Finally, technology developed for TSA will be developed for something useful

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<p>This story gives me hopes that a pretty much useless body-scanning tech will be developed into something useful and benefit the mankind:</p>

<p>[Technology</a> from Washington lab could target bedbugs | Seattle Times Newspaper](<a href=“http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016871665_bedbugs28.html]Technology”>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016871665_bedbugs28.html)</p>

<p>There, finally someone realized who the real terrorists are. Next stage: use of powerful x-rays to destroy the buggers. Just kidding. This caught my attention:</p>

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The White House announced the Startup America initiative earlier this year to make licensing new technologies affordable for start-up companies, with goals of bringing more national lab technologies to market and providing good-paying jobs to help the economy. </p>

<p>The program reduced the cost of options to license patents to U.S. start-up companies to $1,000. That is a savings of $10,000 to $50,000 on average upfront fees for portfolios of one to three patents, according to DOE.</p>

<p>Companies then have a year to option to get an exclusive license for the technology for a specific use.

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<p>Sounds like a great program. Read more here:</p>

<p>[Bedbug</a> imaging created at PNNL licensed to start ups - Mid-Columbia News | Tri-City Herald : Mid-Columbia news](<a href=“http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/11/27/1732610/bedbug-imaging-created-at-pnnl.html]Bedbug”>http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/11/27/1732610/bedbug-imaging-created-at-pnnl.html)</p>