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Redefining University Roles in Regional Economies: A Case Study of University-Industry Relations and Academic Organization in Nanotechnology
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Sa, Creso M. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2011
The emerging field of nanotechnology has created a new frontier for the convergence of university and industrial research. In the United States, major federal investments provided a massive boom for this field over the decade. This paper reports on a case study of how the University at Albany came to establish the first college of nanotechnology…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Technology Transfer, Case Studies, School Business Relationship
Federal Technology Transfer Directory of Programs, Resources, Contact Points.
Federal Council for Science and Technology, Washington, DC. Committee on Domestic Technology Transfer. – 1975
This directory brings together in one volume an index of the programs, resources, and contact points at the federal level which can be drawn on in achieving transfer of technology and knowledge. The document shows the extent to which federal commitment has brought results of research and development investment to effective application throughout…
Descriptors: Directories, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Research
Technology Transfer in Research and Development.
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Creighton, J. W., Ed.; Jolly, J. A., Ed. – 1975
If a secondary use of research and development output is possible and feasible, then the original cost of the research can be viewed as providing a substantial contribution over and above its initial purpose and ends. This "technology transfer" from primary to secondary purposes is becoming increasingly important, if for no other reason than that…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Development, Program Costs, Research
United States-Japanese Technology Relations: Cooperation and the Question of Access.
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Lynn, Leonard H. – Weaver, 1988
Outlines the history of government-to-government relations between United States and Japan. Discusses the reasons why there are so few American researchers in Japan, the interactions between the two countries' Research and Development systems by private industries, and the problem of access and the future of the relations. (YP)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Government Role, International Cooperation
The Soviet Academy of Sciences and Technological Development.
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Kassel, Simon; Campbell, Cathleen – 1980
This report examines the impact of the Soviet Academy of Sciences on the development of technology in the Soviet Union, finding that the future of Soviet technology depends significantly on the Academy and that severe problems stemming from its nature and its relationship with Soviet industry encumber the Academy's ability to serve Soviet…
Descriptors: College Science, Development, Education Work Relationship, Engineering
Technology--A Bridge to Independence. RESNA '85. Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Rehabilitation Technology (8th, Memphis, Tennessee, June 24-28, 1985).
Brubaker, Cliff, Ed. – 1985
These proceedings represent a cross-section of the results of rehabilitation research across a range of disciplines. The 130 presentations, which deal generally with the exploitation of science and technology in the rehabilitative process, are divided among 21 sessions. Topics of the first 15 sessions are: aids to promote independent vocation and…
Descriptors: Biomechanics, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Oriented Programs, Computers