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Persistent Forecasting of Disruptive Technologies

Committee on Forecasting Future Disruptive Technologies,National Research Council

Accompanying CD-ROM contains figures from chapter 2 and appendix F and transcripts from appendixes D and E.

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Effective Manning of the U.S. Merchant Fleet

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Marine Board,Committee of Effective Manning

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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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Disposal of Offshore Platforms

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Marine Board,Committee on Disposition of Offshore Platforms

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Report of a Workshop on the Pedagogical Aspects of Computational Thinking

Committee for the Workshops on Computational Thinking,National Research Council

In 2008, the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation asked the National Research Council (NRC) to conduct two workshops to explore the nature of…

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The Quarantine and Certification of Martian Samples

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration,National Academy of Sciences

Samples of Martian soil, rocks, and atmosphere are expected to be returned to Earth as early as 2015, so in 1999 the Committee of Planetary and Lunar Exploration of the…

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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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Assessing the Research and Development Plan for the Next Generation Air Transportation System: Summary of a Workshop

Deborah A. Boehm-Davis,National Research Council

On April 1-2, 2008, a workshop was held at the National Academies to gather reactions to the research and development aspects of the Joint Planning and Development Office’s baseline Integrated…

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Selected Directed Energy Research and Development for U.S. Air Force Aircraft Applications: A Workshop Summary

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board

The US Air force invests significantly in science and technology for directed-energy weapon (DEW) systems. This title presents the summary of three workshop sessions convened between February and April, 2013…

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Broadband: Bringing Home the Bits

Committee on Broadband Last Mile Technology,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,National Research Council

Provides a contemporary snapshot of technologies, strategies, and policies for improving our communications and information infrastructure. This book explores the potential benefits of broadband, existing and projected demand, progress and…

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Improving State Voter Registration Databases: Final Report

Committee on State Voter Registration Databases,National Research Council

Improving State Voter Registration Databases outlines several actions that are needed to help make voter registration databases capable of sharing information within state agencies and across state lines. These include…

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Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans: Controlling Garbage and Plastic Wastes at Sea

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Marine debris is a serious environmental problem. To do its part, the United States has agreed to abide by the international treaty for garbage control at sea, known as MARPOL…

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Frontiers in High Energy Density Physics: The X-Games of Contemporary Science

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Plasma Science Committee,Committee on High Energy Density Plasma Physics

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…

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Assessment of the NASA Astrobiology Institute

Committee on the Review of the NASA Astrobiology Institute,National Research Council

In 1997, NASA established an Astrobiology program (the NASA Astrobiology Institute - NAI) as a result of a series of results from solar system exploration. This book presents an evaluation…

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Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science

Committee on Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science,Solid State Sciences Committee,National Research Council

Because of the importance of high-field magnets in scientific research, the National Science Foundation asked the National Research Council to assess the state of and prospects of these magnets for…

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Thermionics Quo Vadis?: An Assessment of the Dtra’s Advanced Thermionics Research and Development Program

Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee on Thermionic Research and Technology,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

This report evaluates the Defense Threat Reduction Agency prior and present sponsored efforts; assess the present state of the art in thermionic energy conversion systems; assess the technical challenges to…

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Assessment of Advanced Solid-State Lighting

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Assessment of Solid-State Lighting

Summarizes the current status of solid-state lighting (SSL) technologies and products - light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic LEDs (OLEDs) - and evaluates barriers to their improved cost and performance. This…

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Review of Goals and Plans for NASA’s Space and Earth Sciences

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Panel on Review of NASA Science Strategy Roadmaps

Provides a review of six science strategy roadmaps: robotic and human exploration of Mars; solar system exploration; universe exploration; search for earth-like planets; earth science and applications from space; and…

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Sharing the Adventure with the Public: The Value and Excitement of ‘Grand Questions’ of Space Science and Exploration: Summary of a Workshop

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On November 8-10, 2010, the National Research Council’s Space Studies Board (SSB) held a public workshop on how NASA and its associated science and exploration communities communicate with the public…

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C4ISR for Future Naval Strike Groups

Committee on C4ISR for Future Naval Strike Groups,Naval Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

The Navy has put forth a construct for its strike forces. A key aspect of this construct is the need for flexible, adaptive command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and…

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Wireless Technology Prospects and Policy Options

Committee on Wireless Technology Prospects and Policy Options,National Research Council

