The 2003 R&D 100 Award winners have been announced by R&D Magazine, and FLC Far West Federal Laboratories won 13 awards.

The R&D 100 Awards were established in 1963. They were originally known as the I-R 100s, in keeping with the original name of the magazine, Industrial Research. In 1963, the winners were picked by a panel of outside judges selected by the publisher and editor. No entries were required, and only U.S. companies could win. A formal entry procedure was established in 1964 and final judging was made by the magazine's editors (with the advice of outside experts). The first non-U.S. winners came along in 1965.

The Far West Laboratory winners for 2003 are:

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

Change Detection System CDS

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Energy Plus Software

Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Electro-optic Q Switch for Hi Average Power Lasers

Ion Beam Thin Planarization Process

Lasershot Precision Metal Forming System

MEMS-based Adaptive Optics Phoropter (MAOP)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

FT-MS Proteome Express

Starlight Information Visualization System

PASS

Sandia National Laboratories (CA)

Low Emissions Atmospherics Separator (LEAMS)

Inert Cast to Shape Microvalves

Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUVL)