Search results for ‘National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on Japan,National Academy of Sciences’

Filter & Refine

      Cover image for U.S.-Russian Collaboration in Combating Radiological Terrorism
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      U.S.-Russian Collaboration in Combating Radiological Terrorism

      Committee on Opportunities for U.S.-Russian Collaboration in Combating Radiological Terrorism,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The International Atomic Energy Agency reports numerous incidents of illicit trafficking in radioactive materials, including ionizing radiation sources (IRSs) used in medical, agricultural, and industrial applications. This report assesses the…

      $145.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Complex Operational Decision Making in Networked Systems of Humans and Machines: A Multidisciplinary Approach
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Complex Operational Decision Making in Networked Systems of Humans and Machines: A Multidisciplinary Approach

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Global Science and Technology,Committee on Integrating Humans, Machines and Networks: A Global Review of Data-to-Decision Technologies

      Over the last two decades, computers have become omnipresent in daily life. Their increased power and accessibility have enabled the accumulation, organization, and analysis of massive amounts of data. These…

      $148.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law

      Provides a plan for addressing these needs and suggests the creation of a new government entity, the National Institute of Forensic Science, to establish and enforce standards within the forensic…

      $152.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Intentional Human Dosing Studies for EPA Regulatory Purposes: Scientific and Ethical Issues
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Intentional Human Dosing Studies for EPA Regulatory Purposes: Scientific and Ethical Issues

      Committee on the Use of Third Party Toxicity Research with Human Research Participants Science, Technology, and Law Program,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The EPA commissioned the National Academies to provide advice on whether and, under what circumstances EPA should accept and consider intentional human dosing studies to gather evidence relating to the…

      $226.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for India's Changing Innovation System: Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities for Cooperation: Report of a Symposium
      Hardback
      Add to list Added to list

      India’s Changing Innovation System: Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities for Cooperation: Report of a Symposium

      Committee on Comparative Innovation Policy: Best Practice for the 21st Century,National Research Council

      As part of its review of Comparative National Innovation Policies: Best Practice for the 21st Century, the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy convened a major symposium in Washington…

      $223.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for The Telecommunications Challenge: Changing Technologies and Evolving Policies: Report of a Symposium
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      The Telecommunications Challenge: Changing Technologies and Evolving Policies: Report of a Symposium

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy,Committee on The Telecommunications Challenge: Changing Technologies and Evolving Policies

      Starting in the mid 1990s, the United States economy experienced an unprecedented upsurge in economic productivity. Rapid technological change in communications, computing, and information management continue to promise further gains…

      $219.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for An International Perspective on Advancing Technologies and Strategies for Managing Dual-Use Risks: Report of a Workshop
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      An International Perspective on Advancing Technologies and Strategies for Managing Dual-Use Risks: Report of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Institute of Medicine,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Development, Security, and Cooperation

      As part of a study of current and future research in the life sciences that contains applications relevant to development of agents of biological origin 5 to 10 years into…

      $172.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Revisiting the Department of Defense SBIR Fast Track Initiative
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Revisiting the Department of Defense SBIR Fast Track Initiative

      Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,National Research Council

      In October 1995, the Department of Defense launched a Fast Track initiative to attract new firms and encourage commercialization of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funded technologies throughout the department…

      $216.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Career Choices of Female Engineers: A Summary of a Workshop
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Career Choices of Female Engineers: A Summary of a Workshop

      Committee on Career Outcomes of Female Engineering Bachelor's Degree Recipients,Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Engineering

      Despite decades of government, university, and employer efforts to close the gender gap in engineering, women make up only 11 percent of practicing engineers in the United States. What factors…

      $169.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for The Socioeconomic Effects of Public Sector Information on Digital Networks: Toward a Better Understanding of Different Access and Reuse Policies: Workshop Summary
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      The Socioeconomic Effects of Public Sector Information on Digital Networks: Toward a Better Understanding of Different Access and Reuse Policies: Workshop Summary

      U.S. National Committee for CODATA,Board on Research Data and Information,Working Party on the Information Economy Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development,National Research Council

      While governments throughout the world have different approaches to how they make their public sector information (PSI) available and the terms under which the information may be reused, there appears…

      $131.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Proceedings of a Workshop on Deterring CyberAttacks: Informing Strategies and Developing Options for U.S. Policy
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Proceedings of a Workshop on Deterring CyberAttacks: Informing Strategies and Developing Options for U.S. Policy

      Committee on Deterring Cyberattacks: Informing Strategies and Developing Options,National Research Council

      Commissioned papers were discussed at a public workshop held June 10-11, 2010, in Washington, D.C., and authors revised their papers after the workshop. –Publisher’s website.

