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Technology Transfer in Germany{{/B}} When it comes to
translating basic research into industrial success, few nations can match
Germany. Since the 1940s, the nation’s vast industrial base has been fed with a
constant stream of new ideas and expertise from science. And though German
prosperity (繁荣) has faltered (衰退) over the past decade because of the huge cost
of unifying east and west as well as the global economic decline, it still has
an enviable (令人羡慕的) record for turning ideas into profit. Much
of the reason for that success is the Fraunhofer Society, a network of research
institutes that exists solely to solve industrial problems and create
sought-after technologies. But today the Fraunhofer institutes have competition.
Universities are taking an ever larger role in technology transfer, and
technol A. Technology transfer. B. Good management. C. Hard work. D. Fierce competition.
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