By JOHN COX | The Bakersfield Californian | Published: May 2, 2021 (Tribune News Service) — New attention is being focused on what some see as Kern County's undertapped potential for turning eastern Kern military research into commercial enterprises generating good, local civilian jobs. A recent market assessment by the county's B3K economic development collaboration suggested more can and should be done to promote "technology transfer" of government-sponsored innovations at China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station and Edwards Air Force Base. The question now is how to capitalize more efficiently on the diverse research that takes place at the two bases but which, for different reasons, often doesn't translate to winning advantage for local business startups.