The use of radio-frequency communication–commonly referred to as wireless communication–is becoming more pervasive as well as more economically and socially important. Technological progress over many decades has enabled the deployment…

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Integrated Computational Materials Engineering: A Transformational Discipline for Improved Competitiveness and National Security

Committee on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering,National Research Council

Integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) can accelerate materials development and unify design and manufacturing. This book offers a vision for ICME, a view of case studies and lessons learned, an…

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Proceedings of a Workshop to Review PATH Strategy, Operating Plan, and Performance Measures

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

The National Research Council’s (NRC’s) involvement with the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) started in 2000 with a three-year review and assessment of the PATH program. The resulting…

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Interim Report on 21st Century Cyber-Physical Systems Education

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on 21st Century Cyber-Physical Systems Education

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are increasingly relied on to provide the functionality and value to products, systems, and infrastructure in sectors including transportation, health care, manufacturing, and electrical power generation and…

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Spectrum Management for Science in the 21st Century

Committee on Scientific Use of the Radio Spectrum,Committee on Radio Frequencies,National Research Council

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…

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Critical Technology Accessibility

Committee on Critical Technology Accessibility,Air Force Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The Defense Intelligence Agency asked the NRC to form a committee to help develop study topics about technology warning. One issue was the dependence on foreign suppliers of critical technology…

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Lessons Learned in Decadal Planning in Space Science: Summary of a Workshop

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Space Studies Board

The National Research Council (NRC) has been conducting decadal surveys in the Earth and space sciences since 1964, and released the latest five surveys in the past 5 years, four…

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New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics,National Research Council

Driven by discoveries, and enabled by leaps in technology and imagination, our understanding of the universe has changed dramatically during the course of the last few decades. The fields of…

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New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics,National Research Council

Driven by discoveries, and enabled by leaps in technology and imagination, our understanding of the universe has changed dramatically during the course of the last few decades. The fields of…

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Selling the Nation’s Helium Reserve

Committee on Understanding the Impact of Selling the Helium Reserve,National Materials Advisory Board,National Research Council

Helium has long been the subject of public policy deliberation and management, largely because of its many strategic uses and its unusual source-it is a derived product of natural gas…

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Mathematics and 21st Century Biology

Committee on Mathematical Sciences Research for DOE's Computational Biology,National Research Council

The increasing amounts of biological data along with advances in computing power are making possible the construction of predictive biological systems models. To assist this transformation, the US Department of…

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Burning Plasma: Bringing a Star to Earth

Burning Plasma Assessment Committee,Plasma Science Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

A burning plasma in which at least 50 percent of the energy to drive the fusion reaction is generated internally is an essential step to reach the goal of fusion…

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A Performance Assessment of NASA’s Astrophysics Program

NASA Astrophysics Performance Assessment Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Presents an assessment of how NASA’s program addresses the strategies, goals, and priorities outlined in Academy reports on Astrophysics. This report provides an analysis of progress toward realizing these strategies…

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Fueling Innovation and Discovery: The Mathematical Sciences in the 21st Century

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Committee on the Mathematical Sciences in 2025

The mathematical sciences are part of everyday life. Modern communication, transportation, science, engineering, technology, medicine, manufacturing, security, and finance all depend on the mathematical sciences. Fueling Innovation and Discovery describes…

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A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine into the Next Century

Committee on Space Biology and Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Provides a review of ground-based and space research in eleven disciplines, ranging from bone physiology to plant biology. This book offers recommendations for research. It is useful as a reference…

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Autonomy Research for Civil Aviation: Toward a New Era of Flight

Committee on Autonomy Research for Civil Aviation,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

This report develops a set of integrated and comprehensive technical goals and objectives of importance to the civil aeronautics community and the nation.

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Safety of Tourist Submersibles

Committee on Assessing Passenger Submersible Safety,National Research Council,National Research Council,Marine Board

Examines the development of the tourist submarines industry around the world and explores the problems involved with strengthening the Coast Guard’s capability of providing the oversight and expertise needed to…

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New Directions in Manufacturing: Report of a Workshop

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Committee on New Directions in Manufacturing,National Academy of Sciences

The processes and techniques of manufacturing have changed substantially over the decades and that evolution continues today. In order to examine the potential impacts of these changes, the Department of…

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Making the Soldier Decisive on Future Battlefields

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Army Science and Technology,Committee on Making the Soldier Decisive on Future Battlefields

