Tech Transfer

03/18/25 • 17 min

Today we’ll explore how technologies developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory make their way from the Lab into industry — impacting lives every day, in ways that might surprise you. We’ll explore how scientific breakthroughs like high-peak-power laser peening, 3D metal printing, and more spotlight LLNL’s Innovation and Partnerships Office - and how this vital connection between groundbreaking research and industry creates far-reaching impact through technology transfer and entrepreneurship.

Big Ideas Lab is a Mission.org original series.

Executive Produced by Lacey Peace and Levi Hanusch.

Sound Design, Music Edit and Mix by Daniel Brunelle.

Story Editing by Daniel Brunelle.

Audio Engineering and Editing by Matthew Powell.

Narrated by Matthew Powell.

Video Production by Levi Hanusch.

Guests featured in this episode (in order of appearance):

Matthew Garrett - LLNL Director of the Innovation and Partnerships office
James DeMuth - CEO, Co-Inventor and Co-Founder, Seurat Technologies

Brought to you in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Big Ideas Lab is a Mission.org original series.

Executive Produced by Lacey Peace and Levi Hanusch.

Sound Design, Music Edit and Mix by Daniel Brunelle.

Story Editing by Daniel Brunelle.

Audio Engineering and Editing by Matthew Powell.

Narrated by Matthew Powell.

Video Production by Levi Hanusch.

Guests featured in this episode (in order of appearance):

Matthew Garrett - LLNL Director of the Innovation and Partnerships office
James DeMuth - CEO, Co-Inventor and Co-Founder, Seurat Technologies

Brought to you in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

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Big Ideas Lab is a Mission.org original series.

Executive Produced by Lacey Peace and Levi Hanusch.

Sound Design, Music Edit and Mix by Daniel Brunelle.

Story Editing by Daniel Brunelle.

Audio Engineering and Editing by Matthew Powell.

Narrated by Matthew Powell.

Video Production by Levi Hanusch.

Guests featured in this episode (in order of appearance):

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Issa Tamer, Laser Scientist, LLNL

Brought to you in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

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Big Ideas Lab is a Mission.org original series.

Executive Produced by Lacey Peace and Levi Hanusch.

Sound Design, Music Edit and Mix by Daniel Brunelle.

Story Editing by Daniel Brunelle.

Audio Engineering and Editing by Matthew Powell.

Narrated by Matthew Powell.

Video Production by Levi Hanusch.

Guests featured in this episode (in order of appearance):