New Gold Standard for Pharmacological and Toxicological Test Systems (05/20/2008)
A breakthrough technology in the form of a unique, functional human liver cell line has the potential to become the new worldwide gold standard for preclinical drug evaluation studies. Read More... |
Stable New Welding Cart Improving Safety in the Workplace (01/08/2008)
An enhanced safety welding cart patented by the U.S. Air Force Vandenberg Air Force Base Training Device Design and Engineering Center (TDDEC) to increase the safety and well being of airmen is now available commercially through Spika Welding & Manufacturing Inc., Moccasin, Montana. Read More... |
Ray Friesenhahn Honored as Tibbetts Award Winner (11/09/2007)
The Small Business Technology Council announced that Ray Friesenhahn of TechLink, was selected as one of the winners of the 2007 National Tibbetts Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Small Business Innovation Research. Read More... |
The New Border Patrol: Navy Invention Hears Intruders (02/22/2006)
Picture an intruder stepping stealthily across an international borderline. Now shift to a U.S. Command and Control center several miles away... Read More... |
Textile Management Software Increases Speed of R&D for New Army Materials and Fabrics (01/10/2006)
A new textile management software product developed by TEXbase of Bozeman, Mont., can greatly improve textile engineering speed and reduce direct labor by 55 percent. Read More... |
University-based Test Bed Evaluates DoD Software for Industry (08/11/2005)
Companies considering licensing software from the Department of Defense can now ‘try before they buy’ at Montana State University (MSU). Read More... |
Exclusive License for Metal Conversion Coating Process Will Open Global Market (06/23/2005)
Aluminum and zinc-plated metals now have a new ‘friend” in trivalent chromium pre and post treatments, a process that has been exclusively licensed by SurTec International, Zwingenberg, Germany, from the United States Navy for all areas outside of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Read More... |
Improvements in Carbon Nanofiber Manufacturing Make These Quality Materials Economical for Uses in Aerospace and Communications (06/14/2005)
A new post-manufacturing process in development by Applied Sciences, Inc., of Dayton, Ohio, will make composite resin materials stronger, better able to conduct electricity, and less expensive, too. Read More... |
TechLink and Edison Materials Technology Center Form Technology Transfer Partnership (06/02/2005)
TechLink and the Edison Materials Technology Center have entered into an agreement to work together to improve the quality and quantity of Department of Defense technology transfer activities in Ohio and throughout the United States. Read More... |
Naval Medical Center San Diego, and American BioHealth Group Announce Clinical Results on Compound That Protects Against Hearing Loss (04/21/2005)
The Naval Medical Center San Diego and American BioHealth Group announced today a medical breakthrough that protects against hearing loss. Read More... |
Next Generation of NASA Space Instruments Will Use Bozeman Company’s Seed Laser (04/20/2005)
AdvR Inc., of Bozeman, established a partnership with NASA to qualify the company's low-cost, energy efficient, lightweight seed laser for space flight. Read More... |
Revolutionary New River and Stream Assessment Tool Opens the Door for Eco-friendly Restoration (03/22/2005)
Imagine what a difference GPS technology would have made to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Or even a digital camera. Read More... |
Treating Hearing Loss: New Compounds Show Promise for American BioHealth Group’s Development to Treat or Prevent Hearing Loss (02/16/2005)
American BioHealth Group (ABG) and TechLink announce the acquisition by American BioHealth Group of another exclusive license to new patented approaches developed by the US Navy and the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (UB). Read More... |
Change is in the Air: Revolutionary New Metal Coating Goes Global (08/27/2004)
Swimming pools, window frames, aircraft, wheels, bicycles, and fasteners – what do they all have in common? They’re made of aluminum or zinc coated alloys, metals which require a protective coating to prevent corrosion and help paint stick to their non-adherent surfaces. Read More... |
The First Environmentally Friendly Protective Chromium Coating for Aluminum (07/09/2004)
