Community Research and Development Information Service - CORDIS

Industrial processes; process control; plant design and maintenance; machine tools; advanced design and manufacturing techniques; use of automated tools.

Plastics, rubber, polymers and composite materials; adhesives; ceramics; coatings; metals and alloys; iron and steel, steelworks, properties and utilization of steels; miscellaneous materials; properties of materials, corrosion and degradation.

Applications of nanotechnology elements; medical nanotechnology; manufacturing applications; medicine applications

'White biotechnology', bioenergy, biomaterials, enzyme engineering.

Civil engineering; construction equipment; materials, components and methods; structural reliability; fire resistance; sound insulation; architectural design; building regulations; use of steel, wood, cork, concrete, etc. for building purposes.

Road, track and rail transport; design of vehicles and systems; transportation by sea and inland waterways; air transportation; pipelines; transport infrastructure; prototypes, trials and pilot schemes. (For transportation of hazardous materials see "Safety".)

Aeronautical technology; aircraft; avionics; space exploration and technology.

Fixed satellite services, mobile satellite services, direct broadcast satellite, space-segment + ground-segment technology New technologies and applications; fuel considerations.

Textile technology; laser technology; membrane technology; vacuum engineering; hydraulics; particle technology; other specific technologies not included elsewhere.

Reactor operation; decommissioning; reactor physics; pressure vessels; safeguarding techniques; fuel fabrication and reprocessing; irradiation facilities; uranium; plutonium and thorium ores; trans-uranium elements/actinides; fissile materials (excluding radioactive waste management).

'Tokamaks'; plasma physics; electron dynamics and confinement; components and materials; instabilities and turbulence; MHD equilibrium; safeguarding techniques; electric and magnetic fields; impurities; ignition; modelling.

Coal and hydrocarbons; petroleum products; coke; by-products; storage of hydrocarbons; exploration; mining, processing and utilization.

Tidal wave and wind energy; geothermal energy; energy from biomass; solar energy; photovoltaic cells; unconventional and alternative energies.

The storage, transmission and conversion of energy; use of hydrogen for energy transport; cells; secondary energy vectors.

Energy conservation; increased efficiency of energy use; energy audits; heat transmission and storage; heat pumps; thermal insulation; use of waste heat.

Prospects for widespread use; applicability in rural societies and needs; food or fuel arguments; agricultural requirements.

Hydrogen production; hydrogen delivery; hydrogen storage; fuel cells.

Demand analysis and utilization strategies; energy statistics; general energy topics not included elsewhere.

Power plant emissions; sulphur dioxide emission reductions; nitrogen oxide emissions.

Climatology; weather forecasting; weather modification; collection and analysis of meteorological data.

Measurement and detection of pollution; effects of pollutants; aerosols and particulate emissions; control of emissions; water quality; acid rain; soil pollution; ecology and radio-ecology; limitation/prevention actions on pollution.

Radiation shielding; dosimetry; radiation and radioisotope effects on man, animals, plants and microorganisms.

Non-nuclear waste (for other types see "Radioactive Waste"); recycling, recovery and reclamation; incineration and pyrolysis; land and sea disposal; bioconversion; landfill; industrial waste; energy from waste.

Management and storage of radioactive waste; radioactive waste treatment; disposal in deep land or subsea-bed formations; remote handling; container materials and matrices.

New energy concepts; industrial aspects; efficiency and consumption; terrestrial and marine resource development.

Geology; mineralogy; geography; geophysics; geo-chemistry; soil science; cartography.

Climate modelling; preventing stratospheric ozone depletion; global warming, climate analysis and indicators; carbon sources; carbon sinks; carbon sequestration; greenhouse gases; modelling carbon distribution.

Irrigation, reservoirs, floods; river systems; potable water.

Electronic circuits, components and equipment; semiconductors; magnetic and superconducting materials and devices; power systems; printed circuits and integrated circuits (ICs); microwave technology and waveguides.

