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Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment

Committee on Space Debris,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Examines the methods we can use to characterize orbital debris, estimates the magnitude of the debris population, and assesses the hazard that this population poses to spacecraft. This report also…

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Advanced Engineering Environments: Achieving the Vision, Phase 1

Committee on Advanced Engineering Environments,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems

Advances in the capabilities of technologies applicable to distributed networking, telecommunications, multi-user computer applications, and interactive virtual reality are creating opportunities for users in the same or separate locations to…

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The Roles of Government and Industry in Research and Development for the Maritime Industries: An Interim Report

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

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Revitalizing NASA’s Suborbital Program: Advancing Science, Driving Innovation, and Developing a Workforce

Committee on NASA's Suborbital Research Capabilities,National Research Council

Suborbital flight activities, including the use of sounding rockets, aircraft, high-altitude balloons, and suborbital reusable launch vehicles, offer valuable opportunities to advance science, train the next generation of scientists and…

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Upgrading the Space Shuttle

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Space Shuttle Upgrades,National Academy of Sciences

The space shuttle is a unique national resource. One of only two operating vehicles that carries humans into space, the space shuttle functions as a scientific laboratory and as a…

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Commercialization of New Materials for a Global Economy

Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Addresses the factors that impede the transition of new materials from concepts into commercial use. This book identifies policies and actions that government and industry, together with universities, can take…

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Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1980’s

Astronomy Survey Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos

Committee on Solar and Space Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

To help define and systematize the universal aspects of the field of space physics, the National Research Council was asked by NASA’s Office of Space Science to provide a scientific…

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Continuity of NOAA Satellites

National Weather Service Modernization Committee,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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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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Interim Report of the Committee on Exclusive Economic Zone Information Needs: Coastal States and Territories

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

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Science in NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Scientific Context for Space Exploration

In June 2004, the President’s Commission issued a report recommending that NASA ask the National Research Council (NRC) to reevaluate space science priorities. The Congress also directed the NRC to…

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2007-2008 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board,National Research Council

This volume is the latest in a series of biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). The current report summarizes findings for the…

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2009-2010 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board,National Research Council

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2011-2012 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Laboratory Assessments Board,Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board

The charge of the Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) is to provide biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at…

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2013-2014 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Laboratory Assessments Board,Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board

The National Research Council’s Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) provides biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at the Army…

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The New Engineering Research Centers: Purposes, Goals and Expectations

Cross-Disciplinary Engineering Research Committee,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Within a decade, six Engineering Research Centers opened on university campuses across the United States. This volume discusses the challenges facing American industry; the roots and early development of the…

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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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Renewing U.S. Telecommunications Research

Committee on Telecommunications Research and Development,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

Provides an examination of telecommunications research support levels, focus, time horizon in industry, an assessment of university telecommunications research, and the implications of these findings on the health of the…

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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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Purposeful Jettison of Petroleum Cargo

Committee on Marine Salvage Issues,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Addresses the problem of discharge of petroleum cargo during salvage operations. This book assesses the implications for shipping and marine environmental protection; documents the need to clarify US law concerning…

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Space Technology for the New Century

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Advanced Space Technology,National Academy of Sciences

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Marine Structures Research Recommendations: Recommendations for the Interagency Ship Structure Committee’s FYs 1998-1999 Research Program

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Marine Structures

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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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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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District Heating and Cooling in the United States: Prospects and Issues

Committee on District Heating and Cooling,National Research Council

Presents a nontechnical examination of the history and contemporary extent of district heating and cooling systems in the United States. This volume talks about their costs and benefits, technical requirements…

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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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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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Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1980’s

Astronomy Survey Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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Mathematical Challenges from Theoretical/Computational Chemistry

Committee on Mathematical Challenges from Computational Chemistry,National Research Council

Explores the research interface between computational chemistry and the mathematical sciences. Useful for non-specialists, this book documents some prominent examples of successful cross-fertilizations between the fields and explores the mathematical…

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Undersea Vehicles and National Needs

Committee on Undersea Vehicles and National Needs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Advances in guidance and control, communications, sensors, and other technologies for undersea vehicles provide an opportunity to understand the oceans’ influence on the energy and chemical balance. This book provides…

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IT Roadmap to a Geospatial Future

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Intersections Between Geospatial Information and Information Technology,National Academy of Sciences