The world’s first protective chromium-based metal finish coating that is both environmentally benign and highly effective will be commercially available later this year as a result of a license between the U.S. Navy and Metalast International, Inc. of Minden, Nevada. Read More... |
Smart Probe Identifies Underground Minerals and Contaminants Better, Faster, Safer (06/08/2004)
What probe functions like a Star Trek tricorder, can be pushed 100 feet deep in the soil, and has the potential to revolutionize mineral exploration, soil contaminant characterization, and petrochemical and chemical processing here on Earth? Give up? Read More... |
Coming Soon: A Retractable Grappling Hook for Regular and Super Heroes (04/27/2004)
With twin goals of Spiderman-like vertical mobility and safety, Capewell Components, Inc. of South Windsor, Connecticut, has licensed from the U.S. Army, a lightweight, retractable grappling hook for scaling walls and buildings, and boarding boats. Read More... |
Sen. Conrad Burns to Host MSU TechLink Celebration Dec. 5 (12/01/2003)
Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont. will recognize TechLink for its contributions to state economic development and its graduation from pilot program to permanent Department of Defense program, at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, December 5. Read More... |
Latest Defense Against Bioterrorism: Saliva (09/23/2003)
The latest defense against bioterrorism may be in your own saliva. A new test strip can evaluate an individual’s immune response to the anthrax vaccine in a matter of minutes anytime, anyplace. Read More... |
Robotic Laser Scanner Being Developed to Improve the Safety of Future Space Shuttles (08/29/2003)
An automated, laser-based scanning system, that will improve the safety of future Space Shuttle missions, is being developed for NASA by Laser Techniques Company of Bellevue, Washington. Read More... |
YOGI in Yellowstone: A New Data Collection Mission (08/05/2003)
Later this summer, researchers from U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, and NASA labs will join Bozeman ecologists and land managers for a sweeping project in Yellowstone and southwest Montana that will result in unique, high-quality maps of the region's terrain. Read More... |
New Partnership Will Develop and Test Promising River Restoration Tools (07/19/2003)
Promising new stream bank stabilization methods will be developed, tested and demonstrated by two Montana environmental restoration companies in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read More... |
Reeling-in New Economic Opportunities (07/18/2003)
Once again it's summer time in Montana, and anglers from every part of the world are plying the waters of our blue ribbon trout streams. Yet as we Montanans pull on our waders, the fishing season, metaphorically, offers an opportunity to reflect on the state of our economy and the prospects for prosperity that may lay hidden in the deeper runs and pools. Read More... |
NASA Helping to Build State's Aerospace Industry (07/17/2003)
Montana may soon become a stronger competitor in the U.S. aerospace industry thanks to a new partnership between NASA and the Montana Aerospace Development Authority (MADA), a two-year-old, non-profit corporation focused on growing the state’s aerospace industry. Read More... |
Alaska and Montana Team Up for Tech-onomic Development (06/23/2003)
The MSU TechLink Center and the Juneau Economic Development Council are bridging 1700 miles to form a partnership that will drive economic growth in Alaska’s technology sector. Read More... |
New High-Tech Business Started Under "Home Grown" Project (06/09/2003)
A technology to rapidly and accurately detect and identify bioterror pathogens is the focus of a new business in Bozeman. Read More... |
Mini-Laser Robotic Inspector May Improve the Safety of Future Space Shuttles (10/22/2002)
The Montana State University TechLink center announced today that Laser Techniques Company of Bellevue, Washington, has begun work on a NASA contract to develop a tiny automated laser scanner that may reliably and cost-effectively improve the safety of future Space Shuttles. Read More... |
Missoula, Montana Company's Products to Be Tested by NASA for Spacecraft Use (09/20/2002)
The Montana State University TechLink center announced today that NASA will test a new coating developed by a Montana company for use on future spacecraft. Read More... |
Creating High-Tech Businesses Aim of Partnership (09/10/2002)
