Three technologies developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory are among recipients of 2026 R&D 100 Awards. The awards recognize the 100 most significant innovations that have transitioned to use or been made available for license in the past year.

R&D World, an online publication, manages the awards program, which has run annually since 1963. The worldwide competition is judged by an independent panel of science and technology experts and industry professionals.

The laboratory's winners overcome obstacles to improving the security and capability of systems. One technology is an operating system designed to protect embedded computers from cyberattacks. Another technology is a platform for integrating superconductor and semiconductor chips in a wafer-scale system for quantum or high-performance computing. The final winner is an algorithm that removes interference 5G base stations incur on co-channel radio frequency (RF) devices. 

"These awarded technologies address critical problems in cybersecurity, quantum computing, and communications. We're proud of our dedicated staff who developed and transitioned these technologies for the nation's advantage," says Melissa Choi, Lincoln Laboratory director. 

Since 2010, Lincoln Laboratory has received 111 R&D 100 Awards recognizing the transfer of its unclassified technologies to industry and government. Each year, many technology transitions also occur for classified projects. This transfer of technology is central to the laboratory's role as a Department of War (DoW) federally funded research and development center.

Computers embedded in deployed systems — such as satellites, drones, or radars — keep missions intact and people safe. The operating systems (OS) inside these embedded computers, however, are prime targets for cyberattacks.

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