The National Science Board (Board) is required under the National Science Foundation (NSF) Act, 42 U.S.C. (United States Code) Section 1863 (j) (1) to prepare and transmit the biennial "Science and Engineering Indicators" ("SEI") report to the President and to the Congress by January 15 of every even-numbered year. The report…

The uses of sulfuric acid in our technological society are given. The discussion includes sulfuric acid in the petroleum industry, construction industry, textile industry and in steel production. (SA)

Contains a short history of the development of industrial chemistry. (BB)

A report on the increasing usage of chemicals in water treatment, particularly the use of coagulants and flocculants. (BB)

This abstract is the annual report of NASA's Technology Utilization Program, which is charged with promoting and stimulating the practical application of government-sponsored aerospace technology. The report is organized in three sections: (1) aerospace aims; (2) technology twice used; and (3) technology utilization. Section 1 outlines NASA's…

Reviews the history of chemical engineering and the chemical industry. (MLH)

The commercial and industrial uses of chlorine and hydrochloric acid are discussed. (CP)

Describes various parts of a mini car and their chemical composition. Useful information is included for science teachers to relate basic chemistry concepts and techniques with their application in automobile industry. (PS)

Discusses the mechanics of how an actual oil reservoir works and provides some technical background in physics. An experiment which simulates an oil reservoir and demonstrates quantitatively all the basic concepts of oil reservoir rock properties is also presented. (HM)

This publication focuses on spinoff benefits of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration space program developments. The first of the three sections describes the direct benefits of space exploration and aeronautical research. Some of these direct benefits are expanding knowledge about our solar system and our universe, the development of…

This report analyzes recent trends in company-funded basic research support and incorporates findings from a special mail survey and personal interviews with research and development (R&D) officials of 54 firms. The report also provides insight into industry/university cooperative basic research efforts. Following an introduction, the report…

Describes recent increased interest in the licensing of technology from universities to industry. Licensing has been traditionally discouraged in universities due to tenure policy and other faculty inducements which foster the earliest possible disclosure of new developments in a manner that often makes subsequent patents and licensing impossible.…

Intermodal transportation is the moving of people or cargo using more than one mode of transportation. When a person drives to the airport, stands on a conveyor to move through the terminal, and flies to another city, then he or she is using intermodal transportation. Moving cargo in the first half of the twentieth century was a time-consuming and…

Traditional and novel uses of enzymes and microbes in the baking, brewing, and dairy industries are described. Cheese, yogurt, baking, brewing, vinegar, soy sauce, single-cell proteins, enzymes, food modification, vanilla, citric acid, monosodium glutamate, xanthan gum, aspartame, and cochineal are discussed. Industrial links with firms involved…

Describes three case studies presented in a British science course to show the impact of industrial chemicals on people's lives, and how students can evaluate various factors involved in a particular case study. References and a list of factors for each case study are also included. (HM)