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Examines data from the Association of University Technology Managers concerning U.S. universities efforts to commercialize technology. Discussion on college approaches to technology transfer; Comparison of the various measures of performance in technology transfer between several universities; Information on the licensing income per dollar of research spending of the top ten research institutions.

The article discusses the ways that the nation of Israel has fueled economic growth through intellectual success. Israel's seven research universities have been making money from technology licensing long before 1980, when the United States' Bayh-Dole Act permitted American universities to monetize their research. The success of Israeli institutions is not only because of the high caliber of scientists and researchers making technological discoveries, but also because faculty members are so adept at patenting and licensing their research.

Focuses on the implementation of the Second Generation Technology (2G) Transfer by Gerald Barnett, director of technology transfer at the University of California. Comments from faculty members on the innovation made by Barnett; Benefits of the 2G; Criticisms on the 2G.

The article reports on licensing revenues for U.S. universities and colleges. The author focuses on intellectual property rights for vaccines, drugs, and medical services at schools such as New York University and Northwestern University. Other topics include technology transfer on active licenses, start-up companies, and income for higher education.

The article reports on a three-year technology transfer partnership between the University of Pennsylvania and Arizona State University to help commercialize their respective research findings. The two institutions will take advantage of one another's patent and licensing networks, as from the Penn medical school faculty, or Arizona State's drug therapy researchers.

The article discusses the lessons learned by Ohio University from a major security breach. According to national statistics, hackers account for half of all exposures. Physical loss, theft and fraud represent the second biggest risk. On April 21, 2006, the university got a call from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) telling them that the server for their Technology Transfer Department's office files had been compromised. With that initial information from the FBI about their tech-transfer office, they shut down that system and immediately reviewed what was happening all over the campus. The first and most critical part of the plan was to install a perimeter fire wall that would filter Internet traffic to protect computers outside the central cluster from hacker attacks.

The article presents information on a Brigham Young University (BYU) project to use children's energy to produce electricity. The project was conceived by BYU alumnus Ben S. Markham, a retired engineer, who participated in a mission trip to Ghana, where he observed that classrooms have no lights and children have very few toys. He discussed with engineers how a merry-go-round, swings, and a zip line could provide both entertainment and learning opportunities in science and engineering. Markham proposed the project to a group of BYU seniors, and team leader Adrian T. Williams explains that they worked out a system of large gears and smaller pinions that would allow the generation of electricity in spite of the relatively slow spin of the merry-go-round.

Focuses on the trend of U.S. colleges rewarding incentive compensation to technology-transfer officials. Institutions that have adopted incentive-pay plans; Impact on technology-transfer officials; Benefits posed by the practice to colleges.

Discusses a rating system which ranks United States universities' success in technology transfer. Questions from universities about the methodology of the system, which bases its rankings on how many times a school's patent was cited in applications for other patents; Rank of the University of California system as the most successful in technology transfer.

Comments on educators' concerns over published reports alleging China had stolen advanced United States nuclear-weapons designs from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Proposed limits on technology transfer; China's denial of allegations; The need for scholars from the arms-control and weapons communities of China and the US to exchange views; Difficulty in building mutually acceptable approaches to security and safety; Impact of restricting scientific cooperation.