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• Publication Date: February 3, 1987
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3 February 1987
Vol. 2, No. 2
Science ayn~ perspectives
Techno/o
(Israel) Elbit Computers, Ltd. is playing a major role in the "Phantom 2000"
project to upgrade the combat capabilities of Israel's Phantom aircraft. Elbit
has developed an advanced head-up display and radar as well as an airborne
digital computer to support the aircraft's weapons system. A computer
derived from the ACE/3 will be installed for data processing. Elbit also is
developing avionics integration stations (AIS) and a flexible operational flight
program (OFP) that will tie into the aircraft's weapons system. (Tel Aviv
BITA'ON HEYL HA'AVIR No. 54, Nov 86) Andrea S. X2830
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USSR: Non-Bloc Access to Soviet Data Bases ...................................................................................... Page 3
The USSR has developed the ADEC (Automated Data Exchange Center) network through
which non-Bloc users can access several Soviet data bases.
USSR: Motor-Memory Research ............................................................................................................ Page 5
Soviet researchers claim to have identified the peptide that regulates right-side body movement
and that.helps in reversing memory loss due to trauma.
REPORTS
BRAZIL: Ceramic Armor R&D .............................................................................................................. Page 6
BRAZIL: Guide to Physics Institutes .................................................................................................... Page 7
NETHERLANDS: Philips Seeks Competitive Edge ............................................................................ Page 8
SOUTH KOREA: Research Reactor Planned ...................................................................................... Page 9
DATA BASE SURVEYS ............................................................................................................................ Page 10
PREVIEWS ................................................................................................................................................ Page 12
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PERSPECTIVES selections are based solely on foreign press,
books and journals, or radio and television broadcasts. Some
of the materials used in this -publication will appear as
abstracts or translations in FBIS serial reports. Comments
and queries regarding this publication may be directed to the
Managing Editor (Craig M. or to individuals at
the numbers listed with items.
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DEVELOPMENTS highlights worldwide S&T events reported in the foreign media. Items
followed by an asterisk will be published by FBIS. The contributor's name and telephone number
are provided.
A-340 Engine (France/International) Airbus Industrie will equip the A-340 with a more
powerful engine than previously announced. Airbus and the International
Aero Engines consortium (Pratt and Whitney, Rolls Royce, Japan Aero
Engines, MTU, and Fiat Aviazione) have concluded an agreement to use the
Superfan engine, which delivers 13.5 metric tons of thrust as opposed to the
12.9 metric tons delivered by the US-French CFM-56-5-S2. (Paris AFP-
AGRA Data Base 26 Dec 86) Antwerp Unit/Sharon W. X2519
Ariane Extended Stage (France/FRG) A modified version of the Ariane 5 upper stage called Aries
(Ariane Extended Stage) is being proposed by Matra Espace of France and
MBB Erno of the FRG to transport supply modules to a US space station.
The Aries would be equipped with onboard telemetry and command systems
and an S-band antenna. The Aries could maintain the supply module in orbit
for 48 hours during which it would be powered by a 300-kilogram lithium
battery. Direct Aries-space station docking, a robot arm, or a free-flying
spacecraft are the options being studied to bring the supply module aboard
the space station. (Stuttgart FLUG REVUE Dec 86) Eva L. X2519
Computers
(PRC) Six Chinese information technology firms (not further identified) will
participate in a new company, China Computer Development Corporation
(CCDC), whose goal is to become the "Chinese equivalent of IBM,"
according to its director, Wang Zhi. Current plans call for the CCDC to
conduct R&D, manufacture a "wide variety" of computers, train computer
specialists, create a national computer sales and service network, and handle
the import and export of components. (Paris AFP SCIENCES 18.Dec 86) Eva
L. X2519
(France) In early 1987, PSA (Peugeot SA) will install a Cray XMP/14 at its
