Globe Scan: A Non-Contact Laser Dimensional Scanning Probe
Hitachi, Ltd.; Hitachi High-Tech Corporation; Nagano Automation Co., Ltd.

InFocus κ FDTR: Thermal Property Microscope
ScienceEdge Inc.; Kyoto University

Megasonics (MEGA-NAV)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL); New Mexico Tech

Omni Magnetic-Stimulation Neuromodulation System
Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC); National Health Research Institutes

OsteoSEE
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Photonic BMS
University of Pittsburgh; Sensible Photonics

PLus-Spot Solar Panel Tester
VividSpot Automation; National Laboratory of the Rockies

RADXtract
Argonne National Laboratory; Kyma Technologies

Sensor Fish Suite + Hydropower Biological Evaluation Toolset (HBET): Field-Proven Bio-Inspired Measurement and Analytics for Sustainable Water Infrastructure
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

SPEAR UltraDetect™ BD-pTau 217 Assay
Spear Bio Inc.

TALOS
Nirrin Technologies

Thermo Scientific™ Orbitrap™ Excedion™ Pro mass spectrometer
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermostable Serine Recombinase Assisted Genome Engineering (tSAGE): 90% Faster Foreign DNA Insertion for Thermophilic Microbes
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

VaporID
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; BaySpec, Inc.

VitoCheck
E-Sense Innovation & Technology

Waters Xevo™ CDMS
Waters Corporation; Indiana University; Megadalton Solutions

IT/Electrical

AiBP, AI Broadcasting Platform for Accessible Public Information
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI); Public Television Service

Architector
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Electro-Thermo-Chemical Random Access Memory (ETCRAM)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL); University of Michigan

Hitachi Energy’s Optimization product providing
Hitachi America, Ltd.; Hitachi Energy

ICONS: Integrated Composite Optical Neutron Sensor
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Microgrid Orchestrator—A Distributed Controller for Networked Microgrids
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; New Sun Road, P.B.C.; Casa Pueblo

Multispectral Imaging for Advanced Surveillance Operations
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute

ORNL & BMW 22kW Polyphase Wireless Power Transfer System with Rotating Magnetic Fields
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; BMW Group (Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft)

Parallelogram Synchronized Truss Assembly (PaSTA)
Southwest Research Institute

Persistent DynAMICS
Los Alamos National Laboratory; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Nevada National Security Sites; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Sandia National Laboratories

PExT – Polylingual Experimental Terminal
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program

PipeX: A Versatile Crawling Robot for Multi-modal Inspection of Pipeline
Hong Kong Productivity Council; Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, HKSAR Government; Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society

Radioactive airborne particulate monitor
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation; Mitsubishi Electric Plant Engineering Corporation; Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories; Nagoya University; Japan Atomic Energy Agency

Smart Power Hub® (SPH)
Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.; Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.

UNR, Ubiquitous Network-Native Radar Platform
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

Mechanical/Materials

Affordable Efficient Thermoelectric Dishwasher with Enhanced Drying
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Samsung Electronics America

Algae composite
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; California Institute of Technology

AR™ 300E Series EUV Underlayer
Qnity Electronics, Inc.

BatterUP
Sandia National Laboratories

Biocide-Free Bacteria-Repellent Nanofiber Breathing System Filters
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute; Well Lead Medical Co., Ltd.

BirdSmart® Bird Safe Glass
Vitro Architectural Glass

CryoCharge-100™
Purdue University

DOWSIL™ EG-4175 Silicone Gel
Dow Performance Silicones

DuoDefend: Affordable, Nontoxic, and Versatile Flame Retardants
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

DuPont™ Liveo™ Pharma TPE Ultra-Low Temperature Tubing
DuPont

DyeMate-SC
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute

EcoFlux
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute; Graphex Innovation and Technology Limited

Economic Long-Duration Energy Storage by Using Low-Cost Particle-Based Thermal Energy Storage (ENDURING)
National Laboratory of the Rockies

Engineered Cermets for Advanced Reactor Waste Disposal
Savannah River National Laboratory; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Washington State University; Alfred University; University of South Carolina; Missouri University of Science and Technology; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC220 Membrane
DuPont Water Solutions

High Power Density Embedded-die PCB–primarily based Automotive Traction Inverter
Toyota Research Institute of North America; Virginia (*100*) Institute and State University (Virginia Tech); MIRISE Technologies Corporation

HP licensed closed-loop recycled copper
Mint Innovation; HP Inc.

