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    Committee on the Review of the Bureau of Reclamation's Corrosion Prevention Standards for Ductile Iron Pipe,National Research Council

    Ductile iron pipe (DIP) was introduced about 50 years ago as a more economical and better-performing product for water transmission and distribution. As with iron or steel pipes, DIP is…

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    Improved Fire- and Smoke-Resistant Materials for Commercial Aircraft Interiors: Conference on Fire and Smoke Resistant Materials : A Proceedings

    Committee on Fire- and Smoke-Resistant Materials for Commercial Aircraft Interiors,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Describes the Conference on Fire and Smoke-Resistant Materials. This work identifies trends in aircraft fire safety and research directions for the FAA program. It contains 15 papers and summaries of…

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    Fire- and Smoke-resistant Interior Materials for Commercial Transport Aircraft

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    The two principal objectives of this book were (1) to identify promising materials technologies, design issues (both overall and for individual components), and fire performance parameters (both full scale and…

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    Going to Extremes: Meeting the Emerging Demand for Durable Polymer Matrix Composites

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board,Committee on Durability and Life Prediction of Polymer Matrix Composites in Extreme Environments,National Academy of Sciences

    Provides a review of the challenges facing application of polymer matrix composites (PMC) in extreme environments, and the understanding of PMC properties and behavior. This report also presents an analysis…

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    Counterfeit Deterrent Features for the Next-Generation Currency Design

    Committee on Next-Generation Currency Design,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Materials Advisory Board,National Academy of Sciences

    Redesign of US banknotes is necessary in order to incorporate features aimed at discouraging counterfeiting using advanced copiers-scanners-printers. This volume evaluates a large number of such features while recommending a…

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    High-Performance Structural Fibers for Advanced Polymer Matrix Composites

    Committee on High-Performance Structural Fibers for Advanced Polymer Matrix Composites,National Materials Advisory Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Advanced polymer matrix composites are expected to play a greater role in future military systems. This report provides an assessment of fiber technology and industries, a discussion of R&D opportunities…

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    Materials Science and Engineering: Forging Stronger Links to Users

    Committee on Materials Science and Engineering: Forging Stronger Links to Users,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Materials are the foundation and fabric of manufactured products. This book explores the relationships among the producers and users of materials and examines the processes of innovation - from the…

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    Capturing the Full Power of Biomaterials for Military Medicine: Report of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Committee on Capturing the Full Power of Biomaterials for Military Medical Needs

    Results in biomaterials R&D suggest that there are opportunities for these emerging materials in military medicine. To facilitate this possibility, the National Research Council convened a workshop at the request…

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    Evolutionary and Revolutionary Technologies for Mining

    Committee on Technologies for the Mining Industry,Committee on Earth Resources,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) of the U. S. Department of Energy commissioned the National Research Council (NRC) to undertake a study on required technologies for the Mining Industries…

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    Nonconventional Concrete Technologies: Renewal of the Highway Infrastructure

    Committee on Nonconventional Concrete Technologies for Renewal of the Highway Infrastructure,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Materials Advisory Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

    Nonconventional Concrete Technologies: Renewal of the Highway Infrastructure identifies research and development opportunities in innovative, nonconventional materials and processes that have the potential to accelerate the construction process, improve the…

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    Passenger Screening

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    This book addresses new technologies being considered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for screening airport passengers for concealed weapons and explosives. The FAA is supporting the development of promising…

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    Assessment of Technologies Deployed to Improve Aviation Security: First Report

    This report assesses the operational performance of explosives-detection equipment and hardened unit-loading devices (HULDs) in airports and compares their operational performance to their laboratory performance, with a focus on improving…

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    Computer-Aided Materials Selection During Structural Design

    Committee on Application of Expert Systems to Materials Selection During Structural Design,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Reviews the structural design process and determines the elements, and capabilities required for a materials selection expert system to assist design engineers. This book also recommends the areas of expert…

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    Currency Features for Visually Impaired People

    Committee on Currency Features Usable by the Visually Impaired,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The Committee on Currency Features for the Visually Impaired evaluated features that could be incorporated in the production of US banknotes that enable visually disabled people to determine the denomination…

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    Enabling Technologies for Unified Life Cycle Engineering of Structural Components