Citroen Data Processing Center in Neuilly. The Cray will support design
analysis to improve engine performance, aerodynamics, noise control, and
safety features. The machine will increase the center's computing power
tenfold and double PSA's overall computer capacity. PSA paid Fr50 million
for the Cray and will be the first European automaker to use this computer
(although Opal and Saab are using variants of the Cray 1). (Paris L'USINE
NOUVELLE 2 Jan 87) Antwerp Unit/Sharon W. X2519
ECM Program (Belgium) Belgium's military budget will give priority to RAPORT III (Rapid
Alert Programmed Management of Radar Target), a program to equip
Belgian F-16s with advanced electronic countermeasure systems. The
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LORAL firm will be the prime contractor with Bell-ACEC, MBLE (Belgian
Lamps and Electronic Equipment Manufacturer), Philips, and SABCA
(Belgian Aeronautic Construction Corporation) as subcontractors. RAPORT
III will cost 8 billion Belgian francs over asix-year period. (Brussels LE SOIR
26 Dec 86) Antwerp Unit/ Sharon W. X2519
(Portugal) At the recent Eureka conference in Stockholm, Portugal offered to
participate in two draft projects (seen likely to be approved) in the areas of
telecommunications and software for CAD/CAM. The firm INESC (not
further identified) and the Porto Faculty of Engineering would spearhead the
Portuguese effort. Portugal currently participates in six Eureka projects in
robotics, telecommunications, and environmental protection. (Lisbon
EXPRESSO 20 Dec 86)* Rosa M. X2676
Factory Automation (Sweden) ASEA's new IRB 2000 robot arm incorporates mechanical
innovations which give it six axes of movement (including to the rear), a
speed of three meters per second, and a lifting capability of 10 kilograms.
Modular construction (in which three of the arm's eight structural elements
are identical), alternating current motors, and integrated wiring inside the
arm increase the robot's speed by 30 percent over the IRB 6, ASEA's most
innovative robot arm to date. ASEA is also developing the IRB 3000, which
is capable of lifting a 30-kilogram load. (Paris INDUSTRIES &
TECHNIQUES 10 Dec 86) Eva L. X2519
Metallurgy (Hungary) The Lenin Metallurgical Works at Diosgyor, which produces 80
percent of Hungary's highly alloyed steel, has installed aSoviet-made electron
microscope to monitor the structural quality of its steel. The microscope also
will be used at the research center of a ferrous metallurgical center planned
for Diosgyor. (Budapest NEPSZAVA 19 Dec 86) Sari P. X2907
Neutrino Project (USSR/US) The first section of a neutrino trap has been installed in Lake
Issyk-Kul. The section includes optical detectors and framework components
in a vast lattice trap designed to detect the passage of neutrinos through the
Earth to the lake from accelerators at the Fermi National Laboratory in
Batavia, Illinois and the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York. The
equipment was assembled on land and lowered to the bottom of the lake. The
trap is the initial phase of the joint USSR-US neutrino research project
BATISS (Batavia and Issyk) that will assess the value of the neutrino for
Earth and space studies. (For previous reporting on the neutrino trap, see FB
PN 86-160.) (Moscow TRUD 12 Sep 86) John H. X2723
(Hungary) The electronic control unit for the Beta robot will be built by the
Robot Development Department of the Tungsram firm. The unit will be
manufactured to Soviet specifications as part of CEMA's robotization
program. (For previous reporting on the Beta robot, see SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVES Vol. 1, No. 15 p 3.) (Budapest MAGYAR
HIRLAP 23 Dec 86) Sari P. X2907
Semiconductor Laser (FRG) Siemens has increased the output of a semiconductor laser to 1.5
watts, far beyond the current maximum of 50 milliwatts obtained with
conventional techniques. The increase was achieved by arraying some 40
semiconductor lasers on a single crystal. (Amsterdam COMPUTABLE 19
Dec 86) Antwerp Unit/Sharon W. X2519
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USSR: NON-BLOC ACCESS TO SOVIET DATA BASES
Key Points: The Soviet ADEC (Automated Data Exchange Center) interfaces with non-Bloc
computer networks through the DATAPAK firm of Finland and the telecommunications nodes of
Radio Austria and is accessed by CEMA countries through a system of NADECs (National
Automated Data Exchange Centers). The Soviets plan to expand ADEC beyond the five Soviet
scientific centers currently linked to the system, according to a paper by O.L. Smirnov of the
Soviet Institute for Automated Systems and a report by Sauli Laitinen of the Technical Research
Center of Finland made available in December at the London 10th International Online
Meeting.
