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      Seeing Photons: Progress and Limits of Visible and Infrared Sensor Arrays

      Committee on Developments in Detector Technologies,National Research Council

      The Department of Defense recently highlighted intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities as a top priority for U.S. warfighters. Contributions provided by ISR assets in the operational theaters in Iraq…

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      Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics

      Committee on Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics,National Research Council

      Provides a direction for developing strategies that mitigate land degradation, deforestation and biological resource losses. This book also includes a practical discussion of 12 major land use options for boosting…

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      Determining Core Capabilities in Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology

      Committee on Determining Core Capabilities in Chemical and Biological Defense Research and Development,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      The goal of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) is to provide support and world-class capabilities enabling he U.S. Armed Forces to fight and…

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      Science and Technology in Kazakhstan: Current Status and Future Prospects

      Committee on Science and Technology in Kazakhstan,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,National Research Council

      Kazakhstan has an ambitious program to increase its technological competitiveness in the global market place during the next few years, but achieving success will depend in large measure on the…

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      Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Committee on Earth Resources

      Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Research Council to examine the geology and unconventional hydrocarbon resources of…

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      Beyond Fortress America: National Security Controls on Science and Technology in a Globalized World

      Committee on Science, Security, and Prosperity,Committee on Scientific Communication and National Security,National Research Council

      The national security controls that regulate access to and export of science and technology are broken. As currently structured, many of these controls undermine our national and homeland security and…

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      The Fundamental Role of Science and Technology in International Development: An Imperative for the U.S. Agency for International Development

      Committee on Science and Technology in Foreign Assistance,National Research Council

      Explores specific programmatic, organizational, and personnel reforms that would increase the effective use of science and technology to meet the US Agency for International Development’s goals while supporting larger US…

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      Science and Technology in Armenia: Toward a Knowledge-Based Economy

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,Committee on Science and Technology in Armenia

      An NRC ad hoc committee analyzed the status and development potential of Armenia’s science and technology base. The committee identified those fields and institutions offering promising opportunities for contributing to…

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      Human-System Integration in the System Development Process: A New Look

      Committee on Human-System Design Support for Changing Technology,Committee on Human Factors,National Research Council

      To prevent both the individually annoying and nationally significant consequences, human capabilities and needs must be considered early and throughout system design and development. This collection of development activities has…

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      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…

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      Management and Effects of Coalbed Methane Produced Water in the United States

      Committee on Management and Effects of Coalbed Methane Development and Produced Water in the Western United States,Committee on Earth Resources,National Research Council

      In some coalbeds, naturally occurring water pressure holds methane–the main component of natural gas–fixed to coal surfaces and within the coal. In a coalbed methane (CBM) well, pumping water from…

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      Globalization, Biosecurity, and the Future of the Life Sciences

      Committee on Advances in Technology and the Prevention of Their Application to Next Generation Biowarfare Threats,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Biomedical advances have made it possible to manipulate features of living organisms in useful ways. This book examines the trends and objectives of research in public health, life sciences, and…

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      Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment

      Committee on Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R & D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment,National Research Council

      The U.S. information technology (IT) research and development (R&D) ecosystem was the envy of the world in 1995. However, this position of leadership is not a birthright, and it is…

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      Human Performance Modification: Review of Worldwide Research with a View to the Future

      National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Assessing Foreign Technology Development in Human Performance Modification

      The development of technologies to modify natural human physical and cognitive performance is one of increasing interest and concern, especially among military services that may be called on to defeat…

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      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…

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      Building the U.S. Battery Industry for Electric Drive Vehicles: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities: 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,Subcommittee on Electric Drive Battery Research and Development Activities

      Best practice in state and regional innovation –Cover.

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