A number of projects in the field of thermophysical property measurements are currently being co-ordinated by ESA. These projects were submitted, in response to Announcements of Opportunity in 1999 and 2000 (AO-99 & IAO-2000) and have received either 'Outstanding', 'Highly-Recommended' or 'Recommended' ratings during the peer-evaluation process. This peer review was based on scientific merit, innovation, industrial interest and microgravity relevance.

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THERMOLAB High-Precision Thermophysical Property Data of Liquid Metals for Modelling of Industrial Solidification Processes (AO-99-022) MAGLEV Magneto-Hydrodynamics of Levitated Drops (IAO-2000-113) SEMITHERM Investigations of Thermophysical Properties of Liquid Semiconductors in the Melt and in the Undercooled State under Microgravity Conditions (IAO-2000-068) VISCO Relations between Viscosity Anomalies in Metallic Melts and the Formation of Glassy, Crystalline or Quasi-Crystalline Structures (IAO-2000-084) DIFFUSION (Foton) Measurements of Diffusion Coefficients in Molten Metallic Systems under Microgravity Conditions