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The processes of innovation from the generation of knowledge through development and application to the ultimate integration of a material into a useful product. These processes are typically and linearly depicted in Figure ES-2.
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The committee recognized, however, that no two developments are alike, and development processes are actually a series of iterative decision loops. The real-life case studies in this report provide a more accurate depiction of the actual nonlinear processes between the generation of new knowledge and the integration of materials into useful products (Chapter 2~.
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Phase 2, or the "valley of death," is the transition point at which materials/process innovations change from a "technology push" from the MS&E research community to a "product pull" from the end-user community. The committee recommends that the MS&E and user communities focus their efforts on strengthening linkages during this phase of technology development.
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The committee recommends that the following primary mechanisms be given priority to establish product pull in the early stages of technology development (during Phase 1 and, perhaps, Phase 0~: · consortia and funding mechanisms to support "precompetitive" research · industry road maps to set priorities for materials research · university centers of excellence to coordinate multidisciplinary research and facilitate industry-university interactions . The committee recommends that the following developments be given priority to improve the transition of materials advances from Phase 2 to production implementation: · collaboration with end-user industries to identify the type of data required by product designers to assess new material/processes · investigation of methods to improve the research infrastructure for materials suppliers and parts suppliers · extension of the patent-protection period, especially for applications that require extended certification periods · development of industrial ecology as an integral part of the education and expertise of both MS&E researchers and product designers development of a regulatory climate based on constructive cooperation and goal setting to promote the adoption of new materials that achieve or enhance societal goals REPORT ORGANIZATION The findings of the committee have been organized into four chapters.
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