DOE Technology Transfer Success Stories
(FY 2006)

There are many examples of technology transfer and industry partnering activities that reflect successful programs at DOE national laboratories and facilities. The following are examples of 27 successes, presented below to illustrate the range and nature of DOE technology transfer activities across the DOE complex. A brief description of each is included in the following pages.

• Advanced Process Engineering Co-Simulator
• Biorefinery Process for Making Ethanol
• Body Scanner Shapes-up Security and Fashion
• BROOM Speeds Clean Up
• Cancer Treatment Technology
• Carbon Explorer Monitors Ocean Carbon
• Detection Systems For Dirty Bombs
• Drill String Radar Technology
• Drug for AIDS Therapy
• Electron Beam Welding
• Enzymes for Producing Biofuels
• Fiber Optic Sensor for a Hydrogen Economy
• Fuel Cell Advances
• Grids and Collimators Produce Better X-ray and Nuclear Images
• High-sensitivity and Low-cost Infrared Camera Detectors
• LandScan Population Distribution Database
• Medical Isotope Testing
• MEMs Sensor Technology for Orthopedic Implants
• Multiport Dryer Paper Design Will Improve Paper Drying Process
• Open-Source Software for Power Generation
• Pocket-Sized Card Detects Explosives
• Removing Metal Contaminants from Materials
• Separating Organic Material into Value-Added Chemicals
• Starlight Information Visualization System
• Strategic Alliance for Advanced Energy Technologies
• Thermo Electron Partnership Protects America’s Ports
• Tire Pressure Sensing Technology