UK information technology research programme criticized

Thin Film Technology Strategic Research Programme

In the plastic molding industry, plastic parts like pager and handphone cases, plastic containers, etc. are formed in a mold by applying temperature and pressure. The transfer molding is the standard workhorse for the electronics industry. Although the transfer molding is widely used, it is far from being optimized. Mold sticking is a serious practical problem in this industry. A solution to th...

SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME Information Society Technology

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme research funding and UK burden of disease

BACKGROUND HTA Programme funding is governed by the need for evidence and scientific quality, reflecting funding of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) by the NHS. The need criterion incorporates covering the spectrum of diseases, but also taking account of research supported by other funders. This study compared the NIHR HTA Programme portfolio of research with the UK burden of d...

ESPRIT, the European Strategic Programme for Research and Development in Information Technology

At the level of individual projects, each ESPRIT project is contracted to a consortium of organisations, with a minimum of two partners from different member states; projects are typically contracted to 4 to 8 partners. A major difference for the participants is also that the Community supports 50% of the project budget, as opposed to 100% with DARPA. The other 50% contributions come from the o...

EPA's PM2.5 program criticized.