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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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Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on the Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons,National Academy of Sciences

Underground facilities are used extensively by many nations to conceal and protect strategic military functions and weapons and stockpiles. Based on numerical calculations, this report presents a series of findings…

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The Effects of Solar Variability on Earth’s Climate: A Workshop Report

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Effects of Solar Variability on Earth's Climate

On September 8-9, 2011, experts in solar physics, climate models, paleoclimatology, and atmospheric science assembled at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado for a workshop to…

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The Effects on the Atmosphere of a Major Nuclear Exchange

Committee on the Atmospheric Effects of Nuclear Explosions,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

Considers the effects of fine dust from ground-level detonations, of smoke from widespread fires, and of chemicals released into the atmosphere. The authors use mathematical models of atmospheric processes and…

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Using Oil Spill Dispersants on the Sea

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Marine Board,Committee on Effectiveness of Oil Spill Dispersants

While major oil spills are rare, oil slicks can have disastrous environmental and economic consequences. This book summarizes research on the use of chemical dispersants: their effectiveness and limitations and…

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Protecting People and Buildings from Terrorism: Technology Transfer for Blast-Effects Mitigation

Committee for Oversight and Assessment of Blast-effects and Related Research,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

Concerned with the vulnerability of U.S. civilian and military personnel to terrorist bombing attacks, the U.S. Congress directed the Department of Defense to undertake a comprehensive research and testing program…

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Aviation Safety and Pilot Control: Understanding and Preventing Unfavorable Pilot-Vehicle Interactions

Committee on the Effects of Aircraft-Pilot Coupling on Flight Safety,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Evaluates the state of knowledge about adverse aircraft-pilot coupling (APC) and processes that may be used to eliminate it from military and commercial aircraft. This book is useful for technical…

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Using Oil Spill Dispersants on the Sea

While major oil spills are rare, oil slicks can have disastrous environmental and economic consequences. Based on laboratory and field research, as well as on actual case histories, this book…

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Human Resource Practices for Implementing Advanced Manufacturing Technology

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on the Effective Implementation of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

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S&T Strategies of Six Countries: Implications for the United States

Committee on Global Science and Technology Strategies and Their Effect on U.S. National Security,National Research Council

An increase in global access to goods and knowledge is transforming world-class science and technology (S&T) by bringing it within the capability of an unprecedented number of global parties who…

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Blast Mitigation for Structures

Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Committee for Oversight and Assessment of Blast-effects and Related Research, National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems

The Blast Mitigation for Structures Program (BMSP) is a research and development activity conducted by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to improve the performance of buildings that are targets…

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Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes

Committee on Review of the Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes,Air Force Science and Technology Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Under mandate of Section 253, Study and Report on Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes, of the Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense Authorization Act, the U.S. Air…

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Review of the Need for a Large-Scale Test Facility for Research on the Effects of Extreme Winds on Structures

Committee to Review the Need for a Large-Scale Test Facility for Research on the Effects of Extreme Winds on Structures,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has proposed that a large-scale wind test facility (LSWTF) be constructed to study, in full-scale…

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Aging and the Macroeconomy: Long-Term Implications of an Older Population

National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications

The United States is in the midst of a major demographic shift. In the coming decades, people aged 65 and over will make up an increasingly large percentage of the…

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Industrial Methods for the Effective Development and Testing of Defense Systems

Panel on Industrial Methods for the Effective Test and Development of Defense Systems,National Research Council

Over the past decade and a half, the National Research Council, through its Committee on National Statistics, has carried out a number of studies on the application of statistical methods…

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Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (Cafe) Standards

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Since CAFE standards were established 25 years ago, there have been significant changes in motor vehicle technology, globalization of the industry, production capacity and other factors. This volume evaluates the…

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Development Planning: A Strategic Approach to Future Air Force Capabilities

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Improving the Effectiveness and Efficiency of U.S. Air Force Pre-Acquisition Development Planning

The development and application of technology has been an essential part of U.S. airpower, leading to a century of air supremacy. But that developmental path has rarely been straight, and…

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Materials in a New Era: Proceedings of the 1999 Solid State Sciences Committee Forum

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Solid State Sciences Committee,National Academy of Sciences

The 1999 Solid State Sciences Committee Forum, entitled Materials in a New Era, was held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., on February 16-17, 1999. The forum…

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Plasma Science: Advancing Knowledge in the National Interest

Plasma 2010 Committee,Plasma Science Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Offers a vision for developments in plasma science. This report provides an examination of the themes that frame plasma research: low-temperature plasma science and engineering; plasma physics at high energy…

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Frontiers in High Energy Density Physics: The X-Games of Contemporary Science

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Plasma Science Committee,Committee on High Energy Density Plasma Physics

This report describes the major research facilities on which high energy density conditions can be achieved and lists a number of key scientific questions about high energy density physics that…

