Science and technology have come under the fire of critics over the last ten years or so, but the present situation of mankind will call for more, and not less, human ingenuity. A particular problem for Europe to master is the need to improve the channels for translating scientific achievements...

The paper discusses the technological specialization and patent portfolios of the Russian "technograds"- the cities which are the key actors in contributing to the development of new technologies in the country. A patent analysis used for the study allowed us to identify technological domains...