The mission of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to promote innovation and the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing through measurement science…

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…

Additive manufacturing has the potential to positively affect human spaceflight operations by enabling the in-orbit manufacture of replacement parts and tools, which could reduce existing logistics requirements for the International…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST] Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is a national user facility whose mission is to ensure the availability of neutron measurement capabilities in…

The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology works with industry and other government laboratories to improve the nation’s measurements and standards infrastructure…

Reviews research on the Loma Prieta quake and draws from it’s practical lessons that can be applied to other earthquake-prone areas of the country. This work contains papers presented at…

Mathematical sciences play a key role in many important areas of Homeland Security. This report presents the results of a workshop focusing on mathematical methods and techniques for addressing these…

The Committee on the Future of Supercomputing was tasked to assess prospects for supercomputing technology research and development in support of US needs, to examine key elements of context and…