Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| COVER | 1 | 3 |
| Copyright | 4 | 1 |
| CONTENTS | 1 | 7 |
| Chapter 1 Major Trends Affecting the Engineering &Research Industry | 8 | 41 |
| 1) Introduction to the Engineering &Research Industry | 9 | 2 |
| 2) A Short History of U.S. Industrial Research &Development | 11 | 1 |
| 3) R&D Expands in Chinese Research Parks/Patent Filings Soar | 12 | 2 |
| 4) Offshore Research, Development &Engineering Grow in India, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea | 14 | 1 |
| 5) Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) and Contract Electronics Manufacturing Expected to Slow in 2012 | 15 | 1 |
| 6) The State of the Biotechnology Industry Today | 16 | 6 |
| 7) From India to Singapore toAustralia, Nations Compete Fiercely in Biotech Development | 22 | 2 |
| 8) Government Support for New Stem Cell Research Evolves | 24 | 2 |
| 9) Government and Private Nanotechnology Research Fundingis Substantial | 26 | 1 |
| 10) Nanotechnology Converges with Biotech | 26 | 1 |
| 11) Globalization and Worldwide Collaboration Fuel the Research Efforts of Major Corporations | 27 | 1 |
| 12) Growth Continues in Research Partnerships Between Corporations and Universities | 28 | 1 |
| 13) Number of Patent Applications Remains High/Patent Laws Change | 29 | 2 |
| 14) The Automation of Research, Design and 3-D Modeling Advances with New Technologies | 31 | 1 |
| 15) Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Power Research Continues | 32 | 4 |
| 16) Electric Cars and Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) Enter Market in Low Numbers | 36 | 5 |
| 17) Major Research in Advanced Lithium Batteries | 41 | 1 |
| 18) The Future: Pervasive Computing and Complete Mobility Will Be Standard | 42 | 1 |
| 19) Supercomputing Hits 10.51 Petaflops | 43 | 2 |
| 20) Superconductivity Comes of Age | 45 | 1 |
| 21) Massive Funding for Nuclear Fusion Projects | 46 | 1 |
| 22) Technology Discussion Synthetic Biology | 47 | 2 |
| Chapter 2 ENGINEERING &RESEARCH INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 49 | 28 |
| Engineering &Research Industry Overview | 50 | 1 |
| Engineering &Research Industry Revenues, U.S.: 2011 | 51 | 1 |
| Revenues, U.S. Engineering &Scientific Research Industries: 2004-2010 | 52 | 2 |
| Federal R&D Budget &Distribution by Funding Category, U.S.:Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 54 | 1 |
| Federal Funding for R&D by Character of Work, U.S.:Fiscal Years 1975-2010 | 55 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for National Defense, U.S.:Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 56 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for National Institutes of Health, U.S.:Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 57 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Space Research &Technology, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 58 | 1 |
| NASA Budget Appropriations &Projections: 2011-2017 | 59 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for General Science &Basic Research, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 60 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Natural Resources &Environment, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 61 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Agriculture, U.S.:Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 62 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Transportation, U.S.:Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 63 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.:Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 64 | 1 |
| U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Scientific Research: 2010-2012 | 65 | 1 |
| Research Funding for Biological Sciences, U.S. National Science Foundation: Fiscal Year 2011-2013 | 66 | 1 |
| Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D Breakdown, PhRMA Member Companies: 2009 | 67 | 1 |
| Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D &R&D Abroad, PhRMA Member Companies: 1975-2010 | 68 | 1 |
| Domestic Biopharmaceutical R&D Scientific, Professional &Technical Personnel by Function, PhRMA Member Companies: 2009 | 69 | 1 |
| Top Foreign Countries by Number of Residents Receiving U.S. Patents: 2011 | 70 | 1 |
| Top 30 U.S. Patent Recipient Organizations: 2011 | 71 | 1 |
| Major Patenting U.S. Universities: 2011 | 72 | 1 |
| The U.S. Drug Discovery &Approval Process | 73 | 1 |
| Employment in Engineering Occupationsby Business Type, U.S.: 2007-2011 | 74 | 1 |
| Employment in Life &Physical Science Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: May 2010 | 75 | 2 |