An opportunity to create more high-tech businesses in Montana came last week in the form of a new federal grant aimed at home-growing those companies rather than recruiting them from outside the state. Read More... |
Montana State University’s TechLink Center Named by U.S. Department of Commerce as One of the Top U.S. Technology Transfer Organizations Nationwide (09/09/2002)
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently released the results of a year-long study that names the Montana State University TechLink Center one of the top technology transfer organizations in the nation. Read More... |
A DIME for Your Images (07/19/2002)
Like piecing a jigsaw puzzle together, Digital Images Made Easy (DIME), a new software product developed and marketed by Positive Systems, Inc., of Whitefish, Mont., can integrate a series of aerial or satellite snapshots into a single panoramic image, providing a cost-effective and time-saving new tool for urban and rural resource managers and planners. Read More... |
New Diabetes Glucose Monitor Gets Under Your Skin (07/10/2002)
iSense Corporation, Portland, Ore., today announced it has been awarded a $284,487 grant from the National Medical Technology Testbed, Inc. (NMTB) for development of telemetry (wireless) and telemedicine systems to be used with their current continuous glucose monitoring system. Read More... |
Bozeman Company Wins Air Force Contract to Find and Identify Camouflaged Objects (06/07/2002)
HyPerspectives, a Bozeman company that specializes in analyzing remotely sensed images of the earth, won a $100,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop new methods for identification of camouflaged military targets. Read More... |
Washington Company and Navy Assess New Technology for Improving Helicopter Performance (03/15/2002)
A new technology for improving all-around performance of single rotor helicopters is being tested by a Washington company and assessed by the United States Navy (USN). Read More... |
American BioHealth Group Advancing Navy Medical Breakthrough Promising Hearing Loss Restoration and Protection to Millions (03/05/2002)
American BioHealth Group, LLC has signed an exclusive license with the United States Navy for a new and novel pharmaceutical technology developed by the Naval Medical Center-San Diego for the prevention and treatment of hearing loss resulting from noise and chemical exposure. Read More... |
Livingston, Montana Company's Innovative "Green" Technology Receives Support of National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and U.S. Army Corps (01/25/2002)
New methods for restoring river and stream banks are attracting national attention for a Livingston, Montana, environmental company. Read More... |
North Dakota Company Licenses Navy Technology to Develop Wireless Delivery of Satellite Imagery for Agriculture (01/17/2002)
Agri ImaGIS of Maddock, North Dakota, has licensed patented U.S. Navy technology that will enable the company to deliver high-resolution satellite imagery to agricultural users by wireless methods. Read More... |
Bozeman Company's Water Quality Monitoring System To Be Developed for NASA Spacecraft (01/16/2002)
Montana Microbiological Services, LLC (MMS) of Bozeman has won a contract from NASA Johnson Space Center to begin early stage development of an automated water quality monitoring system that can detect microscopic contaminants in closed water systems like those on spacecraft or submarines. Read More... |
Rapid Detection of Pathogens May Improve Food and Water Safety For All (12/07/2001)
A new tool to rapidly identify biological agents in food, water and air is being developed by SoftRay, Inc. of Laramie, Wyo., and will undergo testing at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center in Natick, Mass. Read More... |
Water for Space Dwellers (12/04/2001)
Novel water purification membranes being co-developed by Osmotek, Inc. of Albany, Ore., and NASA Ames Research Center have the potential to efficiently and reliably treat water for space travel and, on Earth, to effectively treat industrial or contaminated water. Read More... |
Hand-held Vacuum Finds Hidden Pathogens, Helps Thwart Food Poisoning and Bioterrorism (10/25/2001)
Preventing bioterrorism and food-borne illness is on everyone's mind these days, and for good reason: it's hard to attack an enemy that's almost invisible. Read More... |
Lewis and Clark Journey Goes Into Space with NASA's Help (09/21/2001)
The Lewis and Clark expedition was a two-year journey into a new frontier that helped put the West on the map. Now NASA is trying to do the same for the historic trek. Read More... |
