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In the first live ceremony since 2019, the lab’s Office of Partnerships and Technology Transfer hosted an event to honor Fermilab researchers for their numerous inventions, patents, disclosures and awards in 2022.
What began as an experiment in a nine-ounce cup of water has been developed into a full-scale technology that recently became a finalist for a 2019 R&D 100 Award. Achieving the honor was E-MOP™ — electromagnetic oil spill remediation technology — developed from patents owned by Fermilab. The technology uses materials that are environmentally safe, reusable and natural.
A Fermilab expert invents a simple, portable device that could signal a nearby train that the tracks are obstructed.