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Working for You Now
 hile
being developed for very complex missile defense
systems, some of BMDO’s most sophisticated
innovations can be found in products that are
working for you now. You will find them in portable
computers, cooling the processors; in cars, ensuring
the air bags deploy correctly if needed; in industrial
equipment, improving the manufacture of electronic
devices; and even in ophthalmic laser systems,
helping doctors more precisely perform corneal
surgeries.
Through BMDO’s Technology Applications
(TA) program, the commercialization process is
fostered, developed, and promoted. It works with
BMDO-funded researchers to develop sound business
practices. And, over the past decade, it has shared
many of its technology commercialization success
stories with you through reports such as this
one and other outreach materials. Some of its
award-winning publications include the following:
•
The Technology Applications Report, now in its
10th year of publication, which features innovations
that have been successfully commercialized or
transferred and that are working for you now;
• The
BMDO Update, which focuses on innovations not
yet commercialized but offering strong commercial
potential. First published in 1991, this quarterly
publication continues to draw interest from industry
and trade organizations; and
• Industry-focused
reports, such as BMDO Technologies Applications
in Biomedicine, BMDO Technologies: Improving the
Environment, and BMDO Technologies and the Electric
Utility Industry. These reports help keep industry
specialists informed on technologies available
for use in helping solve some of today’s
most public concerns.
In the years ahead, BMDO’s technology investments
will yield even more innovative solutions to protect
the United States and its allies. In turn, BMDO’s
TA program will continue to encourage and guide
the scientists and developers behind these innovations.
And, through the commercialization process, these
innovations will be brought to us—the Nation
and the American taxpayer—helping us remain
economically competitive and improving our daily
lives. 
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