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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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Scientific Opportunities with a Rare-Isotope Facility in the United States

Rare Isotope Science Assessment Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Provides a discussion of the key science drivers for a Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). This book gives an assessment of existing domestic and international rare isotope beams. It…

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Is That Real? Identification and Assessment of the Counterfeiting Threat for U.S. Banknotes

Committee on Technologies to Deter Currency Counterfeiting,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

A key mission of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the Department of the Treasury is the design and printing of US banknotes. The bureau has recognized that modern…

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Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA’s Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs

Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Orbital Debris Programs,National Research Council

Derelict satellites, equipment and other debris orbiting Earth (aka space junk) have been accumulating for many decades and could damage or even possibly destroy satellites and human spacecraft if they…

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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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Review of the Draft 2014 Science Mission Directorate Science Plan

Committee on the Assessment of the NASA Science Mission Directorate 2014 Science Plan,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is engaged in the final stages of a comprehensive, agency-wide effort to develop a new strategic plan at a time when its budget is under…

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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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State Voter Registration Databases: Immediate Actions and Future Improvements

Committee on State Voter Registration Databases,National Research Council

The Help America Vote Act of 2002 requires the states to develop a single, computerized voter registration data base (VRD) that is defined, maintained, and administered at the state level…

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Completing the Big Dig: Managing the Final Stages of Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel Project

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

Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel Project, a 7.8 mile system of bridges and underground highways and ramps, is the most expensive public works project ever undertaken in the United States. The original…

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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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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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Assessment of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Security Program

Committee to Assess the Bureau of Reclamation's Security Program,National Research Council

The US Bureau of Reclamation is responsible for managing and operating some of the nation’s largest and most critical dams. This book assesses Reclamation’s security program and determines its level…

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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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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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Microgravity Research in Support of Technologies for the Human Exploration and Development of Space and Planetary Bodies

Committee on Microgravity Research, Space Studies Board, National Research Council

"Support for this project was provided by Contract NASW 96013 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration"--T.p. verso.

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Commercial Supersonic Technology: The Way Ahead

Committee on Breakthrough Technology for Commercial Supersonic Aircraft,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board

High-speed flight is a major technological challenge for both commercial and business aviation. As a first step in revitalizing efforts by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to achieve…

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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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Toward a New Era in U.S. Manufacturing: The Need for a National Vision

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

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Summary of the Workshop to Identify Gaps and Possible Directions for NASA’s Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs

Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Orbital Debris Programs,National Research Council

A Summary of the Workshop to Identify the Gaps and Possible Directions for NASA’s Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs summarizes the two-day workshop held on March 9-10, 2011, where various…

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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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Portals to the Universe: The NASA Astronomy Science Centers

Committee on NASA Astronomy Science Centers,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The astronomy science centers established by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to serve as the interfaces between astronomy missions and the community of scientists who utilize the data…

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Preservation of Historical Records

Committee on Preservation of Historical Records,National Materials Advisory Board,National Research Council

Examines how vast quantities of documentation can best be preserved. This book provides information about preservation methods, including mechanical copying, photographic film, magnetic recording, and optical disk recording, and on…

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Assessment of NASA’s Mars Architecture 2007-2016

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee to Review the Next Decade Mars Architecture,National Academy of Sciences

Is the Mars architecture reflective of the strategies, priorities, and guidelines put forward by the National Research Council’s solar system exploration decadal survey and related science strategies and NASA plans…

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Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion Targets

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Panel on the Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion Targets

In the fall of 2010, the Office of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Secretary for Science asked for a National Research Council (NRC) committee to investigate the prospects for…

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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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Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars,National Academy of Sciences

Discusses policies, requirements, and techniques to protect Mars from organisms originating on Earth that could interfere with scientific investigations. This report provides recommendations on cleanliness and biological burden levels of…

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Developing a 21st Century Global Library for Mathematics Research

Committee on Planning a Global Library of the Mathematical Sciences,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

Like most areas of scholarship, mathematics is a cumulative discipline: new research is reliant on well-organized and well-curated literature. Because of the precise definitions and structures within mathematics, today’s information…

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For Greener Skies: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Aviation

Each new generation of commercial aircraft produces less noise and fewer emissions per passenger-kilometer (or ton-kilometer of cargo) than the previous generation. However, the demand for air transportation services grows…

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Recapturing NASA’s Aeronautics Flight Research Capabilities

Committee to Assess NASA's Aeronautics Flight Research Capabilities,National Research Council,National Academies

In the five decades since NASA was created, the agency has sustained its legacy from the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) in playing a major role in U.S. aeronautics…

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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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Grading NASA’s Solar System Exploration Program: A Midterm Review

Committee on Assessing the Solar System Exploration Program,National Research Council

NASA had requested the NRC to review the progress the Planetary Exploration Division has made in implementing recommendations from previous, relevant NRC studies. This book provides an assessment of NASA’s…

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The Sun to the Earth, and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics

Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

While various accomplishments have answered important questions about the physics of the Sun, the interplanetary medium, and the space environments of Earth and other solar system bodies, they have also…

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Defense Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis: Meeting the Challenge

Committee on Modeling and Simulation for Defense Transformation,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

Modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) is a crucial tool for military affairs. This report presents topics such as identification of high-level opportunities for MS&A research to address the expanded mission…

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Plasma Science: Advancing Knowledge in the National Interest

