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      Materials Research Agenda for the Automobile and Aircraft Industries

      Committee on Materials for the 21st Century,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents a materials research agenda for the commercial aircraft and automobile industries. This work uses two case studies as a basis for discussion: the 50-mile-per-gallon, 5-passenger sedan and the high-speed…

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      Aeronautical Technologies for the Twenty-First Century

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

      Prepared at the request of NASA, this book presents steps to help prevent the erosion of US dominance in the global aeronautics market. It recommends the expansion of research on…

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      Materials Science and Engineering for the 1990’s: Maintaining Competitiveness in the Age of Materials

      Committee on Materials Science and Engineering,Solid State Sciences Committee,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Physics and Astronomy

      Materials science and engineering (MSE) contributes to our lives by making possible technologies ranging from the automobiles we drive to the lasers our physicians use. This book charts the impact…

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      Ceramic Fibers and Coatings: Advanced Materials for the Twenty-First Century

      Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Advanced Fibers for High-Temperature Ceramic Composites,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board

      High-temperature ceramic fibers are the key components of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs). Ceramic fiber properties (strength, temperature and creep resistance, for example)-along with the debonding characteristics of their coatings-determine the…

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      Space Technology for the New Century

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

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      Counterfeit Deterrent Features for the Next-Generation Currency Design

      Committee on Next-Generation Currency Design,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Materials Advisory Board,National Academy of Sciences

      Redesign of US banknotes is necessary in order to incorporate features aimed at discouraging counterfeiting using advanced copiers-scanners-printers. This volume evaluates a large number of such features while recommending a…

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      Currency Features for Visually Impaired People

      Committee on Currency Features Usable by the Visually Impaired,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Committee on Currency Features for the Visually Impaired evaluated features that could be incorporated in the production of US banknotes that enable visually disabled people to determine the denomination…

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      Nonconventional Concrete Technologies: Renewal of the Highway Infrastructure

      Committee on Nonconventional Concrete Technologies for Renewal of the Highway Infrastructure,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Materials Advisory Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      Nonconventional Concrete Technologies: Renewal of the Highway Infrastructure identifies research and development opportunities in innovative, nonconventional materials and processes that have the potential to accelerate the construction process, improve the…

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      Separation Technologies for the Industries of the Future

      Panel on Separation Technology for Industrial Reuse and Recycling,Committee on Industrial Technology Assessments,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Separation processes are essential to the chemical, petroleum refining, and materials processing industries. This volume reviews the separation process needs of seven industries and identifies technologies that hold promise for…

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      Manufacturing Process Controls for the Industries of the Future

      Panel on Manufacturing Process Controls,Committee on Industrial Technology Assessments,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Materials Advisory Board,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design

      Manufacturing process controls include all systems and software that exert control over production processes. Control systems include process sensors, data processing equipment, actuators, networks to connect equipment, and algorithms to…

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