R&D 100 Award

The R&D 100 Award was first established in 1963 by R&D Magazine. The objective is to search out and recognize the 100 most technologically significant new products for each year. The competition is international in scope and entries are subjected to a rigorous and formal evaluation process by as many as 100 independent industry experts who advise the editors at R&D Magazine. Past winners of this award include:

Polaroid film
the flashcube
the digital watch
antilock brakes
the automated teller machine
the liquid crystal display
the halogen lamp
the fax machine
the touch sensitive screen
the color graphics printer
the digital compact cassette

SwRI has received previous R&D 100 Awards which include a 1987 award for an ultrasonic data acquisition and imaging system (EDAS ®).