Contents include: Aerospace: (Europe) Airbus Industrie (AI) has selected a vertical configuration for an A3XX superjumbo civil transport and is considering beginning preliminary development by the end of 1995 so that the 530- to 840-seat aircraft could fly by the year 2002 or 2003. At a press conference in early June, AI officials said the consortium cannot affort to wait for the expected mid-1995 decision on a joint project with Boeing, especially because the US company has launched its own separate study of a superjumbo model. Feature articles: Europe: ESA Outlines 30-Year Lunar Study Program; South Korea: Investing in Next-Generation Liquid Crystal Displays. South Korean conglomerates are making significant investments in liquid crystal display technology and manufacturing equipment to reduce their dependence on Japanese imports and secure a competitive position in the industry; Reports: Germany/Russia: Air-Launched Booster for Small Satellites; France: Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator Project; China: Military Universities Developing Genetically Engineered Vaccines; South Korea: New Laser Has Applications in Semiconductors; and Russia: New Technologies Increase Yields From Oil Extraction.
Science and Technology Perspectives, Volume 9, Number 6, July 31, 1994
1994
17 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Research Program Administration & Technology Transfer , Research and development , International relations , Aerospace industry , Technology innovation , Technology transfer , European airbus , European Space Agency , Liquid crystals , Europe , South Korea , Germany , Russia , France , China , Foreign technology , Translations