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Program Identifies Four Technology Areas of National Interest

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NIST program invests in science and technology to promote innovation and industrial competitiveness.

Anne L. Fischer, Senior Editor

The Advanced Technology Program (ATP) of the US Commerce Department is managed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) which, since 1990, has held competitions for funding of high-risk industrial research and development projects. The 2007 awards are the first since 2004 and are expected to total $60 million. The projects are selected during a peer-reviewed process that identifies technically challenging, high-risk research with potentially broad benefits. Figure 1. Joint venture awards for photonics and optical technologies fall into many manufacturing segments,...Read full article

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