HyperFlux Ferrite Nanocomposite
University of Pittsburgh; CorePower Magnetics; National Magnetics Group, Inc.

Mesoporous optically clear warmth insulators (MOCHI)
University of Colorado Boulder

NORYL™ V0150TW / V0150IR2 Resins
SABIC

N₂O CAT: Low Temperature NOx Free N₂O Abatement System
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

Perforated Membranes for the Efficient Conversion of Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide to Organic Compounds
National Laboratory of the Rockies

Pintura Autoenfriante
Pinturas Berel, S.A. de C.V.

REFLEX™
University of Pittsburgh; Idaho National Laboratory; National Energy Technology Laboratory

Selective and Optimized Low-regen sorbent for Industrial and Direct air seize (SOLID)
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

Smart Care CureAssure
Asian Paints Limited

UniSteel 1900 ChainDieForm
General Motors; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Sairolf Metal Forming Co., Ltd.; Nanjing Steel Co., Ltd.

VFT warmth exchanger for City Multi
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation; Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited

Voltatex®4440 Gelcoat
Axalta Coating Systems

Other

CarbonLock Blocks
Hong Kong Productivity Council; CS Tech Solution Limited

Non-Invasive Cloning from Blood
Colossal Biosciences

Process/Prototyping

100% Closed-loop Recycled Plastic Sheets
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute; Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL)

Argonne Rare Earth Magnet Electrorefining Process
Argonne National Laboratory

Automated Craftsmanship
General Motors LLC

Automated Single-station Manufacturing Process for Seamless, Ultra-Lightweight Footwear
Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI); Mizuno Corp.

Autonomous Ion Mass Spectrometer Sentry (AIMSS)
Los Alamos National Laboratory; United States Air Force Academy; Plasma Controls LLC

Beyond Mono-Material: One-Step Separation and Decolorization of Footwear’s Hardest Waste into Manufacturing-Grade rPET
Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI); Jade Long John Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Far Eastern New Century Corporation; Long John Tsung Right Industrial Co., Ltd.; Pro Arch International Development Enterprise Inc.

CarbonBelief
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute; Yau Lee Group

Cathode Upcycling Through Precipitation
Argonne National Laboratory

CellNet™: Next-Generation Blood Filters – High Purity, Water-Free, and Solvent-Free Surface Functionalization of Fibers
Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI); Sangtech Lab Inc.

COMet Technology for Ventilation Air Methane Abatement from Underground Coal Mines
Johnson Matthey; Core Natural Resources; Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Deimos: Advanced Reactor Testbed
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Electrified Plastic Pyrolysis Reactor (EPPR) for Jet Fuel and Diesel Production
Yale University; Purdue University; University of Maryland; Princeton University; Polymer-X Inc.

Electro-Lith
Argonne National Laboratory; General Motors LLC

Electrochemical CO2 Graphitization (ECOG)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Electroslag Additive Manufacturing (ESAM): High Productivity, Low Cost Metal Additive Manufacturing
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; ARC Specialties, Inc.

Flow-Ore™
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

FlowVAM
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

FReTC HTS-Tape High-Current Single-Process Full-Size-Cabling
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Plasma Science and Fusion Center; Brookhaven Technology Group Inc.; Tufts University, Mechanical Engineering Department

Gibco™ CTS™ Compleo™ Fill and Finish System
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Grayscale Lithography by way of Annealed Resin Engineering (GLARE)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)

High-Velocity (HiVe) Joining
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

IonTwin™
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

MAGMA: Magnetically Aligned Gap Magnet with Applied Fields
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Ames National Laboratory; Critical Materials Innovation Hub; Orbis Electric

MS-PolyFuel™ Technology
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Multiplexing Extrusion System (MExS)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; University of Maine, Advanced Structures and Composites Center

NARI ReAl-Sorb System
National Atomic Research Institute (NARI); DIAN-TANG Resources & Materials Co., Ltd.; SHIANG-YING Refractories Co., Ltd.; Taoyuan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Ministry of Agriculture

Neutral Extractant Advanced Rare Earth Separation Technology (NEAREST)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Obsidian™
Path Robotics

PASTREE: Phosphoric Acid Sludge Treatment for Rare Earths Extraction
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute (FIPR)

Programmable Tri-Structural Isotropic (TRISO) Nuclear Fuel
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; TRISO-X; Arc Impact

PROTECT
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Coastline Optics, Inc.