      $270.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for An Assessment of Small Business Innovation Research Program at the Department of Energy
      Hardback
      Add to list Added to list

      An Assessment of Small Business Innovation Research Program at the Department of Energy

      Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,National Research Council

      The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is designed to encourage small business to develop new processes and products and to provide quality research in support of the many missions…

      $250.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling: Proceedings of an Iranian-American Workshop
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling: Proceedings of an Iranian-American Workshop

      Committee on U.S-Iranian Workshop on Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia Development, Security, and Cooperation,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      In December 2002, a group of specialists on water resources from the United States and Iran met in Tunis, Tunisia, for an interacademy workshop on water resources management, conservation, and…

      $253.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Pathways to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Houston Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Pathways to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Houston Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program,Committee on Pathways to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Houston Metropolitan Region

      The workshop was convened to explore the region’s approach to urban sustainability, with an emphasis on building the evidence base upon which new policies and programs might be developed. Participants…

      $128.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for SBIR and the Phase III Challenge of Commercialization: Report of a Symposium
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      SBIR and the Phase III Challenge of Commercialization: Report of a Symposium

      Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,National Research Council

      Commercialization of successful SBIR awards is a key challenge for the program and represents an essential step in the program’s contribution to government missions. To better understand the challenges inherent…

      $206.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Seeking Solutions: Maximizing American Talent by Advancing Women of Color in Academia: Summary of a Conference
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Seeking Solutions: Maximizing American Talent by Advancing Women of Color in Academia: Summary of a Conference

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine,Committee on Advancing Institutional Transformation for Minority Women in Academia

      Presents the summary of a 2013 conference convened by the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine of the National Research Council to discuss the current status of women…

      $196.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Productivity and Cyclicality in Semiconductors: Trends, Implications, and Questions: Report of a Symposium
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Productivity and Cyclicality in Semiconductors: Trends, Implications, and Questions: Report of a Symposium

      Committee on Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Hosted by Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, this symposium brought together leading technologists and economists to review technical challenges facing the semiconductor industry. This book includes a summary of…

      $216.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Advancing the Nation's Health Needs: NIH Research Training Programs
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Advancing the Nation’s Health Needs: NIH Research Training Programs

      Committee for Monitoring the Nation's Changing Needs for Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Personnel,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      While the National Research Service Awards program now supports only a fraction of the training in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences, it sets a high standard for the…

      $169.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Building Hawaii's Innovation Economy: Summary of a Symposium
      Hardback
      Add to list Added to list

      Building Hawaii’s Innovation Economy: Summary of a Symposium

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives

      . ..the symposium titled E Kamakani Noi'i, the Wind that Seeks Knowledge – p. 17.

      $152.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Clustering for 21st Century Prosperity: Summary of a Symposium
      Hardback
      Add to list Added to list

      Clustering for 21st Century Prosperity: Summary of a Symposium

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives

      Responding to the challenges of fostering regional growth and employment in an increasingly competitive global economy, many U.S. states and regions have developed programs to attract and grow companies as…

      $152.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Building the Arkansas Innovation Economy: Summary of a Symposium
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Building the Arkansas Innovation Economy: Summary of a Symposium

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives

      A committee under the auspices of the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP), is conducting a study of selected state and regional programs in order to identify best…

      $152.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Building the Ohio Innovation Economy: Summary of a Symposium
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Building the Ohio Innovation Economy: Summary of a Symposium

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives

      Intended to generate a better understanding of the challenges associated with the transition of research into products, this title explains of the study, which is to improve the operation of…

      $155.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Building the Illinois Innovation Economy: Summary of a Symposium
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Building the Illinois Innovation Economy: Summary of a Symposium

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives

      Responding to the challenges of fostering regional growth and employment, many US states and regions have developed programs to attract and grow companies as well as attract the talent and…

      $158.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Terrorism, Reducing Vulnerabilities and Improving Responses: U.S., Russian Workshop Proceedings
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Terrorism, Reducing Vulnerabilities and Improving Responses: U.S., Russian Workshop Proceedings

      Committee on Counterterrorism Challenges for Russia and the United States,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia Development, Security, and Cooperation,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      This book is devoted primarily to papers prepared by American and Russian specialists on cyber terrorism and urban terrorism. It also includes papers on biological and radiological terrorism from the…

      $206.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for SBIR at the Department of Defense
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      SBIR at the Department of Defense

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program--Phase II

      Created in 1982 through the Small Business Innovation Development Act, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program remains the nation’s single largest innovation program for small business. The SBIR program…