Montana Grain Growers Harness the Power of NASA Through MSU TechLink (09/20/2001)
Montana's high tech farmers are looking at their fields with new "eye in the sky" technology this summer, thanks to NASA and the MSU TechLink Center. Read More... |
Montana Company Cleans Up With $5 Million Award From Army Corps of Engineers (09/19/2001)
Bitterroot Restoration, Inc. (BRI) of Corvallis, Montana, has received a five-year, $5 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for watershed and abandoned mine lands planning and restoration. Read More... |
NASA to Help Archeologists Locate Lewis & Clark Sites (09/05/2001)
Researchers at NASA's Stennis Space Center have signed an agreement with noted archeologist Ken Karsmizki to apply NASA remote sensing technology to the task of identifying and mapping sites along the trail of Lewis and Clark, who explored the uncharted territory west of the Mississippi River for the U.S. government 200 years ago. Read More... |
The Feature Analyst ™ Extension for ArcView ®: Automated Feature Extraction Technology (08/06/2001)
A revolution has begun! After today the world of geographic information systems (GIS) will never be the same. Read More... |
Air Force Robot To Search For Lewis and Clark's Iron Boat (08/01/2001)
The United States Air Force has signed an agreement with noted archeologist, Ken Karsmizki, to locate and preserve an historic artifact from the Lewis and Clark expedition. Read More... |
High-tech Blueprints for Natural Resource Management (07/25/2001)
An innovative and cost-effective way to measure environmental factors and provide accurate, user-friendly data for resource management planners and decision-makers is now on the fast track to market. Read More... |
Navy's Data Compression Technology to Help Streamline Internet Delivery of Ag Satellite Imagery (06/15/2001)
Agri ImaGIS, a Maddock, North Dakota company that specializes in applications of remote sensing for agricultural use, has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Newport, Rhode Island, to evaluate the effectiveness of the Navy's patented data compression technology on its satellite imagery. Read More... |
Back to Nature: New Company Building Stream Bank Stabilization Software (06/11/2001)
An innovative new software company that uses advanced engineering software for natural approaches to river restoration and stream bank stabilization is being launched in Livingston, Mont. Read More... |
Air Force and Wyoming Remediation Company Evaluate Novel Microwave Technology For Environmental Cleanup (03/26/2001)
Environmental managers at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and researchers at CHA Corporation, a remediation research and development company in Laramie, Wyo., have formed a partnership to evaluate CHA’s novel approach for removing contaminants from air and water using microwave technology. Read More... |
Army Technology for Bridge Scour Monitoring System Undergoing Critical Testing (03/14/2001)
A new technology for detecting and monitoring bridge scour is being jointly evaluated and developed by the U.S. Army, Campbell Scientific of Logan, Utah, and Paul Green, a bridge specialist from Hardin, Mont. Read More... |
Missoula Company To Test Patented Navy Technology for Data Compression (03/08/2001)
Huge data files can clog the memory of a computer and slow the functioning of software to a crawl. Read More... |
NASA Renews Support for Small Grains Management Project in Montana (03/02/2001)
NASA's Earth Science Enterprise has renewed its support for a project to evaluate remote sensing as a tool for on-farm management of small grains like wheat and barley. Read More... |
NASA Supports Noxious Weed Mapping Project in Montana (03/01/2001)
NASA's Earth Science Enterprise recently awarded support for a broad-based weed-mapping project in Montana's Madison County. Read More... |
Trout Headwaters and Army Corps: Partnering for Natural Stream Bank Restoration (02/28/2001)
Under a recently signed agreement, Trout Headwaters, Inc. (THI) of Livingston, Montana and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will study and further develop techniques for using living plants and other biotechnical approaches to restore streams and banks. Read More... |
Growing Food Crops in Space Key to Sustaining Life (02/27/2001)
Imagine being in a spacecraft light years from Earth and surrounded by your own garbage but with nothing to eat. Read More... |
North Dakota Company and Air Force Develop Aircraft Safety Device (02/26/2001)