The Soviets have developed acomputer-based network called ADEC, an information system
designed to attract increased non-Bloc interest in Soviet data bases. Through the ADEC system users
can access data bases hosted by the Computer Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences, INION
(Institute for Scientific Information on Social Sciences), IVTAN (Institute of High Temperatures of the
USSR Academy of Sciences), MCNTI (International Center for Scientific and Technical Information),
and VINITI (All-Union Institute of Scientific and Technical Information). [Finland's Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and the USSR's State Committee of Science and Technology also have a cooperative
agreement whereby the State Research Center in Helsinki, using terminals with a Cyrillic keyboard and
display, can do online searches of VINITI data bases over apacket-switched line. VINITI reportedly
offers online access to parts of REFERATIVNYY ZHURNAL and other data bases intended
specifically for non-Bloc users.] Soviet planning calls for the ADEC system to integrate other
information and scientific centers (not further identified).
Non-Bloc users can subscribe to the current ADEC system through Radio Austria or DATAPAK of
Finland. CEMA countries (including Cuba, Mongolia, and Vietnam) participate through individual
national links (NADECs).
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VINITI,
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IVTAN,
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MCNTI,
Moscow
VINITI -All-Union Institute of ScicntiCic and Technical Information
[NION - institute for Scientific Information on Social Sciences
IVTAN - Lnsti Uite of High 'Tempe ra to re of the USSR Academy of Sciences
MCNTI - InternationaC Centrv for Scientific and Technical Information
The Current ADEC System
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ADEC's hardware consists of general-purpose microcomputers and personal computers that transmit
data at baud rates of 300, 1200, 2400, and 4800 over leased, dial-up, and packet-switched telephone
lines and modems. CCITT (International Telephone and Telegraph Consultative Committee)
telecommunications protocols serve as regulatory guidelines for ADEC communication with non-Bloc
information centers and computer networks.
With the planned use of advanced minicomputers and personal computers, the Soviets hope to
expand ADEC's capacity through the development of four interconnected local area networks (LANs).
LAN 1 will provide "local and remote" users with access to ADEC's shared information and computer
resources. LAN 2 will be dedicated to ACADEMNET, a computer network linking Soviet scientific
centers. LAN 3 will support the "internetwork" gateway node between Soviet information centers and
non-Bloc computer networks. LAN 4 is envisaged as a specialized network designed to support a
"distributed intelligent" gateway node. This node will feature a software subsystem that analyzes the
user's information requirements to develop an optimal search strategy, that modifies a natural or
applied language into a general command language, and that translates information retrieved from the
system's command language into the user's native language. Other LAN 4 software subsystems will
provide computer-aided training on the operation of ADEC hardware and software as well as file
exchange, electronic mail, and teleconferencing services. The software for the LANs will be compatible
with ISO (International Standard Organization) guidelines.
Antwerp UniUEva L. X2519
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USSR: MOTOR-MEMORY RESEARCH
Key Points: Researchers from the Institute of Experimental Medicine in Leningrad claim that
vasopressin controls motor activity on the right side of the body and facilitates the treatment of
memory disorders caused by trauma, according to LENINGRADSKAYA PRAVDA (24 Nov) and
DOKLADYAKADEMII NAUKSSSR (Vol. 291, No. 3, Nov 86).
Vasopressin is a peptide hormone long known to be an antidiuretic and to have a vasoconstrictive
property, thereby increasing arterial blood pressure. The unexpected role of vasopressin in regulating
motor activity was identified by G. A. Vartanyan, director of the Physiology Department of the Institute
of Experimental Medicine. Scientists have demonstrated that motor disturbances caused by damage to
portions of the brain which control movement on the right or left side can be induced in an animal by
injecting cerebrospinal fluid taken from abrain-damaged animal. This suggested that a chemical factor
was involved. Vartanyan and his colleagues reportedly have demonstrated that the factor is identical to
arginine-vasopressin (with arginine in the eighth position).
Isolated from the pituitary gland of rats following right-side hemisection of the spinal cord, this
factor caused flexion of the right hind limb (postural asymmetry) when injected into healthy animals.
The researchers postulate that the symmetrical distribution of muscle tone in the body is due to the
action of right-side and left-side factors which are normally balanced. This is supported by the fact that
extracts from the right or left hemisphere of healthy animals cause postural asymmetry when injected
into recipient animals, whereas whole brain extracts do not have this effect. Unilateral damage to the
central nervous system or introduction of additional amounts of one of the factors into an intact system
results in postural asymmetry and a biochemical imbalance.