      $216.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Perspectives on Research with H5N1 Avian Influenza: Scientific Inquiry, Communication, Controversy: Summary of a Workshop
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Perspectives on Research with H5N1 Avian Influenza: Scientific Inquiry, Communication, Controversy: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Board on Global Health

      When, in late 2011, it became public knowledge that two research groups had submitted for publication manuscripts that reported on their work on mammalian transmissibility of a lethal H5N1 avian…

      $135.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Biosecurity Challenges of the Global Expansion of High Containment Biological Laboratories
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Biosecurity Challenges of the Global Expansion of High Containment Biological Laboratories

      Committee on Anticipating Biosecurity Challenges of the Global Expansion of High-Containment Biological Laboratories,National Academy of Sciences,National Research Council

      The project, Anticipating Biosecurity Challenges of the Global Expansion of High-containment Biological Laboratories, culminated in a workshop that took place in Istanbul, Turkey from July 10-13, 2011 –P. ix.

      $155.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for International Animal Research Regulations: Impact on Neuroscience Research: Workshop Summary
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      International Animal Research Regulations: Impact on Neuroscience Research: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Policy and Global Affairs

      Animals are widely used in neuroscience research to explore biological mechanisms of nervous system function, to identify the genetic basis of disease states, and to provide models of human disorders…

      $118.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Effects of U.S. Tax Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Effects of U.S. Tax Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      Committee on the Effects of Provisions in the Internal Revenue Code on Greenhouse Gas Emissions,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council

      For scientific background to produce Effects of US Tax Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, the committee relied on the earlier findings and studies by the National Academies, the US government…

      $169.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for From Science to Business: Preparing Female Scientists and Engineers for Successful Transitions into Entrepreneurship: Summary of a Workshop
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      From Science to Business: Preparing Female Scientists and Engineers for Successful Transitions into Entrepreneurship: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine

      Reports on a workshop held at the Beckman Center, Irvine, California, August 31-September 1, 2009.

      $69.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for New York's Nanotechnology Model: Building the Innovation Economy: Summary of a Symposium
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      New York’s Nanotechnology Model: Building the Innovation Economy: Summary of a Symposium

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives

      Presents the summary of a 2013 symposium convened by the National Research Council Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy and members of the Nano Consortium that drew state officials…

      $104.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research: Summary of a Workshop
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law

      On October 17, 2014, spurred by incidents at U.S. government laboratories that raised serious biosafety concerns, the United States government launched a one-year deliberative process to address the continuing controversy…

      $148.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for 21st Century Manufacturing: The Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      21st Century Manufacturing: The Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on 21st Century Manufacturing: The Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

      The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) - a program of the US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology - has sought for more than two decades to strengthen…

      $243.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Enhancing Philanthropy's Support of Biomedical Scientists: Proceedings of a Workshop on Evaluation
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Enhancing Philanthropy’s Support of Biomedical Scientists: Proceedings of a Workshop on Evaluation

      Committee for the Evaluation of the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust Programs in Biomedical Sciences,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,National Academy of Sciences

      Contains the proceedings of a workshop held in June 2005 to investigate methods used to evaluate funding of the biomedical scientists by philanthropic and public funders.

      $162.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Cleaning Up Sites Contaminated with Radioactive Materials: International Workshop Proceedings
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Cleaning Up Sites Contaminated with Radioactive Materials: International Workshop Proceedings

      Committee on Cleaning Up of Radioactive Contamination: Russian Challenges and U.S. Experience,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia

      This publication features papers presented at the Workshop on Cleaning Up Sites Contaminated with Radioactive Materials, held in Moscow in June 2007. This activity was organized by the National Academies…

      $233.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Managing University Intellectual Property in the Public Interest
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Managing University Intellectual Property in the Public Interest

      Committee on Management of University Intellectual Property: Lessons from a Generation of Experience, Research, and Dialogue,National Research Council

      Thirty years ago federal policy underwent a major change through the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which fostered greater uniformity in the way research agencies treat inventions arising from the work…

      $145.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for An International Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility, Exploring a Russian Site as a Prototype: Proceedings of an International Workshop
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      An International Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility, Exploring a Russian Site as a Prototype: Proceedings of an International Workshop

      Committee on the Scientific Aspects of an International Spent Fuel Repository in Russia,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,National Research Council,Russian Academy of Sciences,Development, Security, and Cooperation

      Focuses on the environmental aspects of the general location and characteristics of a possible storage site, transportation to and within the site, containers for transportation and storage, inventory and accountability…

