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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology: Fiscal Year 2011

Panel on Nanoscale Science and Technology,National Research Council

Since 1959, the National Research Council (NRC), at the request of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has annually assembled panels of experts to assess the quality and…

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NASA Aeronautics Research: An Assessment

Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Aeronautics Research Program,National Research Council

Presents an assessment of how well NASA’s research portfolio is addressing the recommendations and high priority R&T challenges identified in the Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics: Foundation for the Future…

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Managing Space Radiation Risk in the New Era of Space Exploration

Committee on the Evaluation of Radiation Shielding for Space Exploration,National Research Council

NASA is planning for humans to revisit the Moon. This book presents an assessment of knowledge of the radiation environment; an examination of the effects of radiation on biological systems…

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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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Connecting Quarks with the Cosmos: Eleven Science Questions for the New Century

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Committee on the Physics of the Universe

We are at a special moment in our journey to understand the universe and the physical laws that govern it. In this text, the Committee on the Physics of the…

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Looking Over the Fence at Networks: A Neighbor’s View of Networking Research

Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Research Horizons in Networking,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

A remarkable creation, the Internet encompasses a diversity of networks, technologies, and organizations. The enormous volume and great variety of data carried over it give it a rich complexity and…

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Dredging Coastal Ports: An Assessment of the Issues

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

Asks three questions: is additional port construction and maintenance dredging needed? What would prevent dredging if it is needed? And what alternatives could make dredging possible? This book also identifies…

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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories: Fiscal Years 2004-2005

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Assessment of NIST Programs,National Academy of Sciences

At the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s request, the National Research Council (NRC) carries out a biennial assessment of the seven Measurements and Standards Laboratories (MSL). This report presents…

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Continuing Innovation in Information Technology

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Depicting Innovation in Information Technology

Information technology (IT) is widely understood to be the enabling technology of the 21st century. IT has transformed, and continues to transform, all aspects of our lives: commerce and finance…

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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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Summary of a Workshop on Software Certification and Dependability

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Certifiably Dependable Software Systems

Presents a summary of workshop participants; and presentations and subsequent discussion. This report covers, among other things, the strengths and limitations of process; challenges and opportunities; experience to date; organization…

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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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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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Materials Research to Meet 21st Century Defense Needs

Committee on Materials Research for Defense After Next, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Materials Advisory Board, National Research Council

In order to achieve the revolutionary new defense capabilities offered by materials science and engineering, innovative management to reduce the risks associated with translating research results will be needed along…

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The Carbon Dioxide Dilemma: Promising Technologies and Policies

Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Contains presentations of a symposium held in April of 2002. The sequestration options include ocean disposal, terrestrial disposal in geologic formations, biomass based approaches, and carbon trading schemes. This report…

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Atomic, Molecular and Optical Science: An Investment in the Future

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This book responds to the call for a clear description of the role of basic science in meeting societal needs. It gives examples of societal benefits of atomic, molecular, and…

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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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Fundamental Physics and Chemistry: Space Science in the Twenty-First Century - Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

Task Group on Fundamental Physics and Chemistry,Space Science Board,National Research Council

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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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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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Report of a Workshop on the Scope and Nature of Computational Thinking

Committee for the Workshops on Computational Thinking,National Research Council

Report of a Workshop on the Scope and Nature of Computational Thinking presents a number of perspectives on the definition and applicability of computational thinking. For example, one idea expressed…

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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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Office Work-stations in the Home

Board on Telecommunications and Computer Applications,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Telecommuting - people working at home with computers connected to offices miles away - could reshape the way America works. This book addresses questions such as: What are the effects…

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Managing Microcomputers in Large Organizations

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

The information age is taking its toll on traditional office management techniques, where organizations have to devise a strategy for understanding how [a microcomputer’s] performance can be monitored. This book…

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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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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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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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Review of the Space Communications Program of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate

Committee to Review NASA's Space Communications Program,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The Space Communications Office (SCO) at NASA has two primary roles. The first is to manage two of the communications networks that enable spaceflight operations and research, and the second…