Establishes the technical requirements for overmatch capability for dismounted soldiers operating individually or in small units. This book prescribes technological and organizational capabilities needed to make the dismounted soldier a…

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Retooling Manufacturing: Bridging Design, Materials, and Production

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Committee on Bridging Design and Manufacturing

Contains a framework for virtual design and manufacturing and an assessment of the necessary tools. This book also contains an analysis of the economic dimensions, and an examination of barriers…

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Fusion of Security System Data to Improve Airport Security

Committee on Assessment of Security Technologies for Transportation,National Research Council

The security of the US commercial aviation system has grown since the 1970’s when the hijacking of aircraft became a serious problem. This book focuses on data fusion as a…

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Managing Materials for a Twenty-First Century Military

Committee on Assessing the Need for a Defense Stockpile,National Research Council

Since 1939, the U.S. government, using the National Defense Stockpile (NDS), has been stockpiling critical strategic materials for national defense. The economic and national security environments, however, have changed significantly…

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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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3D Printing in Space

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee on Space-Based Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing has the potential to positively affect human spaceflight operations by enabling the in-orbit manufacture of replacement parts and tools, which could reduce existing logistics requirements for the International…

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An Agenda for Improved Evaluation of Supercomputer Performance

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Energy Engineering Board,Committee on Supercomputer Performance and Development

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The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Offers a prioritized agenda for space- and ground-based research into the twenty-first century. This book presents recommendations, programs, and expenditure levels to meet the needs of the astronomy and astrophysics…

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Launching Science: Science Opportunities Provided by NASA’s Constellation System

Committee on Science Opportunities Enabled by NASA's Constellation System,National Research Board

The National Research Council (NRC) committee evaluated a total of 17 mission concepts for space science missions. Of those, the committee determined that 12 would benefit from the Constellation System…

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Network Science

Committee on Network Science for Future Army Applications,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The US Army depends on a broad array of interacting physical, informational, cognitive, and social networks. This book presents an assessment of the importance and content of network science. It…

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Persistent Forecasting of Disruptive Technologies

Effective Manning of the U.S. Merchant Fleet

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

Disposal of Offshore Platforms

Report of a Workshop on the Pedagogical Aspects of Computational Thinking

The Quarantine and Certification of Martian Samples

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

Assessing the Research and Development Plan for the Next Generation Air Transportation System: Summary of a Workshop

Selected Directed Energy Research and Development for U.S. Air Force Aircraft Applications: A Workshop Summary

Broadband: Bringing Home the Bits

Improving State Voter Registration Databases: Final Report

Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans: Controlling Garbage and Plastic Wastes at Sea

Frontiers in High Energy Density Physics: The X-Games of Contemporary Science

Assessment of the NASA Astrobiology Institute

Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science

Thermionics Quo Vadis?: An Assessment of the Dtra’s Advanced Thermionics Research and Development Program

Assessment of Advanced Solid-State Lighting

Review of Goals and Plans for NASA’s Space and Earth Sciences

Sharing the Adventure with the Public: The Value and Excitement of ‘Grand Questions’ of Space Science and Exploration: Summary of a Workshop

C4ISR for Future Naval Strike Groups

Wireless Technology Prospects and Policy Options

Integrated Computational Materials Engineering: A Transformational Discipline for Improved Competitiveness and National Security

Proceedings of a Workshop to Review PATH Strategy, Operating Plan, and Performance Measures

Interim Report on 21st Century Cyber-Physical Systems Education

Spectrum Management for Science in the 21st Century

Critical Technology Accessibility

Lessons Learned in Decadal Planning in Space Science: Summary of a Workshop

New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics

New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Selling the Nation’s Helium Reserve

Mathematics and 21st Century Biology

Burning Plasma: Bringing a Star to Earth

A Performance Assessment of NASA’s Astrophysics Program

Fueling Innovation and Discovery: The Mathematical Sciences in the 21st Century

A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine into the Next Century

Autonomy Research for Civil Aviation: Toward a New Era of Flight

Safety of Tourist Submersibles

New Directions in Manufacturing: Report of a Workshop

Making the Soldier Decisive on Future Battlefields

Retooling Manufacturing: Bridging Design, Materials, and Production

Fusion of Security System Data to Improve Airport Security

Managing Materials for a Twenty-First Century Military

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

3D Printing in Space

An Agenda for Improved Evaluation of Supercomputer Performance

The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Launching Science: Science Opportunities Provided by NASA’s Constellation System

Network Science

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