Accelerating technology transition bridging the valley of death for materials and processes in defense systems (National Academies Press, 2004)
Includes bibliographical references
Creating a culture for innovation and rapid technology transition -- Methodologies and approaches -- What is technology transition and why is it difficult -- The culture of innovation and rapid technology transition -- Bridging the Valley of Death -- Making the business case -- Barriers to technology transition -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Methodologies and approaches -- Lessons learned from a comparison of risk-reward models -- Successful best practices -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Enabling tools and databases -- Established commercial practice: accelerated development -- Emerging commercial practice: Darpa's accelerated insertion of materials program -- Small business role: materials by design -- Dissemination and infrastructure -- Conclusions and recommendations