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10 September 1987
Vol. 2, No. 13
Science and
Technology p erspectiyes
DEVELOPMENTS
Superconductivity
(USSR) Researchers led by I. Novikov of the USSR Academy of Sciences' A.A.
Baykov Institute of Metallurgy claim to have transformed a brittle, high-
temperature superconducting ceramic (not further identified) into a flexible,
multistrand cable with a critical temperature of 103K. Reportedly the first Soviet
high-temperature electrical superconductor ready for industrial application, the
cable will be series produced by equipment being developed at a special design
office at the Baykov Institute. (Moscow PRAVDA 24 Jun 87) John H. X2728
(Japan) NTT (Nippon Telephone & Telegraph) has developed a 0.7-micron
superconducting thin film capable of carrying a current of 1.8 million amps per
square centimeter at 77K. The yttrium-barium-copper oxide was formed by
deposition on a strontium monocrystal substrate using high-frequency sputtering.
NTT researchers expect to create a compound with a capacity of 10 million amps
per square centimeter. (Tokyo NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN 1 Jul 87) Junko A.
X2726
(Cuba) The Institute of Materials and Reagents for Electronics (IMRE) of the
University of Havana has produced its first ceramic superconductor. Cooled with
liquid nitrogen, the yttrium-barium-copper oxide ceramic (not further identified)
registered a critical temperature of 77K. (Havana GRANMA 18 Jun 87) Amy R.
X2823/Arlene A. X2519
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FEATURE ARTICLES
EAST EUROPE: Efforts To Close Technology Gap Page 3
CEMA and individual East Bloc countries have mounted a series of industrial high-tech efforts to
close the R&D gap with the West.
USSR: Ocean Acoustic Research Page 5
Soviet scientists have used hydroacoustic equipment to detect manganese nodules on the ocean
floor.
USSR: Laser Materials R&D?Gas Laser Media Page 7
Soviet physical chemists are conducting intensive research on gas media for gasdynamic, chemical,
electric-discharge, and photodissociation lasers.
REPORTS
JAPAN: Sixth-Generation Computer Prototype Page 9
USSR: First Reports Noted of AIDS-Related Complex Page 10
PREVIEWS Page 11
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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'
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.
Aerospace
Communications
Laser Gyroscopes
Laser Media
(Japan) The National Space Development Agency and the National
Aerospace Lab have initiated a three-year program to develop lightweight
materials for construction of the Hope spaceplane, scheduled for launch in
1996 or 1997. R&D will focus on carbon fiber reinforced aluminum-silicon
carbide, carbon fiber in resins, and technology for stretching titanium alloy to
a thinness of 20 to 30 microns. Several billion yen will be invested and R&D
will be contracted out to Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, Ishikawajima Harima, Fuji,
and Nissan Auto. (Tokyo NIKKEI SANGYO SHIMBUN 16 Jun 87) Junko
A. X2726
(Hungary/Syria) Hungary's TKI (Telecommunications Research Institute)
has installed multichannel transmitting equipment for INTERCSAT
(International Communications Satellite) at the Sadnaya ground station in
Syria. Part of the Soviet Intersputnik satellite network, INTERCSAT was
developed by TKI at the direction of its Soviet counterpart, NIIR. Hungarian
engineers at Sadnaya will use the equipment in establishing a Moscow-
Damascus telephone link. (Budapest NEPSZAVA 25 Jul 87)* Sari P. X2907
(France) SFENA (French Company for Air Navigation Equipment) is
currently flight testing a laser gyroscope inertial guidance system that has an
accuracy of .8 nm/hr. SFENA has already demonstrated the ruggedness of its
laser gyro inertial guidance platforms in qualification tests of similar systems
for the Ariane 4. These units are now in production. SAGEM (Company for
General Applications of Electricity and Mechanics) announced that for the
first time in Europe a laser gyroscope inertial guidance system on a combat
aircraft achieved an accuracy of better than 1 nm/hr CEP (circle of equal
probability) after a four-minute self-alignment. (Paris AIR & COSMOS 18
Jul 87) Sharon W. X2519
(USSR) A team led by K.V. Grigoryev is researching recombinational
emission reactions in inert gases containing tritium (T2) or mercury vapor to
determine their effectiveness as atomic sources of optical photons for
in lasers. The chemists found that a radioactive T2/Xe medium
serves as both the energy supplier and the luminophore. Their conclusions
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about the influence of weak electric fields on radioluminescence stimulated
by 238PU alpha-particles in Hg/Ar, Kr, or Xe media will enable them to
develop frequency-amplitude modulated radioluminescent emitters.
