Argues that international cooperation in developing solar energy, either by collecting the energy in space stations and transmitting to earth via microwave beams or by terrestrial collection, can lead to peace between nations. (AL)

Describes a proposed system that can lift streamlined vehicles up to a foot off aluminum guideways, providing high-speed, pollution-free interurban transport. (AL)

After defining technology and technology transfer, the author discusses product-embodied, process-embodied and person-embodied technologies. The five major antagonisms at play in international technology transfers are related and the manner by which a country may select, choose, and adopt the appropriate technology is investigated. (BT)

An evaluation of the Commoner--Ehrlich and Holdren controversy regarding the importance of population growth as a contributing factor to the increasing environmental impact of humans. (See Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May, 1972.) (AL)

The reply to Commoner's critique of Ehrlich and Holdren's review of Commoner's The Closing Circle" dismisses many of the points in the critique, and maintains that the contributing role of affluence and population growth is not recognized by Commoner. (See Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May, 1972.) (AL)

Technological study is the driving force of our military-industrial society. Millions of dollars are appropriated for projects such as the space shuttle, breeder reactors, and Trident submarines whose merits are questionable. Most programs seem only to perpetuate the agencies involved. Informed citizens are needed to change priorities. (MR)

Whether mankind will be successful in taming the three apocalyptic horses of the technological age--nuclear war, population explosion and destruction of the human habitat--depends on sufficiently rapid transportation of the body of knowledge and the pattern of attitudes we transmit to coming generations ... widespread transition from qualitative…

Defining development as some combination of improving the standard of living and quality of life, meeting basic needs, and increasing per capita gross national product, this article discusses the role science and technology can play in developing countries. Considers technology transfer, appropriate technology, and other issues. (JN)

Advocates establishment of scientifically competent bodies to act as reprisal-free adversaries in evaluating technological innovations. (AL)

Suggests that it is the social responsibility of scientists and engineers to correct the vast and dangerous misconceptions about themselves, for there is a real danger that festering anti-scientism could eventually destroy science. Although political processes are used to decide community choices, scientific literacy is a continuing necessity. (AL)

Advocates building demonstration plants of liquid metal fast breeder type and testing waste disposal methods. Sees nuclear power as the best hope of providing electrical energy for the U.S. (AL)