Better monitoring of aviation wire systems may keep aging commercial and military aircraft safer for the millions of passengers and crew who fly daily. Read More... |
Montana Company Developing Locomotive Safety Equipment with NASA (02/21/2001)
New technology for protecting motorists and pedestrians from collisions with railroad locomotives is being jointly developed by a Billings, Mont. company, Brightsun Incorporated, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of Pasadena, California. Read More... |
Montana Company's Software Makes Sense of Satellite Images of Earth's Features (01/15/2001)
Visual Learning Systems (VLS) of Missoula, Mont. has created a software product called Feature Analyst (tm)) that improves the efficiency of extracting geospatial information from high-resolution satellite imagery by a factor of 50 to 200 over current methods. Read More... |
Montana Company Signs Agreement with U.S. Department of Agriculture for Native Plant Restoration Research (11/30/2000)
Bitterroot Restoration of Corvallis, Mont., recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for ecological restoration research. Read More... |
Making the Workplace Safer: New Fuel Leak Detection Technology (11/30/2000)
An efficient new leak detection system that will make workplace conditions safer for workers in repair, overhaul, and production facilities is being jointly developed and evaluated by Dakota Technologies, Inc. (DTI) of Fargo, North Dakota, and the U.S. Navy. Read More... |
High-Tech Materials Developed by Butte Company to be Evaluated by NASA for Aerospace Use (11/10/2000)
Under a recently signed research agreement, NASA will test innovative new composite materials fabricated by MSE Technology Applications of Butte, Mont., for potential use in aircraft and space vehicles. Read More... |
Oregon Company and Army Corps of Engineers Team Up for Bioremediation Research (11/08/2000)
Monitoring field persistence of introduced microorganisms and evaluating their relationships with contaminants in soil is the focus of a research agreement between Enzyme Technologies, Inc. (ETEC) of Portland, Ore., and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, NH. Read More... |
Montana Company Assists Navy in Search for Buried Explosives (11/08/2000)
New technology for identifying hidden explosives is being jointly developed by a Montana company and the U.S. Navy. Read More... |
New Technology for Measuring Sediment in Water to be Tested (10/25/2000)
A promising new device for monitoring the destructive effects of wind, waves and tides on waterways will be tested in a joint research project between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and D & A Instrument Company of Port Townsend, Wash. Read More... |
No Place to Hide: Food Pathogens Become Easier to Detect with New Technology (10/12/2000)
Capturing and identifying the germs that cause thousands of cases of food poisoning in the United States every year may soon become faster and more accurate following testing of new technologies developed by an Idaho company and the U.S. Navy. Read More... |
Moving Technology to Market Through TechLink (09/12/2000)
The TechLink Center at Montana State University helps companies throughout the Northwest to establish productive technology development and commercialization partnerships with NASA, the Department of Defense (DOD), and other federal agencies. Read More... |
New Technology May Lead to Better Avalanche Prediction (09/12/2000)
As outdoor enthusiasts flock to snow country in record numbers to pursue winter recreation, better avalanche prediction moves up on the priority lists of snow safety officers and avalanche experts. Read More... |
New Executive Director (09/12/2000)
The MSU TechLink Center announced on August 15 that Will Swearingen will become the new executive director of TechLink. Read More... |
New Resources for Detecting Fires (09/08/2000)
In an era when wildfires are increasingly becoming more costly, dangerous, and out-of-control, new technologies for preventing and managing these fires will be tested in and around Yellowstone National Park. Read More... |
New Generation Space Vehicle to Be Launched from Casper, Wyoming (08/10/2000)
In a business dominated by aerospace goliaths, a small, relatively unknown rocket builder from Casper, Wyo., has landed a contract to launch a cutting-edge prototype for NASA. Read More... |
Montana Company Signs Agreement with U.S. Army for Ecological Restoration Research (05/22/2000)