    Committee on Enabling Technologies for Unified Life-Cycle Engineering of Structural Components,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Materials Advisory Board

    Unified life-cycle engineering (ULCE) is a design engineering environment. This book addresses ULCE approaches to design, manufacture, and application of structural components, especially for advanced military systems. Conclusions and recommendations…

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    Beam Technologies for Integrated Processing

    Committee on Beam Technologies: Opportunities in Attaining Fully Integrated Processing Systems,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Beam technologies play an important role in microelectronic component fabrication. This volume identifies various beam technologies and their applications in electronics and other manufacturing processes. Recommendations for research and development…

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    The Practicality of Pulsed Fast Neutron Transmission Spectroscopy for Aviation Security

    Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Panel on Assessment of the Practicality of Pulsed Fast Neutron Transmission Spectroscopy for Aviation Security,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board

    Pulsed fast neutron analysis (PFNA) has the best potential of various known technologies for detecting explosives in cargo and luggage. This book discusses how continued research to improve detection capabilities…

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    Manufacturing Process Controls for the Industries of the Future

    Panel on Manufacturing Process Controls,Committee on Industrial Technology Assessments,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Materials Advisory Board,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design

    Manufacturing process controls include all systems and software that exert control over production processes. Control systems include process sensors, data processing equipment, actuators, networks to connect equipment, and algorithms to…

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    Separation Technologies for the Industries of the Future

    Panel on Separation Technology for Industrial Reuse and Recycling,Committee on Industrial Technology Assessments,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Separation processes are essential to the chemical, petroleum refining, and materials processing industries. This volume reviews the separation process needs of seven industries and identifies technologies that hold promise for…

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    Improving Surface Transportation Security: A Research and Development Strategy

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

    The surface transportation system is vital to the nation’s economy, defense, and quality of life. Although, the surface transportation system is remarkably resilient, it is also open and decentralized, making…

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    Materials Science and Engineering for the 1990’s: Maintaining Competitiveness in the Age of Materials

    Committee on Materials Science and Engineering,Solid State Sciences Committee,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Physics and Astronomy

    Materials science and engineering (MSE) contributes to our lives by making possible technologies ranging from the automobiles we drive to the lasers our physicians use. This book charts the impact…

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    The Impact of Selling the Federal Helium Reserve

    National Research Council,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Materials Advisory Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Board on Physics and Astronomy

    The Helium Privatization Act of 1996 (PL 104-273) directs the Department of the Interior to begin liquidating the US Federal Helium Reserve by 2005 in a manner consistent with minimum…

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    Uninhabited Air Vehicles: Enabling Science for Military Systems

    Committee on Materials, Structures, and Aeronautics for Advanced Uninhabited Air Vehicles,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    States that US Air Force (USAF) planners have envisioned that uninhabited air vehicles (UAVs), working in concert with inhabited vehicles, will become an integral part of the future force structure…

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    Big Data in Materials Research and Development: Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure Standing Committee

    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…

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    Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow’s Technology

    Committee on Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Identifies opportunities, priorities, and challenges for the field of condensed-matter and materials physics. Topics discussed in this book include technology, novel quantum phenomena and experimental and computational tools. It also…

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    Final Report of the National Academies’ Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee and 2010 Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

    Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee,National Research Council

    In 2005, the National Academies released the book, Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, which offered a common set of ethical standards for a field that, due to the…

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    Midsize Facilities: The Infrastructure for Materials Research

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Solid State Sciences Committee,Committee on Smaller Facilities

    The NRC carried out a study to characterize and discuss ways to optimize investments in materials research facility infrastructure with attention to midsize facilities. This report provides an assessment of…

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    Expansion Joints in Buildings

    Standing Committee on Structural Engineering of the Federal Construction Council,Building Research Advisory Board,Federal Facilities Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

    Many factors affect the amount of temperature-induced movement that occurs in a building and the extent to which this movement can occur before serious damage develops or extensive maintenance is…

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    Review of Federal Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research

    Committee for Review of the Federal Strategy to Address Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials,Committee on Toxicology,National Research Council

    Intends to find serious weaknesses in the government’s plan for research on the potential health and environmental risks posed by nanomaterials, which are used in consumer goods and industry. This…

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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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    Advanced Energetic Materials

