Radio observations of the cosmos are gathered by geoscientists using complex earth-orbiting satellites and ground-based equipment, and by radio astronomers using large ground-based radio telescopes. Signals from natural radio emissions…

This report describes the major research facilities on which high energy density conditions can be achieved and lists a number of key scientific questions about high energy density physics that…

Identifies critical components that support the development and use of IT-based educational materials. This report outlines six recommendations, including a call to establish a national laboratory to carry out evidenced-based…

America is changing. Many of the most noticeable changes in day-to-day life are associated with the advancing capabilities of computer systems, the growing variety of tasks they can accomplish, and…

To maintain competitiveness in the emerging global economy, US manufacturing must rise to various standards of product quality, responsiveness to customers, and process flexibility. This volume presents a concise analysis…

Big Data in Materials Research and Development is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Research Council Standing Committee on Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure in February 2014…

Given the growing importance of cyberspace to various aspects of national life, a secure cyberspace is vitally important to the nation, but cyberspace is far from secure. This title offers…

More than four decades have passed since a human first set foot on the Moon. Great strides have been made in our understanding of what is required to support an…