The independently judged R&D 100 Awards program has recognized the Coolerado air conditioner as one of 2004's most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace.

For 42 years the prestigious R&D 100 Awards have been helping companies provide the important push a new product needs to compete successfully in the marketplace.  Corporations, government labs, private research institutes, and universities worldwide submit entries for the coveted awards.  Technologies are nominated in open competition and judged by a large panel of technical experts in a variety of disciplines. 

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.  2003 winners included 3M, Caterpillar, GE, Lockheed Martin, Mitsubishi, NASA, Dow Chemical, Procter & Gamble, and Toyota.

Past products of the R&D 100 Award include household names such as Polacolor film (1963), the flashcube (1965), the automated teller machine (1973), the halogen lamp (1974), the fax machine (1975), the liquid crystal display (1980), the printer (1986), the Kodak Photo CD (1991), the Nicoderm antismoking patch (1992), Taxol anticancer drug (1993), lab on a chip (1996), and HDTV (1998).

2004 winners were formally announced in the September 2004 issue of R&D Magazine, and recognized at the black tie Awards Gala.  Learn more about this international competition and R&D Magazine at www.RDMag.com.