The article provides statistical data on the age composition of Russian scientists; describes the financial capabilities of students in non-budgetary graduate school, including those related to the possibility of defending dissertations; ways of restoring the continuity of scientific generations in the Russian Federation are proposed.

Keywords: postgraduate study, age composition of scientists, virtual research institutes, organization of scientific research, scientific generations, continuity

The main tendencies of nano-technology, artificial intellect and robot- technology were described. Russian and Israeli science and education.

Keywords: artificial intellect, robots, science, high education

Life cycle analysis of engineering education systems. Engineering education in the leading countries. Deep crisis of Ukrainian and Russian engineering education.сведения и выводы описываемой работы, и рассчитана на самый широкий круг читателей.

Keywords: education in different countries, life cycle analysis of education systems

Historical look to innovative processes in modern Russia. Strategy of innovative development. Methods of innovations' administration'.

Keywords: innovation, methods of managing, strategy of innovative development

To the attention of readers is submitted the detailed story about the project of young architects from Novocherkassk " The architectural and construction concept of the cable metro station in Rostov-on-Don". The basic idea of the project - a new decision of a transport problem of the connection of the right and left banks of the river Don - an air cable road. The air metro is ecologically clear, absolutely save (the high resistance to strong winds, and also the high degree of failure in any conditions) and the silent type of passenger transport. Two stations are suggested to Rostovites and guests of the city for comfort using: the multi-level parking and the shopping and entertainment centre on the right and left coasts respectively. This project solves a number of difficult tasks. First of all it combines the functionality and security and at the same time projected buildings completely accord to people's representation about the beauty and the comfort. The creation of the Cable Metro Station allows to solve the transport problem which is typical for big cities, and also it becomes a new sight of our city. Keywords: the transport problem, the cableway, the silent type of passenger transport, multi-level parking, shopping and entertainment centre, the combination of the functionality and security, the constructive scheme - the hard monolithic core, the individualization of the appearance, the unique architectural expressiveness.

Keywords: transport problem, cable car, silent type of passenger transport, multi-level Parking, shopping and entertainment complex, combination of functionality and safety, constructive scheme - rigid monolithic core, individualization of appearance, unique archit