Bitterroot Restoration of Corvallis, Montana, recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire, for ecological restoration research. Read More... |
Montana Biotech of Belgrade, Montana, signs Space Act Agreement with NASA Ames Research Center for Biocomputer Research (03/24/2000)
Montana Biotech Corporation (MBC) of Belgrade, Montana, recently signed an agreement with NASA’s Ames Research Center (NASA-Ames) in Mountain View, California, to study new biological compounds for use in future optical information processing systems. Read More... |
Montana Ag Coalition to Receive Funding to Test High-Tech Ag Methods (03/06/2000)
A collaboration of ag groups will demonstrate technologies designed to improve producer management of agricultural chemicals in Montana’s vast wheat belt. Read More... |
Montana Company Signs Agreement with NASA for Development of Advanced Aerospace Materials (01/15/2000)
Montec Research of Butte, Montana, recently signed an agreement with NASA¹s Langley Research Center (NASA-LaRC) in Hampton, Virginia, for research on advanced aerospace materials. Read More... |
North Dakota Company Begins Research with NASA on New Aerodynamic Testing Techology (08/04/1999)
Dakota Technologies, Inc. (DTI), located in Fargo, North Dakota, is developing technology to improve the accuracy and speed of wind tunnel testing for aeronautical designs. Read More... |
NASA Partners with Bozeman Company for Remote Sensing of Yellowstone National Park (08/04/1999)
NASA Stennis Space Center and Yellowstone Ecosystem Studies (Y.E.S.) of Bozeman have just signed an agreement to jointly evaluate two new remote sensing instruments developed by NASA. Read More... |
Company Begins Research with NASA on Automated System for Analyzing Water and Air Quality (07/12/1999)
Montana Microbiological Services (MMS), an environmental analytical firm in Bozeman, Montana, is currently developing an innovative digital image analysis (DIA) system. Read More... |
New Technology for GA Engines Demonstrates Multi-fuel Operation, Improved Performance Without Magnetos (06/30/1999)
Initial tests of a new Catalytic Ignition (CI) system on a standard general aviation (GA) engine have successfully demonstrated the system’s ability to improve engine performance while operating on multiple fuels, including Avgas, 87UL and Jet-A, without the use of magnetos. Read More... |
Montana Company Receives Grant for "Green Buildings" Material Development (05/27/1999)
Headwaters Composites (Three Forks, MT) has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Montana State University EPICenter to develop its "Wallite" building material as part of a "green building" technology development program. Read More... |
NASA Langley Licenses Laser Technology (05/10/1999)
Aerospace technology originally developed for studying Earth's atmosphere from space has been to a U.S. company to increase the reliability of lasers used for everything from medical applications and product fabrication to detection of gas leaks. Read More... |
Montana Biotech Corporation of Belgrade, Montana, Initiates Research Project with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Radiation-shielding Compounds (05/03/1999)
Montana Biotech Corporation of Belgrade, Montana, has just signed a Technology Cooperation Agreement with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, for research on radiation-shielding compounds. Read More... |
MSE Technology Applications, Inc. of Butte, Montana, Signs Technology Cooperation Agreement with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to Jointly Develop Advanced Aerospace Technology (04/09/1999)
MSE Technology Applications, Inc., of Butte, Montana, recently signed an agreement with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, for advanced research on deep space propulsion systems. Read More... |
Export Assistance to Montana Environmental Technology Companies (01/24/1999)
TechLink, a technology transfer center at Montana State University, has played a key role in assisting two Montana environmental technology companies to secure grants from a national program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and managed by the National Association of State Development Agencies (NASDA). Read More... |
Partnership to Commercialize NASA-Developed Software to Deliver Satellite Images to the Agricultural Industry on the Internet (01/11/1999)
Agri ImaGIS, a North Dakota remote sensing company with offices in Maddock and Fargo, specializes in providing value-added satellite imagery to the agriculture industry. Read More... |