(Leningrad ZHURNAL PRIKLADNOY KHIMII Nov 86) Kris. P. X2898
(Hungary/USSR) Hungary's Videoton Electronics Enterprise is
manufacturing basic alphanumeric video terminals for customizing and
marketing in London, Duesseldorf, and Helsinki where some 1,500 units
were sold from 1985 through 1986. Sales to the USSR of terminals built to
Soviet specifications amount to 4,000-5,000 units annually. Videoton, in
cooperation with the Automation Institute of Kiev and the Soviet
Yuzhmorgeologiya, is also developing components for a satellite navigation
system for ships as well as an image processor and modular TV system that
will be used to survey the ocean floor for iron and manganese deposits.
(Budapest FIGYELO No. 27, 2 Jul 87; Budapest UJ IMPULZUS No. 13, 27
Jun 87) Sari P. X2907
(Japan) MITI's Electrotechnical Lab (ETL) and Sumitomo will start
construction of the Rainbow-2 synchrotron in January 1988. Employing
ETL-developed electron ring and superconducting technology, Rainbow-2
will have a diameter of only four meters, significantly smaller than today's
10-meter synchrotrons. It will be used to fabricate next-generation VLSI
circuits, including 16-megabit DRAMs. Construction completion is
scheduled for October 1988. (Tokyo NIHON KEIZAI SHIMBUN 21 Jun 87)
Andy R. X2726
(France) Soame, a small French electronics company, has patented a new
procedure to attach surface-mounted components (SMC) by simple wave
soldering. The new procedure consists of using capillary action to guide a
liquid tin-lead mixture into holes drilled in the printed circuit board where
contact is made with the SMC legs as the wave passes. This technique
generates no loose solder and allows both sides of the printed circuit board to
be used. An advantage of this double-sided technology is that more rugged
components can be placed on the side over which the solder wave actually
passes while the other side, where temperatures are lower, can accommodate
the more heat-sensitive ICs. (Paris L'USINE NOUVELLE 2 Jul 87) Antwerp
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EAST EUROPE: EFFORTS TO CLOSE TECHNOLOGY GAP
Key Points: Through the Comprehensive Program for Scientific and Technical Progress up to the
Year 2000 (S&T 2000), CEMA has mounted programmatic initiatives toward closing the
technology gap with the West in several key technology fields. In addition to CEMA cooperative
projects, individual East Bloc countries are engaged in national R&D programs, bilateral efforts
with other CEMA partners, and international joint ventures, according to an official West
German study.
S&T 2000
Adopted in December 1985, S&T 2000 is aimed at bolstering intra-CEMA and foreign ties through
R&D contracts, product organization, and new forms of specialization and cooperation, according to a
December 1986 study by Henrik Bischof of the Department of Foreign Affairs and GDR Research of
the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Bonn. CEMA officials, who regard S&T 2000 as a significant change
in the forms and methods of East Bloc scientific cooperation, have directed the program's efforts at a
coordinated "research-technology-production-sales" cycle in five key technology fields: electronics,
automation, nuclear energy, new materials, and biotechnology. The objective of this and other East Bloc
programs is to close the technological gap with the West, develop new industrial structures, and acquire
shares in foreign markets.
Conducted under the auspices of the USSR (which chairs the five key-technology working groups
and supervises, at the institute level, the program's 93 individual projects), S&T 2000 allows CEMA
members to conclude development and manufacturing agreements with East Bloc companies and create
international consortia for specific R&D tasks. According to the study, the five primary themes of this
program reflect CEMA concern over accelerating technological development in the West and its
recognition of the economic benefits to be derived from an increasingly sophisticated R&D capability.
These factors figure prominently in the computer sector where the S&T 2000 program provides for
expenditures of 115 billion rubles from 1986 to 1990 for mass production of 8- and 16-bit computers. In
factory automation, CEMA officials claim that introduction of 200,000 industrial robots by 1990 could
reduce the manual labor involved in existing manufacturing processes by three to five times and result
in a one-third reduction in the required labor force.
A similar impetus has been given to biotechnology, particularly in the agriculture and foodstuffs
industries. Savings in forage grain consumption and increases in meat production are expected as a
result of the development and use of microbiological forage yeast and new prophylactic, diagnostic, and
therapeutic methods in stock raising.