      $284.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Soviet-American Dialogue in the Social Sciences: Research Workshops on Interdependence Among Nations
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Soviet-American Dialogue in the Social Sciences: Research Workshops on Interdependence Among Nations

      Committee on Contributions of Behavioral and Social Science to the Prevention of Nuclear War,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      $135.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Reykjavik and Beyond: Deep Reductions in Strategic Nuclear Arsenals and the Future Direction of Arms Control
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Reykjavik and Beyond: Deep Reductions in Strategic Nuclear Arsenals and the Future Direction of Arms Control

      Committee on International Security and Arms Control,National Academy of Sciences

      Focuses on the success of efforts to manage and control nuclear arsenals. This book considers what changes in force structures, strategic thought, and political relations would be necessary to make…

      $135.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Countering Biological Threats: Challenges for the Department of Defense's Nonproliferation Program Beyond the Former Soviet Union
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Countering Biological Threats: Challenges for the Department of Defense’s Nonproliferation Program Beyond the Former Soviet Union

      Committee on Prevention of Proliferation of Biological Weapons in States Beyond the Former Soviet Union,Office for Central Europe and Asia,National Research Council

      In response to a request from the U.S. Congress, this book examines how the unique experience and extensive capabilities of the Department of Defense (DOD) can be extended to reduce…

      $203.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Russian Views on Countering Terrorism During Eight Years of Dialogue: Extracts from Proceedings of Four Workshops
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Russian Views on Countering Terrorism During Eight Years of Dialogue: Extracts from Proceedings of Four Workshops

      Office for Central Europe and Eurasia Development, Security, and Cooperation,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council

      Few countries have endured as many attacks of terrorism during the past two decades as has Russia. From bombings on the streets of a number of cities, to the disruption…

      $331.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Strengthening Long-Term Nuclear Security: Protecting Weapon-Usable Material in Russia
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Strengthening Long-Term Nuclear Security: Protecting Weapon-Usable Material in Russia

      Committee on Indigenization of Programs to Prevent Leakage of Plutonium and Highly Enriched Uranium from Russian Facilities,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council

      Highlights obstacles in the transition from a US-Russian cooperative program to a Russian-directed and Russian-funded indigenized program. This report recommends the establishment of a ten-year indigenization fund provided by Russia…

      $158.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution: Challenges for China and the United States
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution: Challenges for China and the United States

      Committee on Energy Futures and Air Pollution in Urban China and the United States,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council,Chinese Academy of Engineering,Chinese Academy of Sciences

      The United States and China are the top two energy consumers in the world. As a consequence, they are also the top two emitters of numerous air pollutants which have…

      $224.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for The Dragon and the Elephant: Understanding the Development of Innovation Capacity in China and India: Summary of a Conference
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      The Dragon and the Elephant: Understanding the Development of Innovation Capacity in China and India: Summary of a Conference

      Committee on the Competitiveness and Workforce Needs of U.S. Industry,National Research Council

      The return of the once-dormant economies of China and India to dynamism and growth is one of the most remarkable stories in recent history. The two countries are home to…

      $97.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Strengthening U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Nuclear Nonproliferation: Recommendations for Action
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Strengthening U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Nuclear Nonproliferation: Recommendations for Action

      Russian Academy of Sciences,Russian Committee on Strengthening U.S. and Russian Cooperative Nuclear Nonproliferation,National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation

      Offers the consensus findings and recommendations of a joint committee established by the US National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences to identify methods of improving the ongoing cooperation…

      $172.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for 21st Century Innovation Systems for Japan and the United States: Lessons from a Decade of Change: Report of a Symposium
      Hardback
      Add to list Added to list

      21st Century Innovation Systems for Japan and the United States: Lessons from a Decade of Change: Report of a Symposium

      Recognizing that a capacity to innovate and commercialize new high-technology products is increasingly a key for the economic growth in the environment of tighter environmental and resource constraints, governments around…

      $287.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Positioning Synthetic Biology to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century: Summary Report of a Six Academies Symposium Series
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Positioning Synthetic Biology to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century: Summary Report of a Six Academies Symposium Series

      Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Life Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council

      As a better understanding of the global synthetic biology landscape could lead to tremendous benefits, six academies organized a series of international symposia on the scientific, technical, and policy issues…

      $125.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Strengthening American Manufacturing: The Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership : Summary of a Symposium
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Strengthening American Manufacturing: The Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership : Summary of a Symposium

      Committee on 21st Century Manufacturing: The Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council

      Presents the summary of a symposium convened to review current operations and some of the recent The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) initiatives in the broader context of global manufacturing trends…

      $145.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order