A grand challenge for science is to understand the human implications of global environmental change and to help society cope with those changes. Virtually all the scientific questions associated with…

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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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Safety in the Underground Construction and Operation of the Exploratory Studies Facility at Yucca Mountain

U.S. National Committee on Tunneling Technology,National Research Council

To determine the suitability of Yucca Mountain as a repository, the Department of Energy constructed an underground Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF) where tests and experiments will be performed. This book…

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Mission to Planet Earth

Task Group on Earth Sciences,Space Science Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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Assessment of Hydrologic and Hydrometeorological Operations and Services

National Weather Service Modernization Committee,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Floods are by far the most devastating of all weather-related hazards in the United States. The National Weather Service (NWS) is charged by Congress to provide river and flood forecasts…

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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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Strategic Management of Information and Communication Technology: The United States Air Force Experience with Y2K

Mark Haselkorn,National Research Council

Shortly before we rolled from 1999 to 2000 we understood we were standing on the brink of the end of our technological society. Shortly after, we were relieved to discover…

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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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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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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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Mathematical Sciences, Technology and Economic Competitiveness

Board on Mathematical Sciences,National Research Council,James Glimm,Phillip Griffiths,National Academy of Sciences

Describes the contributions of mathematics to the nation’s advanced technology and to economic competitiveness. This book addresses various high-technology industries and breadth of mathematical endeavors in the United States as…

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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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Assessing the Value of Research in the Chemical Sciences: Report of a Workshop

Chemical Sciences Roundtable,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,National Research Council

Captures messages from a workshop that brought together research managers from government, industry, and academia to review and discuss the mechanisms that have been proposed or used to assess the…

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Physics in a New Era: An Overview

Physics Survey Overview Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Physics at the beginning of the twenty-first century has reached the levels of accomplishment and impact in a society and nation that are changing rapidly. This book reviews the frontiers…

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Polymer Science and Engineering: The Shifting Research Frontiers

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Committee on Polymer Science and Engineering,National Academy of Sciences

Explores the universe of polymers, describing their properties and potential. This volume includes an overview of the use of polymers in various fields such as medicine, biotechnology, and more. It…

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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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Evaluation of the National Aerospace Initiative

Committee on the National Aerospace Initiative,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The Air Force became concerned about the National Aerospace Initiative’s possible consequences on Air Force programs and budget if NAI program decisions differed from Air Force priorities. To examine this…

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Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment

Advanced Engineering Environments: Achieving the Vision, Phase 1

The Roles of Government and Industry in Research and Development for the Maritime Industries: An Interim Report

Revitalizing NASA’s Suborbital Program: Advancing Science, Driving Innovation, and Developing a Workforce

Upgrading the Space Shuttle

Commercialization of New Materials for a Global Economy

Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1980’s

Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos

Continuity of NOAA Satellites

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

Interim Report of the Committee on Exclusive Economic Zone Information Needs: Coastal States and Territories

Science in NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration

2007-2008 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

2009-2010 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

2011-2012 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

2013-2014 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

The New Engineering Research Centers: Purposes, Goals and Expectations

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

Renewing U.S. Telecommunications Research

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

Purposeful Jettison of Petroleum Cargo

Space Technology for the New Century

Marine Structures Research Recommendations: Recommendations for the Interagency Ship Structure Committee’s FYs 1998-1999 Research Program

The Quarantine and Certification of Martian Samples

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

District Heating and Cooling in the United States: Prospects and Issues

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

Mathematics and 21st Century Biology

Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1980’s

Mathematical Challenges from Theoretical/Computational Chemistry

Undersea Vehicles and National Needs

IT Roadmap to a Geospatial Future

Critical Technology Accessibility

Safety in the Underground Construction and Operation of the Exploratory Studies Facility at Yucca Mountain

Mission to Planet Earth

Assessment of Hydrologic and Hydrometeorological Operations and Services

Effective Manning of the U.S. Merchant Fleet

Strategic Management of Information and Communication Technology: The United States Air Force Experience with Y2K

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

Network Science

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

Mathematical Sciences, Technology and Economic Competitiveness

Persistent Forecasting of Disruptive Technologies

Assessing the Value of Research in the Chemical Sciences: Report of a Workshop

Physics in a New Era: An Overview

Polymer Science and Engineering: The Shifting Research Frontiers

Midsize Facilities: The Infrastructure for Materials Research

Evaluation of the National Aerospace Initiative

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