Four laboratories of three Member States aim to develop a surface treatment process for ceramic components using a CO2 laser to improve their mechanical strength; d nine different partners (including several motor and aeronautical manufacturers) are working together on a project to use lasers to weld sheet metal; two univerrsity laboratories (one British, one French) and a British company plan to develop new biocompatible polymers based - 3 - on the imitation of cell membranes; a Franco-Italian project involving three industrial firms and a research insitute plans to develop an automatic system for the manufacture, pre-correc
tion of defects and matching of pieces ...[+++] of cloth; five organizations from three different countries (Netherlands, Germany and Ireland) are working on the development of a computer-aided system for designing clothes, etc.