Beatrice Bressan brings together a number of outstanding examples of successful cross-disciplinary technology transfer originating in fundamental physics research, which dramatically impacted scientific progress in areas which changed modern society. Many of them were developed at CERN, a hotbed of fundamental inventions in particle physics. This book deals with breakthrough developments being applied in the world of IT, consumer electronics, aviation, and material sciences. Additional sections of the book deal with knowledge management and technology transfer including their economic aspects. While each chapter has been drafted by an expert in the field, the editor has carefully edited the whole to ensure a coherent overall structure. A musthave for policy makers, technology companies, investors, strategic planners in research and technology, as well as attractive reading for the research community.

InhaltsangabeIntroduction PART I: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN AN ORGANIZATION Knowledge Management: From Theory to Praxis PART II: EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WWW and More Grid and Cloud The 'Touch Screen' Revolution Solar Thermal Electricity Plants Computers and Aviation Antimatter Pushing Boundaries Towards a Globally Focussed Earth Simulation Centre Radiation Detection in Environment and Classrooms Theory for Development PART III: ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Innovation and Big Data Universities and Corporations: The Case of Switzerland Conclusion Index

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