Growth in Action | Number 6 (June 2002)

Summary:

Growth in Action is the magazine of the Competitive and Sustainable Growth programme, one of the thematic programmes of the European Union's (EU) Fifth Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP5). It presents the tangible results of research projects and other activities funded by the Growth programme.

This special issue of Growth in Action focuses on the progress being made under the 'Measurements and testing' generic activity of the Competitive and Sustainable Growth Programme.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Measurements and testing - past, present and future
• Aspiring to higher standards
• Food fraud: detecting food law cheatsFood safety: European projects on display in Gembloux
• Straight answers from qualitative chemical analysis
• Simulating metal forming processes
• Measuring up in the ERA
• In good measure: support for precautionary sciences
• Setting standards for mechanical behaviour at high temperatures
• SMEs take the lead in high temperature micromaterial testing
• Mastering measurement: Virtual Institute for chemometrics
• Cation mass spectrometry.· Europe takes a leading role
• Research in a larger Europe: NAS participation
• Expressions of interest - the M&T experience