Stepan Pesetsky
Polymer Composites for Industrial Use
The author points to the need of large-scale studies aimed at the creation of import substitution and export-oriented types of polymer composites and products thereof, and presents a summery of relevant works completed by this time.

Anatoly Sviridenok, Sergei Chizhik,
Sergei Bardakhanov, Vladimir Lysenko
Nanodimensional Modifiers as a Basis for Modern Large-Tonnage Nanocomposites
The paper deals with intensive R&D that are currently underway in modern materials chemistry with an aim of creating nanostructured composites for various structural and functional purposes.

Piotr Nikitenko, Larissa Hrustitskiy
Chitosan: A Polymer of Future
The authors discuss the prospects for the development of chitosan market in Belarus, competitive advantages of the product, and details on what industries this biopolymer can be used in.

Valery Mulyarchik, Victor Danishevskii,
Vladimir Melamed
Nanofibres of Chitosan: Production, Properties and Application
Chitosan nanofibers have been produced by NANOSPIDER technology at a mineral wax plant. Membranes of the fibres may be useful in the treatment of wounds, including burning injuries.

Dmitry Belov
Polylactide: A Biodegradable Polymer
The author discusses polylactide, a synthetic high-molecular compound, which key feature is degradation in an environment-friendly way under the influence of the elements.

Nicholai Prokopchuk, Pavel Kazakov, Yuri Mozheyko
Industrial Polyester Yarn of Increased Thermal Stability
Production of a new type of product, a high-strength polyester yarn with high thermal stability and adhesion, is currently being organized at the plant polyester yarn in Belarus. The results of the work are reported here.

Sergei Shilko, Yuri Pleskachevsky
«Smart Materials»: It’s Time to Get Rid of Quotes
This is a presentation of smart materials, which appearance is by far a most serious event and will become one of the symbols of this century along with IT and biotechnology.

Mikhail Popkov
Improvement of a technique of definition of expected reference points of development of small and medi business
In a material the author investigates a contribution to economy of Belarus of small and medium business and a way of its further development.

Igor Bulkin, Vladimir Denisyuk
Innovation Activity Financing in the Ukrainian Industry
The key trends in innovation expenditures in Ukrainian industry according to the types of economic activity at current and constant prices are analyzed. The intensity of innovative activity for 2008-2010 proved to be extremely sensitive to the influence of the Global financial and economic crisis and the scale of its reduction was comparable with the negative events of mid1990s.

Valery Bainev
Modernization as a National Project of the Republic of Belarus
The author discusses the fallacy of the approach to the national economy modernization as a purely technical and technological renovation. In the author’s opinion, global competitiveness is inconceivable without radical changes in the monetary and banking system.

Zhanna Komarova
«Green» scenario of Modernization
The interview with Igor Mitrochuk, professor at the Leon Kazminsky Academy (Poland), deals with finding new approaches and tools for attract investment in clean production, modernization, development and multiplication of environmental technologies, education and training.

Eugenie Czerwinski
Transformation Processes of Import Substitution Policy in Belarus
The article focuses on international and Belarusian practice of import substitution. It examines the regularities and differences past and present approaches in this field, changing in the Belarusian economic policy, legislation and instruments of import substitution.

Olga Tryasunova
ICT Growth Indicator
The article is dedicated to the research of the process of ICT-sphere development within national economics. The author offers and describes how to use ICT Dynamic Index to determine the most efficient national strategy within ICT branch. Based on ICT Dynamic Index country rating, the author investigates national strategies of leader countries and determines the key statements.

Valery Kudashov
Commercialization of Innovation
The author analyzes a widespread form of commercialization of innovation results such as trade licenses and pays particular attention to the role of technology transfer centers in the practical implementation of innovations.

Shamil Bektineev
The Smolensk Monetary-Weight System of the XIII Century
The author analyzes the monetary system of the Smolensk principality, determines its structure, compares different monetary systems that were used in the Ancient Russia and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Svetlana Torchik, Vladimir Titok
Cultivation of Russian Molodilo (Sempervivum ruthenicum Schnittsp. et CB Lehm.) plant in the conditions
of introduction
The paper presents the results of research on culture-adapted development,
seed and vegetative propagation of Sempervivum ruthenicum Schnittsp.
et C. B. Lehm.

Nicholai Bambalov, Gennady Sokolov,
Natalia Gavrilchik, Nina Tanovitskaya
Energy value of one hectare of peat deposits
Justifying the strategy of sustainable use of peat, the authors compared the effectiveness of its application in the main promising areas, among which a deep is processing technology producing high-tech products.

Eugenie Vvedensky
Holography Industry of the Republic of Belarus: Achievements and Prospects
The author presents the achievements of the national holographic industry, where Belarus is a world leader now.