The U.S. Department of Agriculture released investment results in scientific research including 222 new inventions, 94 patents awarded and 125 new patent applications filed in 2015. The USDA Annual Report on Technology Transfer includes new agriculture-related discoveries, inventions and processes made by USDA researchers, universities and small businesses with the potential for commercial application. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said the results show that USDA research partners have “changed the world.” Vilsack says studies show that every dollar invested in agricultural research returns $20 to our economy. USDA highlighted investment projects from 2015 including computer chips made from wood fiber, mosquito-resistant uniforms for U.S. military personnel and bacteria repellent cooking pan surfaces.