11/29/93:  TECHNOLOGY 2003 TO HIGHLIGHT NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES

David E. Steitz
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.					 
November 29, 1993

RELEASE:  93-212

	On Dec. 7, America's technological leaders will meet in Anaheim,
Calif., to explore innovative ideas that can be used to solve engineering
problems, create new products and industry opportunities, and facilitate the
transfer of government-sponsored technologies to American industry.

	TECHNOLOGY 2003, the fourth annual national technology transfer
conference and exposition, will take place Dec. 7-9 at the Anaheim Convention
Center. The event, sponsored by NASA, "NASA Tech Briefs" magazine and the
Technology Utilization Foundation.

	In all, more than 200 federal labs, universities, and high- technology
companies from across America will exhibit their latest inventions and products
available for license or sale.  Over 8000 engineers and executives are expected
to tour the TECHNOLOGY 2003 exhibits hall.

	"NASA is committed to quickly moving forward with the administration's
goal of speeding the transfer of government technologies to American industry,"
said NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin. "TECHNOLOGY 2003 is a wonderful
opportunity for the nation's leaders of industry to meet in a forum designed to
promote the transfer of existing technologies to non-aerospace industries."

	Researchers and technicians will demonstrate varying degrees of
sophistication in different technologies.  These activities will include a
demonstration by NASA's Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif., of its
Virtual Wind Tunnel; an exhibit examining the National AeroSpace Plane, a
future hypersonic aircraft; and an exhibit on an x-ray microscope, developed at
the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., that may revolutionize
biological and medical research by peering inside human cells to produce the
first high-resolution images of DNA molecules.

	Also on display will be the Department of Energy's "Cybertrain," a
breakthrough concept in high speed mass transit.  The computer-controlled,
electrically powered vehicle would travel between cities in elevated guideways
at speeds up to 150 miles per hour, at a fraction of the cost of conventional
rail systems.

	In a plenary session on Wednesday morning, Dec. 8, federal technology
transfer experts will explain to industry participants how to license
government patents, apply for Small Business Innovation Research grants and
successfully enter into cooperative R&D agreements in which industry and
government labs share resources to bring dual-use technologies to the
commercial stage.
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