Aastrom Biosciences designed a benchtop bioreactor capable of growing, outside the body, large amounts of human stem cells isolated from bone marrow for cell replacement therapy, potentially reducing the cost and pain of treatment for cancer and other diseases.

Affymetrix and Molecular Dynamics are developing miniaturized DNA analyzers that are becoming invaluable for rapid, accurate genetic analysis for diseases such as HIV, strep infections, or cancer.

The Auto Body Consortium teamed suppliers, universities, and auto manufacturers to develop a suite of process-monitoring and control technologies that are cutting costs and improving quality throughout much of the U.S. auto industry.

Diamond Semiconductor Group developed a flexible new technology, since commercialized by a major semiconductor equipment maker, that implants desired impurities reliably into next-generation 300 millimeter silicon wafers, thereby saving the industry money and increasing yields.

Ebert Composites Corporation designed and demonstrated an affordable manufacturing system that reduced production time for making large structural parts from composite materials, making these light-weight, corrosion-resistant materials cost-competitive with steel and wood for applications such as utility towers.

Engineering Animation grew their company from 20 employees to over 900 after they developed a new set of computer-based technologies for making 3-D training tools to help surgeons and patients better understand important aspects of surgical procedures before they are performed.

GeneTrace Systems developed a novel, fully-automated DNA sequencing system that is hundreds of times faster than conventional methods and is being used to build research tools for drug discovery and for biological studies.

Honeywell and Advanced Micro Devices developed new control software that increases process consistency and yield in semiconductor manufacturing and is beginning to transform the industry.

Illinois Superconductor Corporation developed a thick-film processing technology for high-temperature superconductors to improve the quality of cellular phone service.

Nanophase Technology greatly increased production and reduced the cost of materials made of nanosized particles, which have applications ranging from sunscreen to industrial catalysts.

Six top U.S. printed wiring board suppliers and users teamed to achieve literally dozens of technical advances that have been credited, by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, with saving the U.S. printed wiring board industry with its 200,000 jobs.

A synergistic project team led by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences overcame longstanding technical barriers to develop fast, flexible prototype spindles for machine tools.

Nonvolatile Electronics developed new magnetic materials that are being used in compact, powerful sensors and are expected to enable the development of computer memory that retains data even when the power is turned off.

Strongwell Corporation developed protoype bridge beams made of carbon- and glass-reinforced polymer composites that are lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and expected to improve bridge durability and outlast conventional steel and concrete.

X-Ray Optical optimized a compact technology for generating intense x-ray beams that is starting to impact applications ranging from magnetic data storage to drug design to mammography.

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Date created: September 1999
Last Updated: April 24, 2003