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      The Mathematical Sciences in 2025

      Committee on the Mathematical Sciences in 2025,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      The mathematical sciences are part of nearly all aspects of everyday life–the discipline has underpinned such beneficial modern capabilities as Internet search, medical imaging, computer animation, numerical weather predictions, and…

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      Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Environmental Change and Society, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions

      Addressing climate change is essential and possible, and it offers a host of benefits - from better public health to new economic opportunities. The United States has a historic opportunity…

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      Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics

      Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,Naval Studies Board

      Vive la Revolution! was the theme of the Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics held in Val de Reuil, France, from September 17-22, 2000 as more than 140 experts in ship…

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      University Research Centers of Excellence for Homeland Security: A Summary Report of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Alan Shaw

      In establishing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Administration and Congress determined that science and technology should play a key role in the nation’s efforts to counter terrorism. To…

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      Innovation in Information Technology

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board

      Progress in information technology (IT) has been remarkable, but the best truly is yet to come: the power of IT as a human enabler is just beginning to be realized…

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      Nanophotonics: Accessibility and Applicability

      Committee on Nanophotonics Accessibility and Applicability,National Research Council

      Presents a review of the nanoscale phenomena underpinning nanophotonics, an assessment of enabling technologies for developing fresh applications, an examination of potential military applications, and an assessment of foreign investment…

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      NASA’s Strategic Direction and the Need for a National Consensus

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on NASA's Strategic Direction

      The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is widely admired for astonishing accomplishments since its formation in 1958. Looking ahead over a comparable period of time, what can the nation…

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      Modeling the Economics of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council

      Models are fundamental for estimating the possible costs and effectiveness of different policies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There is a wide array of models to perform such analysis…

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      Persistent Forecasting of Disruptive Technologies

      Committee on Forecasting Future Disruptive Technologies,National Research Council

      Accompanying CD-ROM contains figures from chapter 2 and appendix F and transcripts from appendixes D and E.

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      Instrumentation for a Better Tomorrow: Proceedings of a Symposium in Honor of Arnold Beckman

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Board on Physics and Astronomy

      On November 15, 2004, the National Academies sponsored a symposium at the Beckman Center in honor of Arnold O Beckman. This report begins with two presentations: a remembrance by Arnold…

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      Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility: Update on National Research Council Recommendations

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program,National Academy of Sciences

      This report reviews the status of the U.S. Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP) operations at Tooele, Utah, with respect to previous recommendations and observations made by the National Research…

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      Directions in Engineering Research: An Assessment of Opportunities and Needs

      Engineering Research Board,National Research Council

      Surveying the field of engineering research, this book presents an overview of the status of engineering research. It examines research and needs in a variety of areas. Innovative ways to…

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      Assessment of Department of Defense Basic Research

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Department of Defense Basic Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Department of Defense (DOD) supports basic research to advance fundamental knowledge in fields important to national defense. To explore the concerns of several groups on the changing nature of…

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      Antarctic Treaty System: An Assessment: Proceedings of a Workshop Held at Beardmore South Field Camp, Antarctica, January 7-13, 1985

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Polar Research Board

      Examines the structure, meaning, and international repercussions of the Antarctic Treaty, focusing on the ways it benefits both the scientific and political communities. This study includes chapters that cover the…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research: Fiscal Year 2007

      Panel on Neutron Research,National Research Council

      Presents a general assessment of the Lab, followed by assessments of its facilities and personnel, its role as a user facility, and its science and technology. This book notes that…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research: Fiscal Year 2008

      Panel on Neutron Research,National Research Council

      The National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST] Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is a national user facility whose mission is to ensure the availability of neutron measurement capabilities in…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research: Fiscal Year 2009

      Panel on Neutron Research,National Research Council

      The National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST] Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is a national user facility whose mission is to ensure the availability of neutron measurement capabilities in…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research: Fiscal Year 2010

      Panel on Neutron Research,National Research Council

      The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is a national user facility whose mission is to ensure the availability of neutron measurement capabilities in…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research: Fiscal Year 2011

      Panel on Neutron Research,National Research Council

      Since 1959, the National Research Council (NRC), at the request of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has annually assembled panels of experts to assess the quality and…

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      Research Strategies for the U.S. Global Change Research Program

      Committee on Global Change,National Research Council

      Recommends research priorities and scientific approaches for global change research. This book addresses the scientific approaches for documenting global change, developing integrated earth system models, and conducting studies to improve…

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      Research Opportunities in Corrosion Science and Engineering

      Committee on Research Opportunities in Corrosion Science and Engineering,National Research Council

      [This book] identifies grand challenges for the corrosion research community, highlights research opportunities in corrosion science and engineering, and posits a national strategy for corrosion research. It is a logical…

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      Assessment of Directions in Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA

      Committee on Microgravity Research,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      For many years, the NASA microgravity program has used space as a tool to study fundamental flow phenomena that are important to fields ranging from combustion science to biotechnology. This…

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      Proceedings of a Workshop on Materials State Awareness

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      The National Research Council convened a workshop at which speakers gave their personal perspectives on technological approaches to understanding materials state and described potential challenges and advances in technology. This…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2008

