Countering the threat of improvised explosive devices (IED)s is a challenging, multilayered problem. This book focuses on the human dimension of terror campaigns and also on improving the ability to…

Provides guidance on effective approaches for building laboratory facilities in the chemical and biochemical sciences. This book contains both basic and laboratory-specific information addressed to the user community - the…

This book presents an in-depth analysis of the investment in catalysis basic research by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Catalysis Science Program. Catalysis…

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…

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…

Reviews the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) small spacecraft technology development. Included are assessments of NASA’s technology priorities for relevance to small spacecraft and identification of technology gaps…

The Committee on Alternative Chemical Demilitarization Technologies was formed by the National Research Council to investigate potential alternatives to the baseline technology. This book, the result of its investigation, addresses…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, carries out its mission of promoting U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by developing and…