The director of the Institute of Experimental Medicine, N. P. Bekhtereva, believes that during
recovery from trauma or disease, the human brain must proceed through all the stages characteristic for
learning and memory in which memory pathways must be reformed with fewer neurons. Experiments at
the Kirov Military Medical Academy have shown that vasopressin is very effective in treating memory
disorders caused by trauma and that it apparently accelerates the formation of these neural pathways.
Soviet research suggests that vasopressin could be used to treat motor disorders on the right side of
the body. However, further testing is necessary before its clinical use will be permitted. The Soviets are
also trying to isolate and identify the factor that controls left-side motor functions.
Marilyn B. X2725
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REPORTS surveys science and technology trends as detailed in articles, books, and journals. It
also includes summaries and listings of articles and books which may serve as potential sources
for future research. Conference proceedings will occasionally be presented in this section.
BRAZIL: CERAMIC ARMOR R&D
Brazil's Military Engineering Institute (MEI), which has been engaged in ceramic armor R&D since
1978, currently is pursuing research in the areas of sintered alumina, isostatic pressing, and compacting,
and may begin development of agglomerates, according to REVISTA MILITAR DE CIENCIA E
TECNOLOGIA (Mar 86).
Tensile Strength
One of MEI's goals is to optimize the tensile strength of ceramics by developing a technology that will
yield laboratory quantities of sintered alumina from unidirectional cold-compacted powders. These
powders are heated short of their melting point in a process that converts them into coherent masses of
alumina, an essential component of ballistic armor.
Alumina Refinement
MEI is attempting to produce a higher density, less porous alumina through isostatic pressing. Less
porosity increases the specific energy required to initiate propagation because pores lessen resistance to
cracking. The result is afracture-resistant ceramic suitable for the manufacture of ceramic armor. An
additional benefit of isostatic pressing is the elimination of defects produced by friction between the
powder and the matrix wall-a characteristic of high-pressure unidirectional compacting.
MEI also has developed an alumina production process that uses compacting to reduce porosity. The
report does not provide details of this process but does mention that test specimens of alumina obtained
through this technique show low concentrations of silica characteristic of reduced porosity.
Surface Machining
In a related effort, the institute is studying the effects of surface machining processes on the mechanical
strength of ceramic materials. This research indicates that the quality of ceramic armor could be
improved with a machining process that uses diamond grinding.
Future Research
Future research may focus on the development of fracture-resistant alumina-tungsten agglomerates.
This would involve an alumina matrix, produced by compacting, surrounding a tungsten wire network
whose structure would increase the agglomerate's tensile strength. In addition, MEI plans to produce
high-tensile-strength alumina for mixing with pure zirconium.
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BRAZIL: GUIDE TO PHYSICS INSTITUTES
The Brazilian Government has issued the second edition of its GUIDE TO BRAZILIAN PHYSICS
INSTITUTES (1986). Published by the Brazilian Center for Research in Physics, the 211-page report is
based on information from questionnaires sent to some 130 departments at 64 institutes.
The report provides the organizational structure of each institute, the names of undergraduate and
graduate program directors, and the names of laboratory managers. It also lists types of laboratories and
equipment available and provides a description of research programs.
The report is organized alphabetically by state, city, and name of institute and is cross-indexed for
easy reference.
A full translation of the report will appear in the JPRS serial EUROPE/LATIN AMERICA
REPORT: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
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NETHERLANDS: PHILIPS SEEKS COMPETITIVE EDGE
Philips, one of the world's leading IC producers, has invested a half billion guilders in a new
integrated circuit R&D center in Eindhoven, according to DE VOLKSKRANT of 6 December. The
facility, which is part of the Mega-Project launched by Philips and Siemens in 1984, is dedicated to the
development of 1-megabit and 4-megabit memory chips with feature sizes of 0.7 microns. Philips
regards the marketing of submicron technology as essential to retaining its international competitive
edge.
The center, which began operation in early December, is divided into a design section and a pilot
production plant (with some of the chip fabrication equipment having been developed by Philips).
Philips is also building abillion-guilder fabrication plant in Nijmegen, which will begin mass production
by the end of the decade, and Siemens plans to build a new plant in Hamburg.