Bilateral/National Programs
Equally ambitious plans are reflected in the various bilateral and national R&D programs that have
been adopted in recent years, particularly by the USSR, the GDR, and Hungary. The study notes that
the Soviet-Hungarian scientific cooperation program is "especially advanced" and has among its
principal objectives the development of 26 new technological processes for production of chemical
reagents and fabrication of LSI chips and integrated circuits. Soviet and GDR researchers, working
within the framework of a 1984 cooperative agreement, have designed digital imaging equipment and
are continuing development of specialized manufacturing equipment for VLSI circuits, passive
components, optical fibers, and optoelectronic devices.
The GDR has mounted an aggressive S&T campaign to introduce key technologies as rapidly as
possible, particularly in the microelectronics sector. The GDR has made massive investments in this
area in an effort to eliminate dependence on Western-manufactured computer components. The GDR
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claims that the technical level of its microelectronics lags behind international standards by only 5 years.
A principal GDR microelectronics effort during the 1986-90 Five-Year Plan will be the series
production of a 1-megabit memory chip.
Hungarian S&T efforts have been slowed by bureaucratic resistance to technological change and by
the failure of economic reforms to spark technological innovation in Hungarian companies, according to
the study. As a result, funding levels for basic research continue to lag behind those of other East Bloc
countries. Hungarian press reports reflect the government's inability to mobilize the country's high-tech
industries. In the computer field, however, Hungary continues to maintain close cooperation with
Western computer firms such as Siemens, Apricot, and IBM and produces nearly a full line of computer
components (including software) through domestic programs or under foreign license. Since the early
1980s, large numbers of Western microcomputers have been introduced into the industrial and home
markets. At present, more than 30,000 PCs and 200 mainframes are used by business and industry.
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USSR: OCEAN ACOUSTIC RESEARCH
Key Points: From January to May 1986, Soviet scientists on the research vessel "Academician
Mstislav Keldysh" employed hydroacoustic equipment to locate manganese nodules on the ocean
floor, according to Yu. Yu. Zhitkovskiy in VESTNIK AKADEMII NA UK SSSR (May 87).
Aided by hydroacoustic units called "surveyors," Soviet scientists constructed maps of
ferromanganese nodule concentrations in a relatively unstudied area of the Indian Ocean. The surveyor
units consist of side-looking sonars (produced by the USSR Academy of Sciences' Oceanology Institute
imeni P.P. Shirshov and the Academy's Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics), devices to form
linear-frequency modulated signals, and signal-processing units based on the Elektronika-60
microcomputer. The units are equipped with cameras (made by the Southern Marine Geology Scientific
Production Association) that photograph the bottom before and after the acoustic measurements are
made. A satellite navigation system and shipboard radar helped scientists to accurately map manganese
nodules on the ocean bottom.
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Deepwater "Surveyor" unit
The surveyor provided data on sound scattering in an area containing manganese nodules. These
data were used to construct the following graph showing the angular relationships of sound scattering at
2 kHz (1), 4 kHz (2), 8 kHz (3), and 16 kHz (4).
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According to another Zhitovsldy report published in November 1986, Soviet seientists used sonar
units and an Okean-0.25 dredge to obtain data on the percentage of the sea floor covered by manganese
nodules, the distance between the nodules, and their density and sj.ze distribution. The graph below
shows the comparison of data from the sonar and the Okean-0.25 dredge. Station numbers are to the left
of the dots; density of the nodule deposit (kg/m2) and average nodule diameter (cm) are indicated by the
number to the right of the dots. Strong acoustic scattering is represented by the lined area;, moderate
scattering is represented by the clear area.
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USSR: LASER MATERIALS R&D?GAS LASER MEDIA
Key Points: Press reports indicate that intensive research efforts have resulted in improvement of
Soviet solid state laser components. (For the first article in this series, see PERSPECTIVES Vol.
2, No. 12 pp 6-7.) Over the past 10 months, Soviet journals have described concerted research on
gas media for gasdynamic, chemical, electric-discharge, and photodissociation lasers.
Soviet physical chemists are working to improve gas laser design by developing more effective
supersonic nozzles for expanding media flow in gasdynamic lasers and by perfecting models of the
hydrodynamic processes that occur in these lasers. Soviet research has also focused on improving the
intensity coefficients and recombination reactions for chemical lasers, creating electric-discharge CO-
CO2 lasers which emit at several wavelengths simultaneously, and refining the measurement of
dissociation and recombination reaction rates, which are key to photodissociation laser development.
