Northeast Region Laboratories Recognized at 2007 FLC Awards

Four laboratories from the Northeast Region received 2007 FLC Awards for Excellence in Technology Transfer at a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 17. The award recognizes federal laboratories and their partners for successfully transferring federally developed technologies. Twenty-four awards in the category were presented to 21 laboratories representing 5 federal agencies nationwide. Read more

NE Regional Coordinator Baus Honored as Outstanding Tech Transfer Professional

Dr. Theresa Baus, Northeast Regional Coordinator, was presented with the first Outstanding Technology Transfer Professional Award at the 2007 FLC awards ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 17. Dr. Baus was recognized for her work as head of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Division Newport's Technology Partnership Enterprise Office. Read more

FAA-Sandia Team Receives New FLC Award

A joint effort by a laboratory affiliated with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Sandia National Laboratories to improve aircraft safety was recently honored with the FLC Interagency Partnership Award. The award, which was presented for the first time at the 2007 FLC awards ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 17, recognizes the efforts of at least two different agencies for their successful collaboration transferring a technology. Read more

New Method for Making Improved Radiation Detectors

Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory, with funding from the National Nuclear Security Administration, have devised ways to improve the performance of radiation detectors, such as those used by law enforcement agencies to locate and identify radioactive material. Read more

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Assists with the Development of Artificial Muscle

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) collaborator Lenore Rasmussen has the gift of serendipity. Two disparate life experiences sparked the polymer chemist's interest in the development of electro-responsive "smart materials"-electrically-driven polymers that are strong and durable enough to act as artificial muscles in prosthetic devices and robotics. Her early experience identifying DNA proteins and an injury suffered by her cousin in a farm accident triggered her interest in developing the materials. Read more

Display Emphasizes Importance of Soldier Systems Center

The U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center (SSC) of Natick, Massachusetts, and the Program Executive Office (PEO) of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, recently showcased current and upcoming equipment for soldiers at the Massachusetts State House in Boston. Read more

"Combination" Lyme Disease Vaccine Proteins Patented

Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators at Stony Brook University have received a U.S. Patent (No. 7,179,448) for developing chimeric, or "combination," proteins that may advance the development of vaccines and diagnostic tests for Lyme disease. Read more

2007 NE Region Fall Meeting-Save the Date!

The fall 2007 Northeast Region meeting will take place September 24-26 in Natick, Massachusetts.

Check for updates on the Northeast Region website at www.flcnortheast.org.