For 47 years, the prestigious R&D 100 Awards have been helping companies provide the important initial push a new product needs
to compete successfully in the marketplace. The winning of an R&D 100 Award provides a mark of excellence known to industry, government,
and academia as proof that the product is one of the most innovative ideas of the year.
Nominations and submissions for the 2009 R&D 100 Awards have closed. Winners will be announced in early July.
The top 100 innovations of the year, as selected by R&D Magazine’s panel of judges, each represent a
mountain of intense development on the part of the entrant. With photos and
links, we give you a glimpse of their hard work at RDmag.com. Browse the 18 technology
categories to and find out why these are the top R&D products of
the year.