Gasdynamic Lasers
A group of physical chemists led by I. P. Kirmusov at an unspecified institute is testing various
supersonic nozzles to determine the optimum shape for expanding H2 and HC1 media flow in a
gasdynamic laser. They found that the shape of the supersonic part of the nozzle has a significant
influence on the inversion characteristics of the media. After testing tapered, "characteristic"
(continuous flow nozzles of minimum length), "exponential" (continuously expanding nozzles with
contours described by an exponential function), and "specially configured" (having a double expansion
and containing an extended canal of fixed cross section) nozzles, the researchers concluded that the
specially configured nozzle guarantees the best distribution of HC1 molecules and predict that it would
be best for distributing other diatomic molecules, according to KHIMICHESKAYA FIZIKA (Mar 87).
Other work on gasdynamic lasers is being conducted by A. I. Osipov and A. V. Uvarov at Moscow
State University, according to KHIMICHESKAYA FIZIKA (Mar 87). They are attempting to
characterize hydrodynamic processes in gas laser active media by studying the nonlinear propagation of
sound waves in an oscillating nonequilibrium gas. Their research has demonstrated that such
propagation can be accompanied by an intensification of sound and that over time, the amplitude of the
waves achieves a finite value. The data allowed Osipov and Uvarov to derive a system of nonlinear
equations which describes further evolution of the vibrations.
Chemical Lasers
Several articles on Soviet chemical laser research describe advances in increasing laser intensity
coefficients and in characterizing molecule excited states. At the Institute of Chemical Physics (IKhF) in
Moscow, a team led by A. P. Margolin has doubled and even quadrupled the intensity coefficient of an
HF laser by using double (rather than single) quantum transitions of the molecule, thereby increasing the
frequency of the output radiation 30 percent, according to KHIMICHESKAYA FIZIKA (Nov 86).
By observing stationary inversion in the transition of the minute structure of the Cl atom in IC1/Ar
media during constant-flow and high-frequency discharge, A. I. Chichinin and L. N. Krasnoperov at the
Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion of the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of
Sciences (Novosibirsk) hope to develop a laser which achieves population inversion at a low operating
level, according to KHIMICHESKAYA FIZIKA (Mar 87). They measured an intensity coefficient of 0.1
percent for a 1-meter-long cuvette in both constant-flow and high-frequency discharge and assert that
this coefficient can be more than doubled.
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A team led by V. V. Datsyuk at Kiev State University and the Institute of Semiconductors (Kiev) is
studying chemiluminescent recombination reactions as a means of developing powerful photochemical
and chemical lasers in the visible spectrum. The team developed formulas to describe the quantum
efficiency of spontaneous and stimulated emission and determined rate constants for recombination
reactions, according to KHIMICHESKAYA FIZIKA (Mar 87)
Electric-Discharge Lasers
A team of physical chemists led by A. D. Belykh at an unspecified institute is developing an electric-
discharge laser which emits at several wavelengths simultaneously. Specifically, they are studying
simultaneous dependent discharge at wavelengths of 10.6 and 5.5 micrometers, based on vibrational-
rotational transitions of CO and CO2. The researchers varied concentrations of the molecules in
CO:N2:He:CO2 media as well as the energy input and measured the resulting intensity coefficients. They
found that by increasing the energy input, a maximum intensity coefficient was achieved at 0.65 Rem',
after which higher N2 and CO energy levels were not repopulated. They also discovered that if they
replaced part of the N concentration with CO in the media, the intensity of the CO2 molecules doubled,
and that if they increased the CO2 concentration, the intensity dropped sharply, according to
DOKLADY AKADEMII NAUK SSSR (Dec 86).
Photodissociation Lasers
Research is being conducted on photodissociation lasers at three Soviet chemical institutes. A group
of chemists at IK1IF led by I. S. Zaslonko has determined rate constants for the thermal dissociation of
CF3I and the recombination of CF3 + I in the presence of shock waves for potential use in powerful
photodissociation lasers, according to KHIMICHESKAYA FIZIKA (Jan 87).
G. A. Skorobogatov and others at the NII of Chemistry at Leningrad State University have
developed a method for measuring rate constants for the recombination of i-C3F7 radicals with
themselves and with excited I atoms. The method involves measuring the overlapping relaxations of the
molecules after they have been irradiated by a powerful laser impulse, according to KINETIKA I
KATALIZ (Sep-Oct 86).
