Letter from the Editor

Feature Articles

The EU-US Science and Technology Agreement
by Mary Kavanagh

Elfriede Jelinek: Contemporary Literature's 'Cassandra'
by Margarete Lamb-Faffelberger

Edutainment in Museums as Illustrated by the Technical Museum Vienna
by Gabriele Zuna-Kratky

Living in the Technological Age: The Public Understanding of Science
by Caroline Adenberger

Focal Point—Linz
by Wolfgang A. Bednarzek

Technology Transfer—The Wheels Keep on Turning
by Stefan Eichberger

R&D Cooperation with the West Balkan Countries—A White Spot on the ERA Map?
by Klaus Schuch

A Matter of Taste: The Acceptance of Genetically Modified Food
by Alexander Unkart

OpEds and Commentaries

EU-Canada S&T Relations
by Frank J. Deeg

Letter from Brussels

European Leaders Discuss Lisbon Agenda and Composition of New Commission
by Franz Pichler

News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad

OST Network and ASciNA Activities

ASciNA and the Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter—The Years 2002 to 2004 in Review
by Bernhard Voller

Introducing Claire Gmachl: New Eyes for the World, or How to Make Life Easier through Electrical Engineering
by Jutta Kern

People in the Spotlight

Janez Potocnik: EU Commissioner for Science and Research
by Eleonora Windisch

Josef Penninger—The Making of a Scientist
by Eleonora Windisch

Institutions and Organizations

Sustainability at EPA: A New Research Focus and Initiatives for Better Environmental Decisions
by Alan D. Hecht

The Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Austria: Building a Center of Excellence in the Heart of Europe
by Caroline Adenberger

Brainpower Austria

Filling the Shelves of the One Stop-Shop
by Dan Kolmer

Noteworthy Information

The Ignaz L. Lieben Project: Vienna, 8–10 November 2004
by Gerhard W. Pohl

Stanford University—Austrian Visiting Professorship

Selected Readings

A Collection of Contributions to Culture, Knowledge and Curiosity
by Caroline Adenberger