Pulsar-based Timing System – An Alternative Time Reference for Resilient Synchronization
University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Quantum Microsystems
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Recycled Composite Oven
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Whirlpool Corporation

RoboVision Caliper: Generalizable Laser Weld Inspection System
General Motors Research and Development

SATURN: Spectrally Augmented Thermal Understanding Reducing Nonconformance
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Johns Hopkins University

Single-Wafer High-Temperature SPM Tool
ACM Research

Studying-Polymers-On a-Chip (SPOC)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Supply Chain Intelligence Platform
Hitachi America, Ltd.

TeleSENSE™: Agentic AI Manufacturing Platform of Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing Fibers
AiMiLi Inc.; University of Pittsburgh; Corning Incorporated

Terpenes Conversion to Aviation Fuel
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Captis Aire LLC

Thermophilic One-Pot Bioconversion of PET Waste into Value-Added Aromatics
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; National Laboratory of the Rockies

Ultrasonic Acoustic Separation Platform (UltraSep)
Los Alamos National Laboratory

VIBRANT: Visual Benign Reactor as Analog for Nuclear Testing
Idaho National Laboratory

Water Tank Cleaning Robot
Hong Kong Productivity Council; VersaTech Energy Innovation Limited

Software/Services

5G Interference Canceler
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

AI-Rad Companion (AIRC) Prostate MR: AI-Driven Prostate Cancer Detection and Standardized Reporting
Siemens Healthineers AG

All Hazards Analysis (AHA) Framework
Idaho National Laboratory

ALTRIOS
National Laboratory of the Rockies; BNSF Railway; Southwest Research Institute; University of Texas at Austin; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

ARCADE
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)

ARCH: Autonomous Robot Control Hierarchy
Los Alamos National Laboratory

ArtIMis: Artificial Intelligence for Mission
Los Alamos National Laboratory; University of Michigan; Georgia Institute of Technology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Texas at Austin; Ohio State University; NumFOCUS

ATLAS-Tx
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

AWARE: Multi-Event Grid Intelligence Platform for Wildfire Prevention and Resilience
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Southern California Edison

Deliberate Motion Analytics (DMA) – A Deterministic Sensor Fusion Platform that Enhances Intrusion Detection
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL); Management Sciences Inc. (MSI)

Eco-VTrac: A Real-Time Energy Optimization System for Vehicles and Traffic Signals
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; National Laboratory of the Rockies (previously National Renewable Energy Laboratory); Toyota Motor North America

FARM: Feasible Actuator Range Modifier
Argonne National Laboratory; Idaho National Laboratory

Fenix
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL); University of Tennessee’s Innovative Computing Laboratory

GeoWISE (Geothermal warmth pump Web-based Integrated Simulation and Economic evaluation device)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oklahoma State University

Hardware Assisted Kernel Compartmentalization (HAKC)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Igloo Embedded Linux Rehosting Platform
MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Northeastern University

IMPACT
Argonne National Laboratory

IntelliGlass™ – Multimodal Human-Centered Optimization Platform for Smart Glasses Interaction
Institute for Information Industry (III); HTC Corporation; National Taitung University

LAPIS
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)

LuGo: An Enhanced Quantum Phase Estimation Implementation
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Magnetite – Secure-by-Design Real-Time Operating System
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Marine Artificial Intelligent Identification Navigation Assistance System
Ship and Ocean Industries R&D Center (SOIC); Merit Lilin Ent. Co., Ltd.

Matlantis
Matlantis

MENTOR-RL: A Foundation Model for Mechanism-Based Drug Discovery and Translational Biology
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; University of Tennessee

MetalAdapt Low-Carbon Decision System
Institute for Information Industry

NERIS — National Emergency Response Information System
UL Research Institutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute; U.S. Fire Administration (USFA); Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T)

NeuroFEM
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)

OmniDrive – Intelligent Safety Driving System
Automotive Research & Testing Center

Pele Suite of Exascale Reacting Flow Codes
National Laboratory of the Rockies; Sandia National Laboratories; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)

RadSim
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Reconductoring Economic and Financial Analysis (REFA) Tool
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

SeQUeNCe: Simulator of QUantum Network Communication
Argonne National Laboratory; Illinois Institute of Technology; Encore Consulting Services, Inc.

TAOS
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

TELEIOS-BATT: Battery Diagnostic and Prognostic Toolset
Idaho National Laboratory

TOF-CGI
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Tritium Migration Analysis Program: TMAP8
Idaho National Laboratory; Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Vision Shepherd
Institute for Information Industry (III); Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited (FIT)

Viz Subdural Plus™
Viz.ai