At the Institute of the Chemistry of Silicates imeni I. V. Grebenshchikov, USSR Academy of
Sciences (Leningrad), V. Yu. Zalesskiy is researching the slow recombination of I atoms in an argon
medium. His modeled data are qualitative, and the rate constants he has developed can be used to
approximate recombination rates, which are useful in developing photodissociation lasers, according to
KHIMICHESKAYA FIZIKA (Mar 87).
Kris P. X2898
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REPORTS
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.
JAPAN: SIXTH-GENERATION COMPUTER PROTOTYPE
Takeshi Yamakawa of Kumamoto University, in cooperation with the Omron Tateishi Electronics
Company, has developed the prototype of a sixth-generation computer, which differs from previous
computer generations in its capacity to directly process imprecise linguistic input. The computer, which
was demonstrated in late July at the Second International Congress of the International Fuzzy Systems
Association (IFSA) held in Tokyo, is based on a new type of computer logic called "fuzzy logic." In
contrast to conventional computer logic which represents data in a binary system, fuzzy logic presents
data as "grades of membership" (fractional truth-values) ranging from 0.0 to 1.0.
Capable of 10 million fuzzy inferences per second, the new computer consists of a fuzzy memory
program, a set of inference engines, a max-block, a defuzzifier (demodulator), and a control unit.
The central features of the prototype are emitter-coupled fuzzy logic (ECFL) gates, which have an
operating speed of less than 10 billionths of a second, and truncation gates that truncate the membership
function, allowing the inference engines to perform their min-max operations.
The new computer converts linguistic information into an analog voltage range between zero and
five volts on the data bus. The storage of linguistic information, however, is done with binary code using
a binary random access memory (RAM) to limit external electrical interference.
Don P. X2726
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USSR: FIRST REPORTS NOTED OF AIDS-RELATED COMPLEX
Four cases of AIDS-related complex (ARC) are described in the Soviet scientific journal
IMMUNOLOGIYA (May-Jun 87). Until recently, Soviet journals have published a number of review
articles on AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) based on Western data, but this represents the
first detailed description of ARC cases in the Soviet Union.
ARC is a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) but which is not full-blown
AIDS. It is frequently a precursor to AIDS. The authors define ARC as a condition in which at least two
clinical symptoms and two laboratory indicators of AIDS (for example, decreased T-helper cell count)
are present. The patient may have moderate opportunistic infection but Kaposi's sarcoma is absent.
The descriptions of the four ARC cases include the patient's age, symptoms, and immunological
parameters. All patients are hospitalized at the clinic of the USSR Ministry of Health's Institute of
Immunology and are undergoing regular medical check-ups. Four different enzyme immunoassay
diagnostic tests (Organon, Abbott, Pasteur Diagnostica, and "Peptoscreen", which is a Soviet test
system developed at the USSR Ministry of Health's Institute of Immunology) were used to detect
antibodies to HIV. All results were confirmed using the Western blot method.
The patients' symptoms include generalized weakness, weight loss of up to 10 kilograms (22 lbs),
night sweats, and fever. All patients showed a decreased number of T-helper cells and were HIV
antibody-positive. Three patients showed a decreased T-helper/T-suppressor cell ratio. One patient
showed antibodies to cytomegalovirus, hepatitis B virus, and Epstein-Barr virus and two patients
showed antibodies only to Epstein-Barr virus. One patient was diagnosed as having Kaposi's sarcoma.
This patient was diagnosed as having ARC, despite the original definition of ARC excluding Kaposi's
sarcoma. An anomalous pH-labile alpha-interferon was detected in this patient's blood.
Marilyn B. X2723
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PREVIEWS
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.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY/EUROPE & LATIN AMERICA
IAE CONFIRMS 1988 CERTIFICATION DATE FOR V2500 ENGINE
Article describes the bench-testing program for International Aero Engines' V2500, the design
changes made to solve problems in the high-pressure compressor, and expected certification,
delivery, and service dates. (Paris AIR & COSMOS 27 Jun 87)
BRAZIL PLANS PROGRAM OF SATELLITES, LAUNCHERS
The article gives an overview of the satellites, launchers, and launch site to be built in
cooperation with the European Space Agency, the French CNES, and the FRG's DFVLR.
