Reviews the characteristics, reactions, importance, and commercial applications of block and graft copolymers. (JN)

Suggests industrial training of Japanese engineers since engineering education in Japan focuses on abstract science and rote learning of fundamental principles and not on practical laboratory experiences characteristic of training in the United States. (SK)

A panel of researchers examined why individualized instruction is successful in industrial, military, and medical training but less so in elementary and secondary schools. The reasons revolve around the rewards students receive, student maturity and motivation, and the amount of time spent on task. (Author/JM)

Discusses rationale behind and content of a course (Industrial Pollution Control Techniques) combining knowledge from fields of industrial chemistry and chemical engineering and utilizing this knowledge in the context of understanding pollution problems and potential methods of pollution control. (Author/SK)

Industry research is seen as inherently interdisciplinary while university research consists almost exclusively of a single discipline. Experiences of the Gulf Universities Research Consortium, which has representatives from both academe and industry, are described. (MLW)

The gap between academe and industry due to differences in goals, motivations, philosophies, and perspectives is discussed as it relates to U.S. engineering education and industry. Influences affecting "gap size," reasons for diminishing the gap, and linking mechanisms are described. (MLW)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Industrial Liaison Program provides efficient and timely access to the research and staff resources of the Institute for the benefit of its members. The industrial liaison officer, professors, directory of current research, publications, symposia, seminars, and foreign programs are described. (MLW)

Examines the financial problems universities are encountering because of declining federal funds. Describes industry's role in the funding of university research. (DS)

Provides an overview of the use of computers in education in Canada, focusing on the application of microcomputers in elementary and secondary education and of mini- and large-scale systems at institutional and industrial levels. (DC)

Describes common features in the radiation chemistry of food components, and illustrates how product yields are predicted. Presents data that pertain to the radiolysis of the nitrate ion, metmyoglobin, myosin, and tripalmitin. (CS)

This program at Tulane University gives second-semester seniors the opportunity to perform in an industrial environment under the guidance of both an industrial and an academic advisor. (BB)

Discusses the possibilities and the potentials of advancing the state of the art in computer chemistry. Explains that the fears will be extrapolating new compounds from existing ones, and predicting new activities based on chemical structure. (GA)

Describes a project at Oral Roberts University that is designed to give students a basic level of broadcasting skill through participation in the production of a half-hour cable network program. (RL)

Examined are elements that complicate the relationship between tort law and intellectual property licensing (patents): governmental regulation of products, legal standards, the evolution of tort doctrine, international law and practice, trademark, technology and patent licensing. Available from P.O. Box 2600, Arlington, VA 22202. (MSE)

Described is how the U.S. energy situation might be different if consumers had foreseen the economic realities of energy in the 1970s. (Author/SA)