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      Status and Applications of Diamond and Diamond-Like Materials: An Emerging Technology

      Committee on Superhard Materials,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council

      Discoveries enabling the growth of crystalline diamond by chemical vapor deposition offer the potential for a wide variety of applications. This book examines the state of the technology arising from…

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      Research Opportunities for Materials with Ultrafine Microstructures

      Materials with nanoscale structure (like a structure of less than 100 nanometers in size) represent an exciting field of research. Based on a survey of research findings and commercial prospects…

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      Liquid Crystalline Polymers

      Committee on Liquid Crystalline Polymers,National Materials Advisory Board,National Research Council

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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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      Expanding the Vision of Sensor Materials

      Committee on New Sensor Technologies: Materials and Applications,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council

      Based on case studies from manufacturing and structural monitoring, involving chemical and long wave-length infrared sensors, this book suggests an approach that frames technical issues to expedite the consideration of…

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      Materials for High-Density Electronic Packaging and Interconnection

      Committee on Materials for High-Density Electronic Packaging,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,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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      Microelectromechanical Systems: Advanced Materials and Fabrication Methods

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Advanced Materials and Fabrication Methods for Microelectromechanical Systems

      Microelectromenchanical systems (MEMS) is a field that adapts for new uses a technology already optimized to accomplish a specific set of objectives. MEMS is a multidisciplinary field involving challenges and…

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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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      Microwave Processing of Materials

      National Research Council,National Materials Advisory Board

      Assesses the potential of microwave technology for industrial applications and reviews the equipment and processing methods. This book also identifies both the gaps in understanding of microwave processing technology and…

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      Coatings for High-temperature Structural Materials: Trends and Opportunities

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      Assesses the state of the art of coatings materials and processes for gas-turbine blades and vanes. Determining potential applications of coatings in high-temperature environments, this title identifies needs for improved…

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      New Materials for Next-Generation Commercial Transports

      Committee on New Materials for Advanced Civil Aircraft,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Aims to identify issues related to the introduction of materials and the effects that advanced materials have on the durability and technical risk of future civil aircraft throughout their service…

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      Materials for High-Temperature Semiconductor Devices

      Committee on Materials for High-Temperature Semiconductor Devices,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Surveys three wide bandgap materials (silicon carbide, nitrides, and diamond), assesses the national and international efforts to develop these materials, identifies the technical barriers to development and manufacture, determines the…

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      High Performance Synthetic Fibers for Composites

      Committee on High Performance Synthetic Fibers for Composites,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Materials Advisory Board

      High performance synthetic fibers are key components of composite materials. This book stresses the need for redesigning university curricula to reflect the interdisciplinary nature of fiber science and technology. It…

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      U.S. Nuclear Engineering Education: Status and Prospects

      Committee on Nuclear Engineering Education,National Research Council,C. Gelijns Annetine,National Academy of Sciences

      Characterizes the status of nuclear engineering education in the United States and estimates the supply and demand for nuclear engineers - both graduate and undergraduate. This book also addresses the…

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      Hierarchical Structures in Biology as a Guide for New Materials Technology

      Committee on Synthetic Hierarchical Structures,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Hierarchical structures are those assemblages of molecular units or their aggregates embedded within other particles or aggregates. This volume reviews the synthetic techniques and processing procedures for assembling these structures…

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      Fire- and Smoke-resistant Interior Materials for Commercial Transport Aircraft

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      The two principal objectives of this book were (1) to identify promising materials technologies, design issues (both overall and for individual components), and fire performance parameters (both full scale and…

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      Passenger Screening

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      This book addresses new technologies being considered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for screening airport passengers for concealed weapons and explosives. The FAA is supporting the development of promising…

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      Assessment of Research Needs for Wind Turbine Rotor Materials Technology

      Committee on Assessment of Research Needs for Wind Turbine Rotor Materials Technology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Wind-driven power systems represent a renewable energy technology. Arrays of interconnected wind turbines can convert power carried by the wind into electricity. This book defines a research and development agenda…

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      Conservation of Historic Stone Buildings and Monuments

      Committee on Conservation of Historic Stone Buildings and Monuments,National Materials Advisory Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

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      New Horizons in Electrochemical Science and Technology

      Committee on Electrochemical aspects of Energy Conservation and Production,National Materials Advisory Board,National Research Council

      Reviews the status of electrochemical knowledge, recommends areas of future research and development, identifies technological opportunities in electrochemistry, delineates opportunities for interdisciplinary research, and outlines the socioeconomic impact of electrochemical…

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      Competitiveness of the U.S. Minerals and Metals Industry

      Committee on Competitiveness of the U.S. Minerals and Metals Industry,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council