Illustrations included. (Paris AIR & COSMOS 13 Jun 87)
BELGIUM'S IMEC MICROELECTRONICS RESEARCH LABORATORY
The article reviews the joint venture's manufacturing facility and activities, the methods,
materials, and equipment used. (Brussels DE STANDAARD 8 May 87)
FRG: SUPRENUM MASSIVELY PARALLEL SUPERCOMPUTER PROGRAM
The article reviews the design decisions made and performance results obtained in the
SUPRENUM as well as its planned uses and total cost for hardware and software. A fully
functional model will be delivered next spring and follow-ons are planned. (Bonn
RHEINISCHE MERKUR 3 Jul 87)
EC 5-YEAR RESEARCH FUNDING MUCH LOWER THAN HOPED
Article reports that EC ministers have confirmed funding for the community's five-year
research program and the individual R&D projects it incorporates. The funding granted is far
less than the amount originally requested. (Milan IL SOLE 24 ORE 16 Jul 87)
EUROPEAN PLANS FOR TRANSONIC WIND TUNNEL DESCRIBED
The article describes the DM500 million European project to develop a transonic wind tunnel
as a means of meeting and surpassing US competition in this sector. The FRG, France, Britain,
and the Netherlands are participants, with primary roles being played by FRG companies
Dornier and Interatom. (Wuerzburg HIGHTECH No. 3, Jul-Aug 87)
FRG FIRM DEVELOPMENT OF CAD, CIM TECHNOLOGY PROFILED
Article profiles the CAD/CAM and CIM applications and research of the FRG machine tool
company, MAHO AG, which has extensive worldwide operations (West Europe, CEMA, and
the Far East). MAHO's joint development of CIM software with the Prime company and its
CAD/CAM research with other international factory automation firms are outlined.
(Wuerzburg HIGHTECH No. 3, Jul-Aug 87)
RIESENHUBER COMMENTS ON FRG AEROSPACE REORGANIZATION
Article presents interview with FRG research minister Heinz Riesenhuber as well as general
discussion of the structural problems facing the FRG aerospace industry. (Wuerzburg
HIGHTECH No. 3 Jul-Aug 87)
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DORNIER PRESENTS 'NEW FUSELAGE TECHNOLOGY' PROGRAM
Article presents the latest developments in Dornier's "New Fuselage Technology" program for
commercial aircraft, which began in 1985 with subsidies from the BMFT. Article focuses on the
use of fiber composites for primary fuselage structures. (Friedrichshafen DORNIER POST No.
2, 87)
EC ESPRIT II INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE BASIC RESEARCH
The article describes the second phase of ESPRIT, which is scheduled to include ECU50
million funding to promote European basic research to be conducted using US and Japanese
methodology. Technologies of strategic interest are opto- and low-temperature electronics, Al,
machine vision, robotics, and man/machine interaction. (Brussels EEC PRESS RELEASE 23
Jun 87)
EUROPEAN X-RAY MICROLITHOGRAPHY RESEARCH ADVANCING
The article describes the achievements and difficulties of microlithography research in Europe
using the BESSY-COSY synchrotron. (Paris LA RECHERCHE Jul-Aug 87)
BULL'S FULLY AUTOMATED PRODUCTION FACILITY DESCRIBED
The article describes Bull-Transac's Villeneuve-d'Ascq automated ASIC (Application-Specific
Integrated Circuit) production line as a model flexible CIM plant. (Paris ZERO UN
INFORMATIQUE 29 Jun 87)
NEW FRG SUPERCONDUCTIVITY RECORD ANNOUNCED
The article describes the latest achievements of FRG R&D in the area of superconductivity. A
new record was established at -148?C, according to an official announcement on 12 March.
Research is currently being conducted to improve this record to -40?C. Research subsidies have
been increased to DM6.5 million in 1987. (Bonn TECHNOLOGIE NACHRICHTEN-
MANAGEMENT INFORMATIONEN 20 Jul 87)
GMD RESEARCH ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED
The article summarizes the 1986 research activities of the GMD (Society for Mathematics and
Data Processing) and describes current concerns, among which is a joint project with the
Nuclear Research Center in Juelich and the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY) in Hamburg
to develop parallel supercomputers and establish a prototype laboratory. (Bonn
TECHNOLOGIE NACHRICHTEN-MANAGEMENT INFORMATIONEN 20 Jul 87)
WEST EUROPE
DORNIER DEVELOPS BATTLEFIELD RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM
Article describes development of PRIAMOS, a mobile reconnaissance and detection system for
target location and identification. The PRIAMOS system comprises a Remotely Piloted
Vehicle (RPV) with MTI (Moving Target Indicator) radar, and ground-based position
measuring radar, pilot control station, and telemetry/telecommand station. (Friedrichshafen
DORNIER POST No. 2, 87)
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