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

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