MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bruker AXS today announced that its SMART X2S automated chemical X-ray crystallography system has been awarded a R&D 100 award, recognizing it as one of the 100 most technologically significant products introduced in the past year. The R&D 100 Award winners are selected by an independent panel of judges and the editors of R&D Magazine. “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,” explained Martha Walz, R&D Magazine Editor-in-Chief.