In the 1990s, Philips plans to continue its efforts in chip miniaturization and expects to produce a
new generation of chips with a 0.2-micron feature size by the year 2000. To promote development of
this next-generation chip, Philips would like to launch a joint R&D project within the framework of
Eureka. As a result, Philips is conducting talks with Siemens and has approached Thomson of France.
Philips believes that enormous development costs and the need for outside expertise make collaboration
with other European companies a necessity.
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SOUTH KOREA: RESEARCH REACTOR PLANNED
The South Korean Government plans to build a nuclear research reactor as part of a program to
attain eventual self-sufficiency in various nuclear technologies, according to November reports in the
Seoul press.
SEOUL SINMUN reported that in order for the domestic nuclear industry to build and operate
nuclear power plants, Korea must have a high output nuclear research reactor. Although the Korea
Advanced Energy Research Institute has a 2-megawatt testing reactor and Kyonghui University has a
small reactor, these are for educational purposes only. According to the report, a 30-megawatt
Multipurpose Research Reactor (MRR) will be constructed by a team of Korean scientists and engineers
in the Taedok Science Town to develop technologies, currently provided by foreign sources, related to
nuclear fuels, materials, and components. Some 80 percent of the MRR design work is already
completed and construction is scheduled to begin in early 1987.
Fueled with low-enriched uranium, the MRR will be used to assess the efficiency of domestically
produced nuclear fuel, to produce various radioisotopes and semiconductor materials, and to conduct
basic and applied research related to nuclear power. The MRR, which is expected to be operational in
the 1990s, will reduce Korea's need to import radioisotopes, saving the country $6 to 7 million in
foreign exchange annually. MAEIL KYONGJE SINMUN reported that with the completion of the
MRR, Korea may be able to export various radioisotopes to Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.
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DATA BASE SURVEY presents an annotated list of documents compiled by the FBIS Antwerp
and Milan S&T Units from searches of European commercial data bases on specific technical
topics suggested by consumer requirements. Additional searches and full text translations of the
documents cited below can be provided on request.
The following list is the result of Milan Unit searches of the Sigle, Dechema, Pascal, and Inspec
bibliographic data bases. The French-language Sigle data base deals exclusively with grey literature from
the European Community and Sweden, while the FRG's Dechema focuses on biotechnology and
chemical engineering. The French-language Pascal data base includes research in electronics,
biotechnology, and metallurgy, while the UK-based Inspec provides information on international
scientific and technical research.
TOPIC &
TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTIVE
"Texus" Project
This 1986 article provides an overview of the biotechnology
experiments planned for the FRG's "Texus" Project, a series of
suborbital sounding rocket missions. Also covered are the FRG
biotechnology experiments in cell fusion, cell cultivation, and
protein crystallization which will be placed aboard the US space
station. (Dechema)
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Government Regulation This 1986 CHEMISCHE RUNDSCHAU article discusses the
FRG Benda Commission's assessment of the ethical and legal
aspects of genetic engineering and the resulting government
guidelines for the development of genetically engineered
microorganisms. (Dechema)
FACTORY AUTOMATION
Esprit CAD/CAM Project
A March 1986 report by the Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Center
details the progress achieved in the development of CAD/CAM
interfaces in Esprit (European Strategic Programs for Research
and Development in Information Technology) Project 322.
Particular attention is given to test results of high volume data
transfers between the MEDUSA and BRAVO systems. (Inspec)
FRG-Norway CAD/CAM A 1985 progress report by the Karlsruhe Nuclear Research
Project Center and the Norwegian Technical Research Center covers
developments in the joint Advanced Production System project
for the application of CAD/CAM methods in mechanical
engineering. (Sigle)
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MICROELECTRONICS
Ion Mass Spectrometry
A 1986 final report from the FRG's BMFT and Fraunhofer
Institute for Solid State Technology details FRG use of
secondary ion mass spectrometry as a method of nondestructive
evaluation for microelectronic components. (Sigle)
Silicon Technology From its 1986 comparative study of state-of--the-art bipolar and
MOS (metal oxide semiconductor) technologies, Thomson
Semiconductors of France predicts potential developments in
advanced silicon-based electronic components. (Pascal)
Saclay SIGLE Data Base, Karlsruhe DECHEMA Data Base, Paris PASCAL Data Base, London
INSPEC Data Base (Jan 87). Milan Unit/Eva L. x2519
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PREVIEWS is an annotated list of selected science and technology items being translated by
FBIS. The list may also contain previously published items of wide consumer interest.
