Exploring civilian uses for military tech
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SCIENTISTS at Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology have applied missile radar technology in the unlikely areas of road traffic monitoring and self-driving vehicles.
The project was one of three that won the academy’s Golden Seed Award competition for innovation and entrepreneurship, which aims to facilitate the commercialization of military technology in civilian life. The competition’s final-round roadshow was held yesterday afternoon.
“The competition aimed to promote the researchers’ commercial potential,” Li Xin, president of the academy’s labor union, told Shanghai Daily.
“We have no shortage of cutting-edge technology and talented researchers. Meeting the public and investors will help the researchers to think outside the ivory tower.”
This opinion was shared by Wang Leilei, head of the radar technology project, which attracted the most attention during the competition.
“Compared with winning angel investment, I value comments from the investors more,” the 34-year-old told Shanghai Daily.
“They represent the market and can better tell what we are good at and what we need.”
The seven-member team has been contacted by five investors so far, and discussions are ongoing, said Wang.
The competition attracted more than 150 participants from 23 branches of the academy, but only 10 projects made it onto the shortlist for the final round yesterday.
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