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Freeing the Good Stuff From University Labs

Posted by kdawson on from the window-into-research dept.

netbuzz writes "University research labs are not supposed to be like Vegas: What happens in them is not supposed to stay there. A nonprofit from the Kauffman Innovation Network launching yesterday at DEMO 07 aims to free the fruits of academic research that would otherwise sit trapped on university shelves. Bonus: the site translates academic-speak into English.

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  1. University Technology by Atrox666 · · Score: 0, Troll

    My experience trying to use technology from universities is pretty bleak. First of all there is an arrogant attitude permeating academia that I simply won't tolerate. Real things are learned in the real world. School in the best case scenario just smoothes out the learning curve. Very few students or staff have any tangible experience with the real world and it causes problems when trying to accomplish anything. Personally I no longer waste my time with school children.