      Includes an assessment of the global minerals and metals industry; a review of technologies in use for exploration, mining, minerals processing, and metals extraction; and a look at research priorities…

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      Aviation Fuels with Improved Fire Safety: A Proceedings

      Committee on Aviation Fuels with Improved Fire Safety,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council

      The reduction of the fire hazard of fuel is critical to improving survivability in impact-survivable aircraft accidents. This title reviews the state of development, technological needs, and promising technology for…

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      Aging of U.S. Air Force Aircraft: Final Report

      Committee on Aging of U.S. Air Force Aircraft,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council

      Provides a strategy to address the technical needs and priorities associated with the US Air Force’s aging airframe structures. This book includes a summary of the structural status of the…

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      Computer-Aided Materials Selection During Structural Design

      Committee on Application of Expert Systems to Materials Selection During Structural Design,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Reviews the structural design process and determines the elements, and capabilities required for a materials selection expert system to assist design engineers. This book also recommends the areas of expert…

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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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      Materials Science and Engineering: Forging Stronger Links to Users

      Committee on Materials Science and Engineering: Forging Stronger Links to Users,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Materials are the foundation and fabric of manufactured products. This book explores the relationships among the producers and users of materials and examines the processes of innovation - from the…

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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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      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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      Beam Technologies for Integrated Processing

      Committee on Beam Technologies: Opportunities in Attaining Fully Integrated Processing Systems,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Beam technologies play an important role in microelectronic component fabrication. This volume identifies various beam technologies and their applications in electronics and other manufacturing processes. Recommendations for research and development…

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      Enabling Technologies for Unified Life Cycle Engineering of Structural Components

      Committee on Enabling Technologies for Unified Life-Cycle Engineering of Structural Components,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Materials Advisory Board

      Unified life-cycle engineering (ULCE) is a design engineering environment. This book addresses ULCE approaches to design, manufacture, and application of structural components, especially for advanced military systems. Conclusions and recommendations…

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      Shiphandling Simulation: Application to Waterway Design

      Committee on Assessment of Shiphandling Simulation,Marine Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Addresses how computer-based simulation can be used to improve the cost-effectiveness of waterway design, while satisfying safety objectives. This book examines the role of computer simulation in improving waterway design…

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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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      Improved Fire- and Smoke-Resistant Materials for Commercial Aircraft Interiors: Conference on Fire and Smoke Resistant Materials : A Proceedings

      Committee on Fire- and Smoke-Resistant Materials for Commercial Aircraft Interiors,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Describes the Conference on Fire and Smoke-Resistant Materials. This work identifies trends in aircraft fire safety and research directions for the FAA program. It contains 15 papers and summaries of…

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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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      In Our Own Backyard: Principles for Effective Improvement of the Nation’s Infrastructure

      Committee on Infrastructure,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Takes a different look - primarily from a technological perspective - at the nation’s infrastructure . This study draws information from workshops held in Phoenix, Cincinnati, and Boston. It recommends…

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      Toward Infrastructure Improvement: An Agenda for Research

      Committee for an Infrastructure Technology Research Agenda,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Advises the federal government on a national infrastructure research agenda. This book views that the traditional disciplinary and institutional divisions among infrastructure modes and professions are historical artifacts that impose…

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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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      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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      Inspection and Other Strategies for Assuring Quality in Government Construction

      William B. Ledbetter,Andrew C. Lemer

      Reports on the costs, effectiveness, and risks associated with agency and private sector inspection practices. This book provides advice to senior and mid-level agency managers on the relative merits of…

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      Uninhabited Air Vehicles: Enabling Science for Military Systems

      Committee on Materials, Structures, and Aeronautics for Advanced Uninhabited Air Vehicles,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      States that US Air Force (USAF) planners have envisioned that uninhabited air vehicles (UAVs), working in concert with inhabited vehicles, will become an integral part of the future force structure…

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      The Impact of Selling the Federal Helium Reserve

      National Research Council,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Materials Advisory Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Board on Physics and Astronomy

      The Helium Privatization Act of 1996 (PL 104-273) directs the Department of the Interior to begin liquidating the US Federal Helium Reserve by 2005 in a manner consistent with minimum…

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      Improving Surface Transportation Security: A Research and Development Strategy

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Transportation Research Board,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,National Materials Advisory Board

      The surface transportation system is vital to the nation’s economy, defense, and quality of life. Although, the surface transportation system is remarkably resilient, it is also open and decentralized, making…

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      Uses of Risk Analysis to Achieve Balanced Safety in Building Design and Operations

      Committee on Risk Appraisal in the Development of Facilities Design Criteria,National Research Council

      Risk analysis offers improved overall safety of new and existing facilities. This book considers engineering risk analysis applications to the field of building safety. It helps facility professionals, policymakers, and…

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