      Panel on Physics,National Research Council

      The mission of the NIST Physics Laboratory is to support US industry, government, and the scientific community by providing measurement services and research for electronic, optical, and radiation technology. This…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2010

      Panel on Physics,National Research Council

      The mission of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physics Laboratory is to support U.S. industry, government, and the scientific community by providing measurement services and research for…

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      Government/Industry Forum on Capital Facilities and Core Competencies: Summary Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Federal Facilities Council

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      Stepping-Stones to the Future of Space Exploration: A Workshop Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      NASAaEURO ™s Human Exploration and Development of Space (HEDS) program within the Office of Space Flight has proposed a new framework for space technology and systems developmentaEURO Advanced Systems, Technology…

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      Assessment of Corrosion Education

      Committee on Assessing Corrosion Education,National Research Council

      The threat from the degradation of materials in the engineered products that drive our economy, keep our citizenry healthy, and keep us safe from terrorism and belligerent threats has been…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2008

      Panel on Manufacturing Engineering,National Research Council

      The Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory is organized in five divisions - Intelligent Systems, Manufacturing Metrology, Manufacturing Systems Integration, Precision Engineering, and Fabrication Technology. This book assesses the first four divisions.

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2010

      Panel on Manufacturing Engineering,National Research Council

      The mission of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to promote innovation and the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing through measurement science…

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      FORCEnet Implementation Strategy

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Committee on the FORCEnet Implementation Strategy

      FORCEnet is currently defined as the operational construct and architectural framework for naval warfare in the information age that integrates warriors, sensors, networks, command and control, platforms, and weapons into…

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      Assessing the Research and Development Plan for the Next Generation Air Transportation System: Summary of a Workshop

      Deborah A. Boehm-Davis,National Research Council

      On April 1-2, 2008, a workshop was held at the National Academies to gather reactions to the research and development aspects of the Joint Planning and Development Office’s baseline Integrated…

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      Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism

      Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism,National Research Council

      This text discusses technical approaches to mitigate vulnerabilities in US society. Topics include: nuclear and radiological threats; bioterrorism; toxic chemicals and explosive materials; transportation systems; the response of people to…

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      Defending the U.S. Air Transportation System Against Chemical and Biological Threats

      Committee on Assessment of Security Technologies for Transportation,National Research Council

      Historically, most terrorist attacks on civilian targets have involved the use of firearms or explosives, and current defensive strategies are aimed at preventing attacks perpetrated by such means. However, the…

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      Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14001: Federal Facilities Council Report No. 138

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Federal Facilities Council

      In 1996, the Federal Facilities Council (FFC), which operates under the aegis of the National Research Council, established a standing committee on Environmental Engineering with the express purpose of providing…

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      Assessment of Mars Science and Mission Priorities

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration

      Within the Office of Space Science of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) special importance is attached to exploration of the planet Mars, because it is the most like…

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      Experimentation and Rapid Prototyping in Support of Counterterrorism

      Committee on Experimentation and Rapid Prototyping in Support of Counterterrorism,National Research Council

      The U.S. military forces currently face a nontraditional threat from insurgents and terrorists who primarily employ improvised explosive devices, and have shown a cycle of adaptation of less than 12…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2008

      Panel on Building and Fire Research,National Research Council

      Assesses the scientific and technical work of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This book finds that, overall the technical…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2010

      Panel on Building and Fire Research,National Research Council

      A panel of experts appointed by the National Research Council assessed the scientific and technical work of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards…

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      Best Practices in Assessment of Research and Development Organizations: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Laboratory Assessments Board

      The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-recognizing that information and insights gained through continual examination of practices for organizational assessment are useful for decision makers at organizations across the…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2008

      Panel on Materials Science and Engineering,National Research Council

      The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology works with industry and other government laboratories to improve the nation’s measurements and standards infrastructure…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2010

      Panel on Materials Science and Engineering,National Research Council

      The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works with industry, standards bodies, universities, and other government laboratories to improve the nation’s…

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      A Performance Assessment of NASA’s Heliophysics Program

      Committee on Heliophysics Performance Assessment,National Research Council

      Since the 1990s, the pace of discovery in the field of solar and space physics has accelerated, largely owing to NASA investments in its Heliophysics Great Observatory fleet of spacecraft…

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      Small Wonders, Endless Frontiers: A Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative

      Committee for the Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

      This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CTS-0096624.

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      Looking Over the Fence at Networks: A Neighbor’s View of Networking Research

      Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Research Horizons in Networking,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

      A remarkable creation, the Internet encompasses a diversity of networks, technologies, and organizations. The enormous volume and great variety of data carried over it give it a rich complexity and…

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      Fusion of Security System Data to Improve Airport Security

      Committee on Assessment of Security Technologies for Transportation,National Research Council

      The security of the US commercial aviation system has grown since the 1970’s when the hijacking of aircraft became a serious problem. This book focuses on data fusion as a…

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      2007-2008 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

      Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board,National Research Council

      This volume is the latest in a series of biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). The current report summarizes findings for the…

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      2009-2010 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

      Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board,National Research Council

      Issues for 2013/2014- cataloged as a serial in LC

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