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      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee on Assessing the Risks of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration

      When discussing the risk of introducing drones into the National Airspace System, it is necessary to consider the increase in risk to people in manned aircraft and on the ground…

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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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      Committee on Programmatic Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Power Technologies, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

      "This report and the study on which it is based were supported by Contract No. DE-FG01-98EE35047 (Task #2) from the U.S. Department of Energy"--T.p. verso.

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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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      Manufacturing Technology: Cornerstone of a Renewed Defense Industrial Base

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on the Role of the Manufacturing Technology Program in the Defense Industrial Base

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      The Competitive Edge: Research Priorities for U.S.Manufacturing

      Committee on Analysis of Research Directions and Needs in U.S. Manufacturing,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      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…

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      Commercial Aircraft Propulsion and Energy Systems Research: Reducing Global Carbon Emissions

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee on Propulsion and Energy Systems to Reduce Commercial Aviation Carbon Emissions

      This report focuses on propulsion and energy technologies for reducing carbon emissions from large, commercial aircraft–single -aisle and twin-aisle aircraft that carry 100 or more passengers–because such aircraft account for…

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      Vision 21: Fossil Fuel Options for the Future

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on R&D Opportunities for Advanced Fossil-Fueled Energy Complexes

      Reviews the goals of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vision 21 Program and to recommend systems and approaches for moving from concept to reality. This title offers a program for…

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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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      Marine Aquaculture: Opportunities for Growth

      Committee on Assessment of Technology and Opportunities for Marine Aquaculture in the United States,Marine Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examining the obstacles to developing marine aquaculture in the US, this book offers recommendations for technology and policy strategies to encourage this industry. It also describes problems of coordination of…

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      Integrated Design of Alternative Technologies for Bulk-Only Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities

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

      The US Army is pilot testing chemical hydrolysis as a method for destroying the chemical agents stockpiled at Aberdeen, Maryland, and Newport, Indiana. This title focuses on the overarching issues…

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      Using Oil Spill Dispersants on the Sea

      While major oil spills are rare, oil slicks can have disastrous environmental and economic consequences. Based on laboratory and field research, as well as on actual case histories, this book…

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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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      Fostering Industry-Initiated Environmental Protection Efforts

      Committee on Industrial Competitiveness and Environmental Protection,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology

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      The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing: Year 2000 Progress Assessment of the Path Program

      Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee for Oversight and Assessment of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems

      In response to HUD’s request, the NRC assembled a panel of experts, the Committee for Oversight and Assessment of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing, under the auspices of…

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      Technology Pathways: Assessing the Integrated Plan for a Next Generation Air Transportation System

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee on Technology Pathways: Assessing the Integrated Plan for a Next Generation Air Transportation System,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides a review of the vision and goals, the operational concepts, and the R&D roadmap developed by the NGATS Integrated Plan. This report presents an analysis of the Joint Planning…

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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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      Use of Building Codes in Federal Agency Construction

      National Research Council,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Building Research Board,Committee on Assessing the Impact on Federal Agencies of the Use of Building Codes as Design Criteria,National Academy of Sciences

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      Transformation in the Air: A Review of the FAA’s Certification Research Plan

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee to Review the Federal Aviation Administration Research Plan on Certification of New Technologies into the National Airspace System

      The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently undertaking a broad program known as Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) to develop, introduce, and certify new technologies into the National Airspace…

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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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      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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      Outsourcing Management Functions for the Acquisition of Federal Facilities

      Committee on Outsourcing Design and Construction-Related Management Services for Federal Facilities,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      In this study outsourcing is defined as the organizational practice of contracting for services from an external entity while retaining control over assets and oversight of the services being outsourced…

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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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      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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      Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers

      Committee to Assess the Barriers and Opportunities to Improve Manufacturing at Small and Medium-Sized Companies,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Manufacturing firms - large and small - face massive change and adjustment as they move from a stable, fault-tolerant environment of long production runs to a volatile world in which…

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      Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles

      Standing Committee to Review the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Transportation Research Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the state of development and research progress of technologies being considered for a generation of vehicles. This book addresses compression ignition direct injection engines, fuel cells, gas turbines, batteries…

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      Toward Sustainability: Soil and Water Research Priorities for Developing Countries

      Committee On International Soil and Water Research and Development,Water Science and Technology Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Science & Technology for International Development,Office of International Affairs

      Explores research priorities to support sustainable agriculture. This book identifies six areas that could offer great rewards: addressing institutional constraints on resource conservation, enhancing soil biological processes, managing soil properties…

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      Exploring the Trans-Neptunian Solar System

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

      In the last decade, our knowledge of the outer solar system has been transformed as a result of the Voyager 2 encounter with Neptune and its satellite Triton and from…

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      Issues in the Integration of Research and Operational Satellite Systems for Climate Research

      Committee on Earth Studies,Space Studies Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS), and potentially other NASA programs, were included in the converged program to provide new remote sensing and spacecraft technologies that could improve the operational capabilities…

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      Issues in the Integration of Research and Operational Satellite Systems for Climate Research: Science and Design Part I

      Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, Space Studies Board, Committee on Earth Studies, National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

      Currently, the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Commerce (DOC) acquire and operate separate polarorbiting environmental satellite systems that collect data needed for military and civil weather forecasting. The National Performance…

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