From: japancs@cs.arizona.edu (Japan CS Project)
Newsgroups: comp.research.japan
Subject: Scientific Information Bulletin, Vol 15, No. 3 (1990)
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:29:57 GMT


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Scientific Information Bulletin, Vol 15, No. 3 (1990)

             published by

U.S. Office of Naval Research Asia  (in English)
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[Collection and dissemination of this information supported in part by
 ONR Grant N0001492J1737.]

                     CONTENTS

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Scientific Information briefs.............................................1

Magneto-Optical Materials: Translations from the Japanese ................9
      Earl Callen

   These are summaries of reports to the Ministry of Education on research on
   magneto-0ptics aimed toward recording media and optical waveguide devices.

The ERATO Program.........................................................27
         Aharon Gibor

   The ERATO program was created to foster research in basic sciences toward
   development of advanced future technologies.

Second International Workshop on Software Quality Improvement:
   Summary and Assessment.................................................31
      David K. Kahaner

   The major conclusions drawn from this conference are that some Japanese
   companies are better at managing the sofware development process than
   comparable U.S. companies and that more interaction is needed between
   numerical and nonnumerical sofware developers.

French-Japanese Seminar on Composate Materials............................39
      Michael J. Koczak

   This seminar provided a unique opportunity to compare the materials
   development of two world-class composite research groups.

First International Conference on Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications.. 57
      David K. Kahaner

    This paper summarises the significant presentations and vendor exhibits
    associated with Japanese software and hardware.

Performance of Japanese Supercomputers visavis Cray Computers............. 65
     Hideo Yoshihara

   This article reviews the performance of Japanese supercomputers.

Reactive Polymer Processing................................................75
      J. Thomas Lindt

    Reactive processing is expected to play an important role in the 
    development of new advanced composite materials in Japan and in the  
    ongoing efforts to continuously improve the performance of existing
    polymers through chemical modifications.

Century Research Corporation (CRC), Tokyo..................................83
      David K. Kahaner

    This report illustrates the breadth of applications and research areas 
    in which this service bureau type organisation is involved.

Research on Various Electronic Thin Films in Japan.........................89
      Robert F. Davis

    This article describes research on thin films at Nagoya and Kyoto 
    Universities.

The Sixth International Symposium on Passivity.............................95
      Clive R. Clayton

    Recent research efforts on passivation of metals, including passive film
    characteristics, influence of the electric field passive film breakdown, 
    and new advances in passive film research, are described.

Molecular Recognition in Japan............................................101
      Cynthia J. Burrows

   Molecular recognition is a strong area of research interest in both 
   universities and government institutes in Japan. This article gives a
   few highlights of organic and inorganic chemical aspects of this area 
   in Japan.

Advanced Scientific Computing in Japan....................................109
      Edward F. Hayes

   This article focuses on the current status of advanced scientific and 
   engineering computing in Japan.

Chemical Research Institutes Taiwan.......................................129
      Cynthia J, Burrows

   With the recent boom in the Taiwanese economy, the Government is investing
   more money in scientfic research and technology.  This article describes 
   some of the chemical research institutes in Taiwan

Marine Biology in Okinawa.................................................135
      Aharon Gibor

   This article describes the marine biological research being conducted at 
   three Okinawan research facilities.

The Stabililation Step in the Fabrication of Pitch-Based Carbon Fiber.....141
      Sin-Shong Lin

   The chemical and structural changes associated with stabilization are 
   reviewed and the parameters affecting this process are examined.

Process Diagnostics on Plasma Chemical Vapor Desposition of
   Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon and Related Materials.................. 155
      Nobuhiro Hata

  This paper reviews Japanese activities in process diagnostics by laser
  spectroscopy on plasma CVD of hydrogenated amorous silicon and related 
  materials and discusses the future scope ofprocess diagnostics as an 
  important part of materials science.

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