Affirming the University of California's commitment to research and innovation, R&D magazine listed projects by all three national labs in its annual R&D 100 Awards. The awards recognize the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year.

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory won four awards: EMGeo ElectroMagnetic Geological Mapper; Nanocrystal Solar Cells; NEXUS DLC-X Coating System with Pulsed Filtered Cathodic Arc Technology; and TEAM Electron Microscope Stag.

Los Alamos National Laboratory was cited for five innovations: MagViz imaging; Lasonix laser technology to grow micro- and nanoscale electronics; SIMTECHE CO2 Capture Process for carbon dioxide; TeraOps Software Radio; and the Artificial Retina Project, which included participation from several other labs, including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and UC Santa Cruz.

Seven projects, including the Artificial Retina Project, were award winners for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: GeMini portable gamma-ray spectrometer based on germanium technology; the Land Mine Locator, a humanitarian aerial land mine detection system; the FemtoScope, a fiber-optic-based time microscope that can be attached to the front end of any conventional recording instrument (with collaboration from UC Davis); Spectral Sentry, an advanced technology designed to protect critical laser systems; ROSE, a software code compiler infrastructure; a precision robotic assembly machine to manufacture fusion ignition targets for the National Ignition Facility; and the Laser Beam Centering and Pointing System.

Read the complete list of awardees at www.rdmag.com/RD100Home.html.