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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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      Drought Management and Its Impact on Public Water Systems: Report on a Colloquium Sponsored by the Water Science and Technology Board

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Water Science and Technology Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources

      Addresses the need for research toward the problems of water management during drought episodes. This book covers topics such as the causes and occurrence of drought, drought management options, acceptable…

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      Low-altitude Wind Shear and Its Hazard to Aviation: Report of the Committee on Low-Altitude Wind Shear and Its Hazard to Aviation : a Joint Study [by] Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems …[et Al.]

      Committee on Low-Altitude Wind Shear and Its Hazard to Aviation,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Board,National Research Council,Bruce R. Guile

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      From Earth to Orbit: An Assessment of Transportation Options

      Committee on Earth-to-Orbit Transportation Options,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,Donna V. Porter

      Provides strategies to reduce launch costs, while increasing the reliability and resiliency of vehicles. This work also recommends continued improvements for the Space Shuttle Orbiter and its subsystems and the…

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      Safety of Existing Dams: Evaluation and Improvement

      Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on the Safety of Existing Dams,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

      Written by civil engineers, dam safety officials, dam owners, geologists, hydraulic engineers, and risk analysts, this handbook is the first cooperative attempt to provide practical solutions to dam problems within…

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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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      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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      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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      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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      Review of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy’s Research Plan for Fine Particulates

      National Research Council,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee to Review DOE's Office of Fossil Energy's Research Plan for Fine Particulates,National Academy of Sciences

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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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      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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      The Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing: Causes and Consequences

      Committee for the Study of the Causes and Consequences of the Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council

      On the basis of discussions and analysis of the contemporary environment for international competition, this book aims to dispel misconceptions regarding the motivating forces behind internationalization. It seeks to improve…

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      Engineering Challenges to the Long-Term Operation of the International Space Station

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee on the Engineering Challenges to the Long-Term Operation of the International Space Station

      The International Space Station (ISS) is truly an international undertaking. The project is being led by the United States, with the participation of Japan, the European Space Agency, Canada, Italy…

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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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      Use of Underground Facilities to Protect Critical Infrastructures: Summary of a Workshop

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

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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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      Reducing the Costs of Space Science Research Missions: Proceedings of a Workshop

      Joint Committee on Technology for Space Science and Applications of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and the Space Studies Board,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council

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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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      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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      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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      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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      An Assessment of Space Shuttle Flight Software Development Processes

      Committee for Review of Oversight Mechanisms for Space Shuttle Flight Software Processes,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Evaluates the safety, oversight, and management functions that are implemented in the Space Shuttle program to ensure that the software is of the highest quality possible. This work makes numerous…

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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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces: Detecting, Characterizing, and Documenting Exposures

      Division of Military Science and Technology and Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology

      Since Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Gulf War veterans have expressed concerns about health effects that could be associated with their deployment and service during the war. Although similar concerns were…

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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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      Improving Project Management in the Department of Energy

      Committee to Assess the Policies and Practices of the Dept of Energy to Design, Manage, and Procure Environmental Restoration, Waste Management etc,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      The U.S. Department of Energy has been at the center of many of the greatest achievements in science and engineering in this century. DOE spends billions of dollars funding projects…

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      The Disposition Dilemma

      Committee on Alternatives for Controlling the Release of Solid Materials from Nuclear Regulatory Commission-Licensed Facilities, National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems

      The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) and its predecessor, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), have attempted since the 1970s to give greater uniformity to the policy and regulatory framework…

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