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1978

Annual Report to the Congress for 1977 (March 1978)

Enhanced Oil Recovery Potential in the United States (January 1978)

A Technology Assessment of Coal Slurry Pipelines (March 1978)

An Evaluation of Railroad Safety (May 1978)

Renewable Ocean Energy Sources: Part I-Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (May 1978)

Application of Solar Technology to Today’s Energy Needs-Vol. I (June 1978)

Applications of R&D in the Civil Sector: The Opportunity Provided by the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 (June 1978)

The Role of Demonstrations in Federal R&D Policy (July 1978)

Government Involvement in the Innovation Process: A Contractor’s Report to the Office of Technology Assessment (August 1978)

Impact of a Department of Education on Federal Science and Technology Activities (August 1978)

Application of Solar Technology to Today’s Energy Needs-Vol. II (September 1978)

Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Medical Technologies (September 1978)

Nutrition Research Alternatives (September 1978)

An Analysis of the ERDA Plan and Program (October 1978)

Emerging Food Marketing Technologies: A Preliminary Analysis (October 1978)

The Health of the Scientific and Technical Enterprise: An Advisory Panel Report to the Office of Technology Assessment (October 1978)

Policy Implications of the Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner (November 1978)

A Preliminary Assessment of the National Crime Information Center and the Computerized Criminal History System (December 1978)

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