Federal R&D Funding Drives Innovation [SLIDESHOW]

Think U.S. federal funding is a big waste of money? You might want to think again. Some of the nation’s biggest companies and most significant technological advances—those that have contributed substantially to U.S. economic growth—got their start in U.S. research and university labs.

Discover the companies and innovations in the slideshow about federally funded innovations at Foundry Management & Technology’s companion site, IndustryWeek.com.