Sandia CRADAs and patent licenses lead to billions in economic impact since 2000
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) and patent license agreements between Sandia National Laboratories and outside partners led to billions in economic impact and supported tens of thousands of high-paying jobs every year for the last two decades, according to a recent study on national economic contributions. Learn more.
EPA awards $3.2M in SBIR funding for environmental tech commercialization
On April 20, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3,192,989 in total funding for eight small businesses to further develop and commercialize technologies to protect public health and the environment. The funded technologies are focused on clean and safe water, air quality monitoring, land revitalization, and sustainable materials management. Learn more.
Army researchers create pioneering approach to conversational artificial intelligence
Researchers from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory and the University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative Technologies, a Department of Defense-sponsored University Affiliated Research Center, have created a technological approach by which robots can flexibly interpret and respond to soldier intent derived from spoken dialogue with autonomous systems. Learn more.
AI tool from LANL tracks evolution of COVID-19 conspiracy theories on social media
A new machine-learning program from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) accurately identifies COVID-19-related conspiracy theories on social media and models how they evolved over time—a tool that could someday help public health officials combat misinformation online, according to a study that was published April 14 in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Learn more.
FLC inks MOUs with regional organizations in Maryland and Colorado
The Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) has entered into strategic partnerships with three organizations, based in Maryland and Colorado, dedicated to helping state and local small businesses succeed through collaborations with federal laboratories. Learn More.
