Issue 10 Volume 41 May 16, 2003

20030037136 Department of Commerce, Washington, DC
U.S. Corporate R and D Investment, 1994-1999 with Advance Estimates for 2000
Oct. 15, 2001; In English
Report No.(s): PB2003-102720; No Copyright; Avail: National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
The U.S. Corporate R&D data series is derived, in part, from Standard and Poor’s Compustat database, which in turn is
based on financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Compustat includes 10,000
actively-traded U.S. corporations (and 11,000 no longer active corporations) of which approximately one-third report R&D
in a given year. Based on analysis of SEC filings and other sources, the Office of Technology Policy (OTP) substantially
adjusts raw Compustat data to remove R&D double counts and write-offs of acquired in-process R&D4 that are largely
associated with firm acquisitions and mergers. To more accurately depict levels of corporate R&D, this is the first OTP report
to be based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) rather than the decades-old Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC). The U.S. Corporate R&D data series now includes nine major sectors that conduct R&D, which are
subdivided into 63 detailed sectors.
NTIS
Research And Development; Investments; Organizations; Industries
20030037138 Hawaii Dept. of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Honolulu
Sea Water District Cooling Feasibility Analysis for the State of Hawaii
Oct. 2002; In English
Report No.(s): PB2003-102714; No Copyright; Avail: National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
This study is an evaluation of the potential for using cold seawater to provide air conditioning for areas in Hawaii that
have high demand concentrations. Presently air conditioning (A/C) is provided in these areas by conventional cooling systems
(CCSs) that use electric power to chill water that is distributed throughout the building to pick up heat and transfer it to the
outside air. The conventional A/C system consumes around 40\% of the total electrical power used in such buildings. A
seawater A/C district cooling system (SDC) consists of a cold seawater supply line, a heat exchanger (at the shoreline), and
a closed cycle fresh water distribution system, all with appropriate pumps. The electrical energy required by an SDC system
is only to run the pumps. This amounts to about 10\%, or less, of what is needed for the conventional A/C system.
NTIS
Sea Water; Air Conditioning; Hawaii
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COMMUNICATIONS AND RADAR
Includes radar; radio, wire, and optical communications; land and global communications; communications theory. For related
information see also 04 Aircraft Communications and Navigation; and 17 Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications,
Command and Tracking; for search and rescue, see 03 Air Transportation and Safety; and 16 Space Transportation and Safety.
20030032271 NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
An overview of NASA Glenn Research Center’s Antenna R&D and Technology Efforts
Miranda, Felix A.; September 30, 2002; 45 pp.; In English; Original contains black and white illustrations
Contract(s)/Grant(s): RTOP 755-08-0B; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
This viewgraph presentation provides an overview of antenna research and design efforts being performed at NASA’s
Glenn Research Center. The following type of antenna research projects are discussed: phased array antennas, thin film
ferroelectric reflectarray antenna, microelectromechanical systems (MEMs) based antennas and multi-beam antennas. Project
overviews, design issues and research problems for each type of antenna system are covered. Additional topics reviewed
included: communication systems of the future and a facility description.
Author
Antenna Arrays; Multibeam Antennas; Antenna Design; Reflector Antennas; Phased Arrays; Research And Development
20030032376 New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM
3 Corner Satellite
Horan, Stephen; Nov 2002; ISBN0309084997; 52 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations
Contract(s)/Grant(s): F49620-99-1-0194
Report No.(s): AD-A410185; NMSU-ECE-02-005; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A04, Hardcopy
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