MSU Scientist Part of Search for Life on Mars (11/05/1998)
NASA MSU TechLink today announced that MSU professor, Dr. David Dickensheets, is a major participant in a project to develop an instrument to search for life on Mars and analyze its soil and geological history. Read More... |
Montana Senators: MSU TechLink Deal Final (10/22/1998)
U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Conrad Burns today announced that Montana State University (MSU) TechLink received an award of $347,000 to begin commercializing a new product for locust control in the African country of Madagascar. Read More... |
Bozeman Non-profit Lands NASA Grant (09/08/1998)
Montana Senator Conrad Burns today released more details on NASA Stennis Space Center's $600,000 grant awarded to Yellowstone Ecosystem Studies (Y.E.S.) in Bozeman for a two-year study of streams and riparian habitat in Yellowstone National Park using state-of-the-art remote sensing technology. Read More... |
TechLink Announces Partnership to Evaluate Tree Quality (08/14/1998)
Boise Cascade Corporation is partnering with NASA-MSU TechLink, USDA Forest Products Laboratory and the University of Montana in co-sponsoring work at the University of Idaho to improve methods for assessing the quality of wood in standing trees. Read More... |
Earth Search Sciences to Play Key Role in Project to Restore Declining Population of Cutthroat Trout, Montana's State Fish (08/13/1998)
A team of experts in fisheries biology, remote sensing, aerospace technology and the environment has committed its expertise and resources to carry out an important restoration project for the westslope cutthroat trout on a tributary of Montana's famous fly-fishing stream, the Madison River. Read More... |
Earth Search's Probe 1 sensor (07/14/1998)
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MSU TechLink Study Supported by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Concludes Sawdust a Viable Option for Ethanol Production (04/28/1998)
MSU TechLink investigators Dan Swanson, Peter Perna, and Linda Young (MSU Trade Research Center) examined several Montana products that could be turned into ethanol, and sawdust came out on top in terms of economic feasibility. Read More... |
Grant Project to Evaluate New Technology for Conversion of Wood Wastes to Ethanol in Montana (04/28/1998)
The Montana State University-Bozeman TechLink Center has been awarded a new $53,000 grant from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to evaluate and transfer to industry new methods of producing ethanol from wood waste. Read More... |
NASA Contracts with Montana Company (04/24/1998)
Montana Senators Max Baucus and Conrad Burns today congratulated Montana Biotech Corp. located in Belgrade, on its agreement to work with NASA researching microbes in the thermal pools of Yellowstone National Park. Read More... |
TechLink Signs Agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation (04/10/1998)
NASA-MSU TechLink has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Bureau of Reclamation, an arm of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Read More... |
Montana Biotech Corporation to Help NASA Identify Extraterrestrial Life (04/07/1998)
A company in Belgrade, Montana, that searches for unique microorganisms in Yellowstone National Park has just signed an agreement to help NASA identify microbes in rock samples from other planets. Read More... |
New Grant to Help Montana Environmental Companies Export to Latin America (03/03/1998)
Environmental technology is an important emerging industry in Montana. Unfortunately, the domestic market for environmental technology has been weak in recent years. Read More... |
Research Partnership for Commercialization of NASA Hyperspectral Imaging Technology (01/14/1998)
Earth Search Sciences, Inc., a remote sensing company in McCall, Idaho, has been collaborating with NASA over the past seven years to commercialize "hyperspectral" imaging technology. Read More... |
MSU TechLink Brokers R&D Project Between Helena Company and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (01/12/1998)
A Helena company has just begun a cooperative research project with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. Read More... |
MSU TechLink Brokers R&D Project Between Whitefish Company and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (06/26/1997)
A high-tech firm in Whitefish is the first Montana company to tap into the nation's space program through a new technology transfer center established a year ago. Read More... |
