The result of the Science & Technology Trends – Quarterly Review No.44 – October 2012

Report 1: The Need to Change the Concept of Water-related Disaster Prevention Technologies

This report covers the need to Change the Concept of water-related disaster prevention technologies, which is concerned with trends in the prevention of water-related disasters such as floods and storm surges.

 

Report 2: Improved Research Institute Productivity due to the Contribution of Foreign Researchers

  This report describes how increasing the proportion of foreign researchers can significantly boost the world ranking of their host institution, citing as examples the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) program and the International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS) program, which are part of the World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI).

 

Report 3: Shifting from Emergency Food to Disaster Preparation Food to Help Disaster Survivors

  This report discusses trends concerning rations stockpiled in the event of a major earthquake or other serious disaster.