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Committee on Advanced Energetic Materials and Manufacturing Technologies,National Academy of Sciences

    To assist in addressing the concerns of the nation’s ability to maintain and improve the knowledge base in the area of advanced energetic materials, two offices within DOD asked the…

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    Optics and Photonics: Essential Technologies for Our Nation

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Committee on Harnessing Light: Capitalizing on Optical Science Trends and Challenges for Future Research

    Optics and photonics technologies are ubiquitous: they are responsible for the displays on smart phones and computing devices, optical fiber that carries the information in the internet, advanced precision manufacturing…

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    Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Committee on Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative: Phase II

    The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is a multiagency, multidisciplinary federal initiative comprising a collection of research programs and other activities funded by the participating agencies. This title provides concluding remarks…

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    Application of Lightweighting Technology to Military Vehicles, Vessels, and Aircraft

    Committee on Benchmarking the Technology and Application of Lightweighting,National Research Council

    Lightweighting is a concept well known to structural designers and engineers in all applications areas, from laptops to bicycles to automobiles to buildings and airplanes. Reducing the weight of structures…

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    Research Agenda for Test Methods and Models to Simulate the Accelerated Aging of Infrastructure Materials: Report of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,National Academy of Sciences

    In the next several decades, a significant percentage of the country’s transportation, communications, environmental, and power system infrastructures, as well as public buildings and facilities, will have to be renewed…

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    Limited Affordable Low-Volume Manufacturing: Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure Standing Committee

    Limited Affordable Low-Volume Manufacturing is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Materials and Manufacturing Board of the National Research Council in August 2013 to discuss affordable, low-volume…

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    Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

    Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academies

    In 2005, the National Academies released the report Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research . In order to keep the guidelines up to date, the Human Embryonic Stem Cell…

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    Interim Report on the Second Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Committee on Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative: Phase II

    Nanotechnology has become one of the defining ideas in global R&D over the past decade. In 2001 the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) was established as the U.S. government interagency program…

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    Materials Needs and Research and Development Strategy for Future Military Aerospace Propulsion Systems

    Committee on Materials Needs and R&D Strategy for Future Military Aerospace Propulsion Systems,National Research Council

    The ongoing development of military aerospace platforms requires continuous technology advances in order to provide the nation’s war fighters with the desired advantage. Significant advances in the performance and efficiency…

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    Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

    Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Presents the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee’s set of amendments to the Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research . This report clarifies earlier recommendations and conclusions, including…

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    Strategy for the Detection and Study of Other Planetary Systems and Extrasolar Planetary Materials: 1990-2000

    Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration,Space Studies Board,National Research Council

    Addresses a different opportunity in the planetary sciences - to extend our exploration outward to discover and study planetary systems that may have formed or are forming around other stars.

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    The National Science Foundation’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Center’s Program: Looking Back, Moving Forward

    MRSEC Impact Assessment Committee,Solid State Sciences Committee,National Research Council

    The Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) Impact Assessment Committee was convened by the National Research Council in response to an informal request from the National Science Foundation. Charged…

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    Earth Materials and Health: Research Priorities for Earth Science and Public Health

    Committee on Research Priorities for Earth Science and Public Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Assesses the state of knowledge at the interface between the earth sciences and public health disciplines. This book identifies areas for collaborative research, including understanding the transport and bioavailability of…

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    Sharing Publication-Related Data and Materials: Responsibilities of Authorship in the Life Sciences

    Committee on Responsibilities of Authorship in the Biological Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,National Research Council

    Biologists communicate to the research community and document their scientific accomplishments by publishing in scholarly journals. This report explores the responsibilities of authors to share data, software, and materials related…

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    An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Material Measurement Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2014

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Laboratory Assessments Board,Panel on Review of the Material Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) is our nation’s reference laboratory for measurements in the chemical, biological, and materials sciences and engineering. Staff of…

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    Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: The Science of the World Around Us

    Committee on CMMP 2010,Solid State Sciences Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Part of the Physics 2010 decadal survey project, this work assesses the state of the field in the United States, examines possible directions for the 21st century, offers a set…

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    Material Fluxes on the Surface of the Earth

    Panel on Global Surficial Geofluxes,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Written by leading experts in the field, this book offers a historical perspective on geofluxes. It discusses the cycles of materials on the earth’s surface, from weathering processes to the…

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