Euroabstracts - August 1997
The European Commission, DG XIII, has published the fourth 1997 edition of "Euroabstracts", providing information on the full range of recent publications on Community RTD and related topics. Section I focuses on European research into natural hazards, such as earthquakes, forest fires and flooding. Other areas highlighted include language and technology; the state-of-the-art in ageing and technology; the future of transport telematics technologies; and the European Innovation Monitoring System's series of reports on innovation in European industries. Other publications covered briefly address European telecoms policy, COST, and regional issues. A number of publications addressing innovation and RTD policy in individual European countries and the USA are also included. Section II contains abstracts of some 320 publications, including full bibliographic details. The subjects covered include: chemistry; earth sciences; engineering and technology; energy production, conversion and conservation; life sciences; materials; mathematics, computers, telecommunications; nuclear science and engineering; and physics. "Euroabstracts" is a publication of the Community's INNOVATION programme for the dissemination and optimization of research results.