Eight Los Alamos National Laboratory-led technologies won R&D 100 Awards, including three special recognition awards for corporate social responsibility, market disruptor and green technology. Often called the “Oscars of Innovation,” these awards recognize technologies for their ingenuity and potential impact.
“We’re extremely proud of Los Alamos’ winners,” said Los Alamos’s Director Thom Mason. “As a Department of Energy national lab, part of our mission is to develop technologies that can then be used by companies, academic institutions and other research organizations to enable everything from better energy efficiency to safety and security. These awards recognize those contributions and are a testament to the cutting-edge work being done at the Laboratory.”
Los Alamos 2024 R&D 100 award winners
The Los Alamos winners are:
- Compact Space Plasma Analyzer — Small sensor monitors space weather for space asset protection.
- Fierro: Computational Mechanics and Materials Science Software – Code leverages advanced models, methods and computers to realize the potential of modern manufacturing methodologies.
- Ion Pair Membrane Electrode Assemblies — Robust fuel cells provide superior performance and clean energy.
- MENDS: Modular Electrochemical Nuclear Decontamination System — Technology removes radioactive surface contamination and reduces waste.
- NDAlpha: Nondestructive Alpha Spectrometer — First field-deployable instrument for “point and shoot” in-situ measurement of actinides in material.
- PHOENIX: Portable, High-efficiency, Orthovoltage ENergy Imaging X-rays – first portable x-ray source to optimize imaging of thin and thick objects simultaneously.
- QUIC-DEPDOSE: Radiation Aerosol Dispersion and Inhalation Model — Application running on a laptop calculates radiation dose to support emergency responders.
- SAFE: Secure Automatic Failsafe Eraser — Information barrier technology protects data from theft or accidental dissemination.
“The Lab’s scientists and engineers are committed to work that benefits the greater good by developing scientific and technological solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems,” said J. Patrick Fitch, deputy Laboratory director for Science, Technology and Engineering. “These R&D 100 winners exemplify that commitment by creating game-changing tools for a broad spectrum of industries.”
The R&D 100 Awards
R&D 100 awards honor the latest and best innovations and identify the top technology products of the past year. They span industry, academia and government-sponsored research organizations.
Since 1978 Los Alamos has won more than 205 R&D 100 Awards. The Laboratory’s discoveries, developments, advancements and inventions make the world a better and safer place, bolster national security and enhance national competitiveness. See all of the 2024 R&D 100 Awards.
> Learn more about the Los Alamos winners here.