EUROPE/LATIN AMERICA REPORT: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SPOT IMAGE PLANNING NEW LAUNCHES, WIDER MARKET
Spot Image, which markets the SPOT 1 satellite photos, reports Fr20 million in revenue during its
first nine months of operation. The article provides the launch schedules for SPOT 2, 3, and 4 and a
general description of the marketing efforts and business operations of Spot Image. (Paris
LIBERATION 24 Dec 86)
CNES IMAGE PROCESSING SOFTWARE, HARDWARE DESCRIBED
This document describes the design of the software and hardware systems used by CNES for
processing images from the SPOT remote sensing satellite. (Toulouse CENTRE NATIONAL
D'ETUDES SPATIALES, no date given)
ESA ANNOUNCES FINANCING, CONTRACTING FOR HERMES
During the Technospace show, the European Space Agency announced the financing for and major
participants in the Hermes project. (Bern ELSA Data Base 4 Dec 86)
EUREKA SUBMICRON PROJECT ADVANCING
The article concerns the current status of UCB Electronics, astart-up venture seeking to develop
photosensitive techniques able to produce 0.4-micron features on integrated circuits. (Kalmhout
INDUSTRIE Jan 87)
EC'S ROLE IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT OUTLINED
The article presents a brief resume of the goals, composition, and future of Europe's major
technology programs and organizations, including ESA, Columbus, Ariane 5, Hermes, Arianespace,
Eutelsat, CERN, Airbus Industrie, Eureka, and others. (Brussels ATHENA Nov 86)
FRG PUBLISHES R&D GUIDE FOR MEDIUM-SIZE COMPANIES
Procedures for obtaining government or bank subsidies for high-tech R&D in the FRG are outlined
in this BMFT (Federal Research and Technology Ministry) publication. (Cologne RATGEBER
FORSCHUNG UND TECHNOLOGIE 1986, Aug 86)
FRG INSTITUTE EXPLORES LASER CHEMISTRY APPLICATIONS
Article details laser R&D at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, where the application of
lasers in electronics and isotope separation is being studied. (Duesseldorf VDI NACHRICHTEN 14
Nov 86)
FRG SCIENTISTS VIEW POTENTIAL SEMICONDUCTOR LASER
Outline of papers presented in October by scientists from Siemens, Philipps University in Marburg,
and Telefunken on current laser research as applied to gallium arsenide components and
optoelectronics. (Duesseldorf VDI NACHRICHTEN 14 Nov 86)
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EUROPEAN PLANS FOR 'EUROFAR' ROTORCRAFT
Article examines the main features of the European Future Advanced Rotorcraft (EUROFAR),
which will be developed by Italy and five other European countries within the framework of the
EUREKA program. (Rome AIR PRESS 20 Dec 86)
FRANCE ANNOUNCES REORGANIZATION OF RESEARCH MINISTRY
In an effort to streamline management and reduce staff, France has reorganized its Ministry of
Research and Higher Education. Article details the ministry's new departments and their
responsibilities. (Paris AFP SCIENCES 18 Dec 86)
ESA APPROVES ECU 1.5 BILLION BUDGET FOR 1987
Article examines, by area of activity, ESA's 1987 budget and comments on its space station
negotiations with the US and on Hermes development plans. (Paris AFP SCIENCES 18 Dec 86)
FRANCE, EC LEGISLATE GENETIC ENGINEERING, PHARMACEUTICAL PATENTS
Series of articles outlines background of France's decision to place athree-year ban on genetic
experiments using human embryos and discusses new EC legislation to expand patent protection for
medicines developed through biotechnology. (Paris LE MONDE 16,17 Dec 86; Paris AFP
SCIENCES 4 Dec 86)
WORLDWIDE REPORT: TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT
GOVERNMENT LIMITS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF CGCT
Article examines impact of the French Government's decision to limit to 20 percent foreign
ownership of the General Telephone Construction Company (CGCT). (Amsterdam
COMPUTABLE 12 Dec 86)
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