Laboratory: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Technology: Smart Multi-hop Relay Communication System Opportunity: Available in the public domain Description: NIST has demonstrated a prototype approach to maintain two-way communications with first responders as they make their...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released new technology transfer (T2) regulations for complying with the Stevenson-Wydler and Bayh-Dole acts. It is important that all T2 and lab professionals review and understand these regulations. To ensure that your T2 office...

Laboratory: Department of Veterans Affairs ( Minneapolis VA Medical Center ) Technology: Flexible, long-handled camera that helps at-risk patients monitor their skin for pressure sores, foot sores, and other conditions. Opportunity: The VA is looking for a partner for further development and...

Laboratory: Los Alamos National Laboratory Summary: tsk_get_files, a script that can rebuild a file structure from a disk image. Details: tsk_get_files is a script that uses "The Sleuth Kit" commands "fls" and "icat" to rebuild a file structure from a disk image. Although TSK is intended to be used...

Good morning and welcome back to Day Two of the national meeting, as we discuss what's going on in the world of T2. If you took one of our intensive courses yesterday, now is the time when you'll expand your training and see what you learned in practice. Just joining us for the day? It's a great...

Welcome back again to the third and final day of the 2014 national meeting, also known as Industry Day. If Monday was all about training and yesterday was focused on how we operate as federal T2 professionals, our program today focuses outward—on our network and impact with partners. Today's...

A Cornell scientist is leading a multi-institution team that’s helping turn diverse and ancient grains into staple foods throughout the Northeast and Midwest, thanks to a three-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The project focuses on developing infrastructure to...

Four universities have joined together to create a new National Science Foundation (NSF) center that aims to shift health care from a model that requires patients to receive care in a hospital or doctor's office to a model in which patients manage their health from home. Dubbed the Center to...

For apple growers, controlling the number of fruits on a tree is arguably the most economically important management practice. A multi-institution team funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) seeks to use computer vision, automation and...

America's avocado habit could become more accessible and affordable in the coming decade, thanks to $6.3 million in new US Department of Agriculture grants that will help UC Riverside scientists solve an array of problems facing American avocado orchards, including a lethal fungal disease...