From a fossil-fuel to a biobased economy : the politics of industrial biotechnology

Industrial biotechnology involves the replacement of petrochemical processes and inputs with more energy-efficient and renewable biological ones. It is already being used in the production of biofuels and bioplastics and has been touted as a means by which modern economies can be shifted toward a more competitive, low-carbon growth model. This paper does two things. First, it outlines the policy framework established in the European Union and the narrative of a knowledge-based bioeconomy (KBBE) underpinning this. Second, it argues that the ‘win – win’ rhetoric contained within the KBBE narrative is misleading. Among the different groups commenting on the use of industrial biotechnology, the paper locates cleavages between farmers and agribusiness, between those convinced and those sceptical of environmental technofixes, and between procorporate and anticorporate NGOs. Taken together, they show the purported transition from a fossil-fuel to a bio-based economy to be a resolutely political one

An experimental investigation of the design variables for NACA submerged duct entrances /

Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet

An Analysis of the Effects of Wing Aspect Ratio and Tail Location on Static Longitudinal Stability below the Mach Number of Lift Divergence /

An analysis is presented of the influence of wing aspect ratio and tail location on the effects of compressibility upon static longitudinal stability. The investigation showed that the use of reduced wing aspect ratios or short tail lengths leads to serious reductions in high-speed stability and the possibility of high-speed instability.Research memo.On front cover: "January 9, 1948."Includes bibliographical references.An analysis is presented of the influence of wing aspect ratio and tail location on the effects of compressibility upon static longitudinal stability. The investigation showed that the use of reduced wing aspect ratios or short tail lengths leads to serious reductions in high-speed stability and the possibility of high-speed instability.Mode of access: Internet

Development of NACA submerged inlets and a comparison with wing leading-edge inlets for a 1/4-scale model of a fighter airplane /

Confidential printed at top and bottom of cover. Stamped "Classification canceled . . .6-5-53.""August 7, 1947."Includes bibliographical references: p. 12.Mode of access: Internet

Investigation of transonic turbine designed for zero diffusion of suction-surface velocity /

On front cover: "August 24, 1954."Title from cover.Includes bibliographical references: p. 9.Mode of access: Internet

Cooling of gas turbines

On front cover: "April 28, 1947."Includes bibliographical references: p. 22.Mode of access: Internet

Carbon-deposition characteristics of MIL-F-5624A fuels containing high-boiling aromatic hydrocarbons /

On front cover: "August 29, 1952."Title from cover.Includes bibliographical references: p. 5.Mode of access: Internet

Combustion-chamber performance with four fuels in bumblebee 18-inch ram jet incorporating various rake- or gutter-type flame holders /

On front cover: "December 2, 1948."Includes bibliographical references: p. 14.Mode of access: Internet