Various articles on science and technology in the 1980s focus on solar eruptions and climatic changes, Antarctic warming, new theories of the universe's beginnings, analyzing lunar samples, the planets, space products, genetic research, using ozone to purify water, techniques to track illegal users of explosives, energy prospects, and use of waste…

The nature, scope, and problems of electrical programs are examined in this report on developing nations. Electric power is recognized as a crucial component of the economy in most Third World countries with the potential to affect some of the most basic issues facing these countries today. Topic areas covered include: (1) electric power…