Technical aspects of information systems; computer hardware and software; data processing; databases; systems design and documentation; advanced systems architecture; expert systems; artificial intelligence (AI); computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) systems; computer-aided design (CAD) systems; computer assisted translation (CAT) systems; cognitive science.

Communication systems based on electromagnetic waves; radio and television equipment and transmissions; high-definition television (HDTV); satellite communications; integrated broadband communications (IBC); remote sensing; radar; network value-added services.

Process automation; manufacturing plant networks; component integration.

Artificial intelligence applications; autonomous robots; applications in medicine and manufacturing.

e-Health, work environments, knowledge-sharing and management systems, digital media.

Internet applications; future and emerging technologies.

Human health (for veterinary medicine see "Agriculture"); the effect of specific environments; public health; industrial medicine; medical research; nutrition; dentistry; nursing; physiology; pharmaceutical products; medical technology.

Microbiology; cellular and molecular biology; genetic engineering; enzyme engineering; assessment of risk; applications of biotechnology in health, agriculture, food, industry and the environment.

Biological sciences not included elsewhere; biochemistry; genetics; toxicology.

Hospitals and diagnostic services; telemedicine.

Biotechnology in medical sciences; pharmaceutical discovery and development, DNA and genetic manipulation, microbial and viral research, vectors and plasmids.

Husbandry techniques, veterinary research.

Livestock production, crops and crop production; managerial and economic aspects of agriculture; veterinary medicine; animal husbandry; control of weeds, pests and diseases of plants; land use; forestry; agro-technology; agro-industrial research.

Nutritional and toxicological properties of foodstuffs; processed agricultural and aquaculture produce; food additives; food containers and handling; food technology.

Biotechnology in forestry, fisheries, food production, general agriculture applications, genetically modified crops.

Marine science; oceanography; exploitation of the sea bed; marine and fresh water fisheries; aquaculture.

Social sciences; use of human resources; ergonomics; social implications of new technology; social effects of technology.

Education of children and adults; university, polytechnic and college students; teaching methods; training needs; in-service training; vocational training; retraining; distance learning.

Information services; the media industry; library sciences.

Economic sciences; economic analysis and theory; economic aspects of RTD.

RTD activities related to regional development and the restructuring of economic sectors.

Integration in the workplace; discrimination in the workplace.

Safety engineering; safety at work; assessment of risk; reliability of components and systems; industrial hazards; transportation of hazardous materials; accident analysis and reporting.

System security; public sector involvement; antiterrorist protection; surveillance systems; personal freedoms and security; global cooperation.

Test facilities and methods; applied metrology; biomedical analyses; chemical analyses; enviro=ental analyses; verification methods; recording devices; non-destructive testing; on-line testing.

Mathematical theory; statistical analysis; operational research; numerical analysis; mathematical modelling.

Preparation and distribution of certified reference material (CRM) samples for standardization, harmonization and inter-comparison of analyses and measurements; technical specification of CRMS; storage and preservation of CRMS.

General scientific and industrial research, or research not included elsewhere.

Management issues; cooperation between different sites.

Promotion of joint actions, the exchange of information, mobility, sharing of research resources, intercomparison exercises.

Formulation, evaluation or application of policies, policy strategies or plans of action for research and development in science and technology.

Formulation, evaluation or application of laws and regulations, administrative measures, codes of conduct, decisions, directives or agreements for research and development in science and technology.

Identification of future developments in RTD and long-term strategic options; input to RTD policies; forecasting methodologies.

Identification of future developments in RTD and long-term strategic options; input to RTD policies; forecasting methodologies.

Evaluation of Community RTD programmes; evaluation methodologies.

Technical standards; quality standards; national and international standards; harmonization of standards.

Development of mechanisms to promote innovation and technology transfer, utilization of the results of research, property rights and patents.

Research-oriented SMEs; High-tech SMEs; Privately-funded research organisations; R&D competitiveness.

Patents; copyright; IPR support; digital rights management; trade issues; generic medicines.