Plasma 2010 Committee,Plasma Science Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Offers a vision for developments in plasma science. This report provides an examination of the themes that frame plasma research: low-temperature plasma science and engineering; plasma physics at high energy…

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Industrial Technology Assessments: An Evaluation of the Research Program of the Office of Industrial Technologies

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Industrial Technology Assessments

In 1993, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Industrial Technology (OIT) established a group of seven industries designated as Industries of the Future (IOF). These industries were selected…

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Advanced Energetic Materials

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Committee on Advanced Energetic Materials and Manufacturing Technologies,National Academy of Sciences

To assist in addressing the concerns of the nation’s ability to maintain and improve the knowledge base in the area of advanced energetic materials, two offices within DOD asked the…

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Opportunities in Neuroscience for Future Army Applications

Committee on Opportunities in Neuroscience for Future Army Applications,National Research Council

Advances and major investments in the field of neuroscience can enhance traditional behavioral science approaches to training, learning, and other applications of value to the Army. Neural-behavioral indicators offer new…

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U.S. Conventional Prompt Global Strike: Issues for 2008 and Beyond

Committee on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Capability,National Research Council

Conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) is a military option under consideration by the US Department of Defense. This book, the final report from the National Research Council’s Committee on Conventional…

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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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Critical Code: Software Producibility for Defense

Committee for Advancing Software-Intensive Systems Producibility,National Research Council

Critical Code contemplates Department of Defense (DoD) needs and priorities for software research and suggests a research agenda and related actions. Building on two prior books–Summary of a Workshop on…

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Meeting the Energy Needs of Future Warriors

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Army Science and Technology,Committee on Soldier Power/Energy Systems,National Academy of Sciences

The rapidly changing technologies used by the American soldier will require portable energy solutions. This National Research Council study assesses power/energy sources, low-power electronics, and power management technologies and provides…

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Maintaining High Scientific Quality at Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Criteria for the Management of Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories,National Academy of Sciences

With growing concern about security and operations management at Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LANL and LLNL), Congress directed the Department of Energy to hold open competitions for…

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Information Assurance for Network-Centric Naval Forces

Committee on Information Assurance for Network-Centric Naval Forces,National Research Council

Owing to the expansion of network-centric operating concepts across the Department of Defense (DOD) and the growing threat to information and cybersecurity from lone actors, groups of like-minded actors, nation-states…

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The Astrophysical Context of Life

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board

The Space Studies Board requested the Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life, to examine ways to augment and integrate astronomy and astrophysics into the Astrobiology program. This report…

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Intermetallic Alloy Development: A Program Evaluation

Panel on Intermetallic Alloy Development,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Materials Advisory Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

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Detection of Explosives for Commercial Aviation Security

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Advises the Federal Aeronautics Administration (FAA) on the detection of small, concealed explosives that a terrorist could plant surreptitiously on a commercial airplane. This book identifies key issues for the…

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Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow’s Technology

Committee on Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Identifies opportunities, priorities, and challenges for the field of condensed-matter and materials physics. Topics discussed in this book include technology, novel quantum phenomena and experimental and computational tools. It also…

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Mission to Planet Earth

Scientific Opportunities with a Rare-Isotope Facility in the United States

Is That Real? Identification and Assessment of the Counterfeiting Threat for U.S. Banknotes

Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA’s Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs

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

3D Printing in Space

Review of the Draft 2014 Science Mission Directorate Science Plan

New Directions in Manufacturing: Report of a Workshop

State Voter Registration Databases: Immediate Actions and Future Improvements

Completing the Big Dig: Managing the Final Stages of Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel Project

Assessment of Hydrologic and Hydrometeorological Operations and Services

Evaluation of the National Aerospace Initiative

Assessment of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Security Program

Safety of Tourist Submersibles

Retooling Manufacturing: Bridging Design, Materials, and Production

Microgravity Research in Support of Technologies for the Human Exploration and Development of Space and Planetary Bodies

Commercial Supersonic Technology: The Way Ahead

Network Science

Toward a New Era in U.S. Manufacturing: The Need for a National Vision

Summary of the Workshop to Identify Gaps and Possible Directions for NASA’s Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs

An Agenda for Improved Evaluation of Supercomputer Performance

Portals to the Universe: The NASA Astronomy Science Centers

Preservation of Historical Records

Assessment of NASA’s Mars Architecture 2007-2016

Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion Targets

Making the Soldier Decisive on Future Battlefields

Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars

Developing a 21st Century Global Library for Mathematics Research

For Greener Skies: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Aviation

Recapturing NASA’s Aeronautics Flight Research Capabilities

Mathematical Sciences, Technology and Economic Competitiveness

Grading NASA’s Solar System Exploration Program: A Midterm Review

The Sun to the Earth, and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics

Defense Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis: Meeting the Challenge

Plasma Science: Advancing Knowledge in the National Interest

Industrial Technology Assessments: An Evaluation of the Research Program of the Office of Industrial Technologies

Advanced Energetic Materials

Opportunities in Neuroscience for Future Army Applications

U.S. Conventional Prompt Global Strike: Issues for 2008 and Beyond

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

Critical Code: Software Producibility for Defense

Meeting the Energy Needs of Future Warriors

Maintaining High Scientific Quality at Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories

Information Assurance for Network-Centric Naval Forces

The Astrophysical Context of Life

Intermetallic Alloy Development: A Program Evaluation

Detection of Explosives for Commercial Aviation Security

Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow’s Technology

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