In this article, I consider the historical stages of development of nanotechnology in Russia as well as the political framework for this. It is shown that early federal nanotechnology programs in Russia date back to the 1990s and that since the mid-2000s, nanotechnology has attracted the increasing attention of government. I characterize the…

This "FOCUS Technical Brief" summarizes a paper recently published in the open-access journal Implementation Science1 (Stone & Lane, 2012). The full paper presents a conceptual framework that integrates all three knowledge-generating methods--scientific research (R), engineering development (D), and industry production (P)--into a…

This paper presents a possible methodology for measuring and predicting the future course of the long-range economic benefits of "curiosity-oriented" research. The basic premise is that much pure research tends to give rise to major industries in about one generation. Each industry will have some total economic benefit which can be…

This document provides a transcript of a paper presented at the Industrial Research Institute Fall 1980 Meeting in Washington, D.C., in which the importance of the industrial research laboratory in cooperative research is reviewed. The role of antitrust policy in corporate decisions to engage in research and development is also discussed, and the…

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

Ecologists and engineers must work together to receive maximum benefits from new technologies being developed. Impacts of this close cooperation will be significant on both technologists and ecologists in future years. (PS)

Discusses current activities to revitalize French science and industry and this nation's economy. These include increasing the civil research and development budget nearly 20 percent per year, establishing new links between science and industry, and involving scientists in research policy. (JN)

The data presented in this report come from the Bureau of the Census in the annual Survey of Industrial Research and Development. Information includes: (1) R&D expenditures by U.S. firms rose 12% between 1977 and 1978 to a total of $33.4 billion; (2) the increases in U.S. industrial R&D activity reflected in R&D funding were confirmed in…

Leaders in American business list the major nonmilitary threats to national security. In addition, the relationship of national security and the innovation process is analyzed. (CP)

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)