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

National Research Council

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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Responding to Capability Surprise: A Strategy for U.S. Naval Forces

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Committee on Capability Surprise on U.S. Naval Forces

From a military operational standpoint, surprise is an event or capability that could affect the outcome of a mission or campaign for which preparations are not in place. This book…

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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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Neutrinos and Beyond: New Windows on Nature

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Neutrino Facilities Assessment Committee,National Academy of Sciences

The President’s FY 2003 Budget Request for the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction Account called for a National Research Council (NRC) review of…

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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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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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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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Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels

Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels

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Astronomy and Astrophysics: Space Science in the Twenty-First Century - Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

Task Group on Astronomy and Astrophysics,Space Science Board,National Research Council,Leo A. Orleans

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Life Sciences: Space Science in the Twenty-First Century - Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

Task Group on Life Sciences,Space Science Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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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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Reusable Booster System: Review and Assessment

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee for the Reusable Booster System: Review and Assessment

On June 15, 2011, the Air Force Space Command established a new vision, mission, and set of goals to ensure continued U.S. dominance in space and cyberspace mission areas. Subsequently…

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Materials in the New Millennium: Responding to Society’s Needs

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board,Proceedings of the 2000 National Materials Advisory Board Forum

Details the forum that was held by the National Materials Advisory Board at the National Academy of Sciences. The purpose of this forum held was to bring the importance of…

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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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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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Nuclear Physics: The Core of Matter, the Fuel of Stars

Committee on Nuclear Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Part of the The Physics in a New Era series, this book describes the activity in understanding nuclear structure and symmetries, the behavior of matter at extreme densities, the role…

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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology: Fiscal Year 2011

NASA Aeronautics Research: An Assessment

Managing Space Radiation Risk in the New Era of Space Exploration

Commercial Supersonic Technology: The Way Ahead

Connecting Quarks with the Cosmos: Eleven Science Questions for the New Century

Looking Over the Fence at Networks: A Neighbor’s View of Networking Research

Dredging Coastal Ports: An Assessment of the Issues

An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories: Fiscal Years 2004-2005

Continuing Innovation in Information Technology

Commercialization of New Materials for a Global Economy

Summary of a Workshop on Software Certification and Dependability

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

For Greener Skies: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Aviation

Materials Research to Meet 21st Century Defense Needs

The Carbon Dioxide Dilemma: Promising Technologies and Policies

Atomic, Molecular and Optical Science: An Investment in the Future

Recapturing NASA’s Aeronautics Flight Research Capabilities

Fundamental Physics and Chemistry: Space Science in the Twenty-First Century - Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

Effective Manning of the U.S. Merchant Fleet

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

Report of a Workshop on the Scope and Nature of Computational Thinking

Disposal of Offshore Platforms

Office Work-stations in the Home

Managing Microcomputers in Large Organizations

Report of a Workshop on the Pedagogical Aspects of Computational Thinking

Information Assurance for Network-Centric Naval Forces

Broadband: Bringing Home the Bits

Improving State Voter Registration Databases: Final Report

Review of the Space Communications Program of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate

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

Assessment of Advanced Solid-State Lighting

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

Responding to Capability Surprise: A Strategy for U.S. Naval Forces

Retooling Manufacturing: Bridging Design, Materials, and Production

Neutrinos and Beyond: New Windows on Nature

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

Wireless Technology Prospects and Policy Options

Interim Report on 21st Century Cyber-Physical Systems Education

Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels

Astronomy and Astrophysics: Space Science in the Twenty-First Century - Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

Life Sciences: Space Science in the Twenty-First Century - Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

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

Reusable Booster System: Review and Assessment

Materials in the New Millennium: Responding to Society’s Needs

Midsize Facilities: The Infrastructure for Materials Research

Fusion of Security System Data to Improve Airport Security

Managing Materials for a Twenty-First Century Military

Nuclear Physics: The Core of Matter, the Fuel of Stars

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