Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
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Definitions
List of terms for Technology Transfer.
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Research and development (R&D)
Systematic investigatory work carried out to increase the stock of knowledge, and the use of such knowledge to devise new products and processes. Research and development includes basic research, applied research, and experimental development (FM).
Research base
The universities and large public research institutions that provide the academic science and technology resources of a country from which its industry can obtain new knowledge (ECC).
Reverse engineering
The process of learning how to design a product by taking an existing product apart and analysing its parts.
