Nanotechnology is an emerging field of science with the potential to generate new and enhance exi... more Nanotechnology is an emerging field of science with the potential to generate new and enhance existing products and transform the production process. US patent data is used to track the emergence of nanotechnologies since 1978. The nanotechnologies that have undergone the most development are identified using patent citation data and co-citation patterns of patents are examined to define clusters of related nanotechnologies. The potential for economic impact of the emerging nanotechnologies is assessed using a generality index.
In 2001, New York State teamed with IBM to create a research center for nanoelectronics at the Un... more In 2001, New York State teamed with IBM to create a research center for nanoelectronics at the University at Albany. Since then, the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) has been expanded with over $6 billion in investment, attracted over 250 industrial collaborators, and awarded 72 graduate degrees. This paper discusses the formation of the triple helix center in Albany, NY. It then examines the impact of the CNSE on the regional economy and compares it with three other nanotechnology triple helix centers. The analysis finds that the CNSE is more successful at generating nanoknowledge as measured by publications and patents. Much of the research conducted at CNSE has been collaborative effort between university and industrial partners and often resulted in patents assigned to industrial partners. Since 2001, there has been qualitative and quantitative evidence of the emergence of a nanotechnology cluster in the Capital Region of NY. Upstate NY has become home to multiple nanotechnology firms and experienced growth in the employment in nanotechnology related industries. Potential explanations for the success of the CNSE are explored including the anchor tenant hypothesis and the entrepreneurial university.
ALARM, Alternative Life Safety Analysis for Retrofit Cost Minimization, is a software tool that h... more ALARM, Alternative Life Safety Analysis for Retrofit Cost Minimization, is a software tool that helps prison facility managers and fire safety engineers achieve cost-effective compliance with the widely-used Life Safety Code ® of the National Fire Protection Association. The latest version of the software (2.0) supports analysis of Detention and Correctional Occupancies. Through a special provision of the code, ALARM implements a goal-oriented, or performance-based approach to code compliance. The user specifies the current safety level of the facility for each of 13 life safety parameters and then enters quantity and size data on each of the safety improvements to be explored. The software indicates whether the current safety level is in compliance with the code and, if not, quickly finds the least-cost compliance strategy and its estimated construction cost. The software takes into account the special conditions in the code that preclude finding solutions by hand. A practice file with data from a sample facility, extensive help with a step-by-step tutorial, a report utility for viewing and printing results, and a comprehensive file manager are included. The optimization method used in ALARM has been field tested in 89 hospitals (17,898 beds). For this sample the least-cost solution identified by the software was on average 41 % less expensive than the prescriptive solution. This represents a potential cost savings of $2,116 per bed or over $37 million in total.
Nanotechnology is an emerging field of science with the potential to generate new and enhance exi... more Nanotechnology is an emerging field of science with the potential to generate new and enhance existing products and transform the production process. US patent data is used to track the emergence of nanotechnologies since 1978. The nanotechnologies that have undergone the most development are identified using patent citation data and co-citation patterns of patents are examined to define clusters of related nanotechnologies. The potential for economic impact of the emerging nanotechnologies is assessed using a generality index.
In 2001, New York State teamed with IBM to create a research center for nanoelectronics at the Un... more In 2001, New York State teamed with IBM to create a research center for nanoelectronics at the University at Albany. Since then, the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) has been expanded with over $6 billion in investment, attracted over 250 industrial collaborators, and awarded 72 graduate degrees. This paper discusses the formation of the triple helix center in Albany, NY. It then examines the impact of the CNSE on the regional economy and compares it with three other nanotechnology triple helix centers. The analysis finds that the CNSE is more successful at generating nanoknowledge as measured by publications and patents. Much of the research conducted at CNSE has been collaborative effort between university and industrial partners and often resulted in patents assigned to industrial partners. Since 2001, there has been qualitative and quantitative evidence of the emergence of a nanotechnology cluster in the Capital Region of NY. Upstate NY has become home to multiple nanotechnology firms and experienced growth in the employment in nanotechnology related industries. Potential explanations for the success of the CNSE are explored including the anchor tenant hypothesis and the entrepreneurial university.
ALARM, Alternative Life Safety Analysis for Retrofit Cost Minimization, is a software tool that h... more ALARM, Alternative Life Safety Analysis for Retrofit Cost Minimization, is a software tool that helps prison facility managers and fire safety engineers achieve cost-effective compliance with the widely-used Life Safety Code ® of the National Fire Protection Association. The latest version of the software (2.0) supports analysis of Detention and Correctional Occupancies. Through a special provision of the code, ALARM implements a goal-oriented, or performance-based approach to code compliance. The user specifies the current safety level of the facility for each of 13 life safety parameters and then enters quantity and size data on each of the safety improvements to be explored. The software indicates whether the current safety level is in compliance with the code and, if not, quickly finds the least-cost compliance strategy and its estimated construction cost. The software takes into account the special conditions in the code that preclude finding solutions by hand. A practice file with data from a sample facility, extensive help with a step-by-step tutorial, a report utility for viewing and printing results, and a comprehensive file manager are included. The optimization method used in ALARM has been field tested in 89 hospitals (17,898 beds). For this sample the least-cost solution identified by the software was on average 41 % less expensive than the prescriptive solution. This represents a potential cost savings of $2,116 per bed or over $37 million in total.
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