Traffic Simulation

The Center for Computational Research at the University at Buffalo – State University of New York has presented a three-dimensional, real-time traffic visualization that allows the public and the planners to see how the proposed integration of car and rail traffic would work on Buffalo's Main Street before any of the actual construction begins.

The simulator Includes an extreme detailed visualization, which virtually immerses spectators in virtual experiences as real as they are standing on a street corner, riding on a Metro or driving along the Main Street, or view the flow of automobiles and pedestrians from the perspective of the storefronts.

Nano-Imprint Lithography

NIL Technology sells stamps for nanoimprint lithography (NIL) and provides imprint services. Stamps made in Silicon, Quartz, and Nickel are offered. Large area homogeneous imprints are ensured with NIL Technology stamps by a patent pending stamp technology. The stamps are produced with customer defined stamp patterns.
NIL technology stamps can be used in many different applications such as (but not limited to):

¤ Consistent energy, e.g. solar cells and fuel cells
¤ Batteries
¤ Micro and nano fluidics
¤ Light emitting diodes and lasers
¤ Life science, e.g. controlled cell behaviour surfaces and lab-on-a-chip systems
¤ Optics, e.g. gratings, integrated optical devices, SERS substrates, and anti reflective structures
¤ Radio frequency (RF) components
¤ Data storage, e.g. optical media, magnetic media, and holograms
¤ Security, e.g. holograms
¤ CPU’s and memory

3D-MEMS

A state of art technology for the future

Three-dimensional Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, or , is an innovative combination of technologies for shaping silicon into three-dimensional structures, encapsulation, and contacting for easy mounting and assembly - offering excellent sensor accuracy, small unit size, and low power consumption.

An advanced sensor can be fabricated in a tiny piece of silicon, capable of measuring acceleration in three orthogonal directions.

Using our 3D-MEMS technology, thet VTI Technologies can produce optimized structures for accurate inclination angle sensors, for example, to provide mechanical damping in acceleration sensors for use in environments subject to strong vibration, and high-resolution altimeters.

The power requirements of these sensors are extremely low, which gives them a significant advantage in battery-operated devices.

Technology transfer is a term used to describe a formal transfer of rights to use and commercialize new inventions and innovations resulting from scientific or technological research to another party. Universities typically transfer technology through protection of patents and copyrights, then licensing new innovations.
The most important steps in this process include the disclosure of innovations, patents and licensing the rights to innovations to industry for business development.

Technology transfer represents an essential procedure, which manufacturing managers, mainly on SMEs have to attain a huge comprehension of its resources and methods.
Technology transfer is the process by which SMEs may obtain significant technologies ready for market , at accessible costs or royalties from researches, inaccessible by their our means.

The most frequent categorizations for technology transfer are for products, processes, and management:
Product technology normally refers to transformations fulfilled to the product to enhance its performance or add secondary features or devices that improve or amplify its value or functionalities.
Process technology transfer refers to the improvements made to the standard procedures used to manufacture a product or devices.
Management technology is a set of principles or methods associated, used to manage the industrial proceedings.

The main objective of technology transfer is to improve the analysis traditionally focused on manufacturing the product most efficiently, and on the challenges faced by all areas of manufacturing while transferring technology from the laboratory to the manufacturing process. Where applicable to address a particular challenge from the process and extend through the life of the project.

The Technology Transfer Program is specifically designed to help business make the rapid transfer of new ideas and new technology from the research lab to the marketplace.

Partners with high-technology companies and relevant high-technology academic research centers and scientists on projects to help further development of the company’s products.

The program assist companies commercialize high-tech innovations in partnership with institutions and universities by providing funding to move leading-edge technologies from the research laboratory to the marketplace.

Normally the Technology Transfer Program supports a wide array of activities associated with bringing new technologies to the marketplace including improvement of product prototypes and existing commercial products, new product development, development of manufacturing processes to commercialize prototypes, and fulfilling market requirements.

The objective of any technology transfer project is to transfer source knowledge successfully to a beneficiary where successful transfer is when it is on time, on budget, and produces a satisfactory result.

Industrial organizations have to develop and refine its transfer process, the amount of time and effort required to implement innovations, and decrease of know-how incorporation. The transfer of a new technology into the manufacturing process normally involves every areas teamwork and requests excellent communication and integration.

A developed technology transfer can improve products or can lower costs and lead times by eliminating operations such as machining, grinding, polishing, and heat treatment. In addition, the process may produces tools that last up longer, thus lowering the cost of replacing tools.

Technology transfer processes use patents, a cooperative research and development agreement, and a licensing agreement for the regional or international market. Under the licensing agreement, the company will use the technology to develop commercial products, equipments for the public and/or industry.

As example technology that involves converting a mold design to a tool pattern and then to accurately capture its shape, surface texture, and detail. The resulting metal block is removed from the pattern, machined square, and used as an insert in a holding block.

The commercialization will provide an attractive alternative to conventional fabrication processes that has the potential to revolutionize production and other industrial benefits. As advanced tool-making equipment becomes available, manufacturers will be able to get new products to market faster and at less cost, making industry more competitive in world markets.

This streamlined process, which blurs the line between prototype and production tooling, will make it much easier for designers to test and perfect new products dramatically reducing the cycle time between concept and commercialization.