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Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: The Science of the World Around Us

Committee on CMMP 2010,Solid State Sciences Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Part of the Physics 2010 decadal survey project, this work assesses the state of the field in the United States, examines possible directions for the 21st century, offers a set…

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Scientific Opportunities with a Rare-Isotope Facility in the United States

Rare Isotope Science Assessment Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Provides a discussion of the key science drivers for a Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). This book gives an assessment of existing domestic and international rare isotope beams. It…

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A Review of the DOE Plan for U.S. Fusion Community Participation in the ITER Program

Committee to Review the U.S. ITER Science Participation Planning Process,Plasma Science Committee,National Research Council

ITER presents the United States and its international partners with the opportunity to explore new and exciting frontiers of plasma science while bringing the promise of fusion energy closer to…

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Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility: Update on National Research Council Recommendations

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program,National Academy of Sciences

This report reviews the status of the U.S. Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP) operations at Tooele, Utah, with respect to previous recommendations and observations made by the National Research…

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Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism

Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism,National Research Council

This text discusses technical approaches to mitigate vulnerabilities in US society. Topics include: nuclear and radiological threats; bioterrorism; toxic chemicals and explosive materials; transportation systems; the response of people to…

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Small Wonders, Endless Frontiers: A Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative

Committee for the Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CTS-0096624.

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Gravitational Physics: Exploring the Structure of Space and Time

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Identifies the opportunities for research in Gravitational Physics and describes the resources necessary to realize those opportunities. This book examines topics such as gravitational waves and their detection, classical and…

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Geodesy in the Year 2000

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

The accuracy of satellite geodetic data has approached the centimeter level and is expected to improve further. This bodes well for the application of geodetic data to the solution of…

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The Future of Supercomputing: An Interim Report

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on the Future of Supercomputing

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…

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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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Future of the National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Network

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Weather Service Modernization Committee

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The Field of Solar Physics: Review and Recommendations for Ground-Based Solar Research

Committee on Solar Physics,National Research Council

Summarizes the major questions in solar physics theory and observations, and proposes recommendations. This study addresses institutional issues as the role of the universities in the national solar observations, structural…

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Summary of the Sensing and Positioning Technology Workshop of the Committee on Nanotechnology for the Intelligence Community: Interim Report

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board

The emergence of nanotechnology as a major science and technology research topic has sparked substantial interest by the intelligence community. In particular the community is interested both in the potential…

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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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Upgrading the Space Shuttle

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

The space shuttle is a unique national resource. One of only two operating vehicles that carries humans into space, the space shuttle functions as a scientific laboratory and as a…

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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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Assessment of the NASA Astrobiology Institute

Committee on the Review of the NASA Astrobiology Institute,National Research Council

In 1997, NASA established an Astrobiology program (the NASA Astrobiology Institute - NAI) as a result of a series of results from solar system exploration. This book presents an evaluation…

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Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos

Committee on Solar and Space Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

To help define and systematize the universal aspects of the field of space physics, the National Research Council was asked by NASA’s Office of Space Science to provide a scientific…

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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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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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Safety in the Underground Construction and Operation of the Exploratory Studies Facility at Yucca Mountain

U.S. National Committee on Tunneling Technology,National Research Council

To determine the suitability of Yucca Mountain as a repository, the Department of Energy constructed an underground Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF) where tests and experiments will be performed. This book…

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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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Alternative Technologies for the Destruction of Chemical Agents and Munitions

National Research Council

The Committee on Alternative Chemical Demilitarization Technologies was formed by the National Research Council to investigate potential alternatives to the baseline technology. This book, the result of its investigation, addresses…

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The Quarantine and Certification of Martian Samples

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration,National Academy of Sciences

Samples of Martian soil, rocks, and atmosphere are expected to be returned to Earth as early as 2015, so in 1999 the Committee of Planetary and Lunar Exploration of the…

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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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Harnessing Light: Optical Science and Engineering for the 21st Century

Committee on Optical Science and Engineering,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Optical science and engineering affect almost every aspect of our lives. This book surveys their applications, as well as the status of the optics industry and of research and education…

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Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1980’s

Astronomy Survey Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1980’s

Astronomy Survey Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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Effective Manning of the U.S. Merchant Fleet

Effects of Nuclear Earth-Penetrator and Other Weapons

The Effects of Solar Variability on Earth’s Climate: A Workshop Report

The Effects on the Atmosphere of a Major Nuclear Exchange

Using Oil Spill Dispersants on the Sea

Protecting People and Buildings from Terrorism: Technology Transfer for Blast-Effects Mitigation

Aviation Safety and Pilot Control: Understanding and Preventing Unfavorable Pilot-Vehicle Interactions

Using Oil Spill Dispersants on the Sea

Human Resource Practices for Implementing Advanced Manufacturing Technology

S&T Strategies of Six Countries: Implications for the United States

Blast Mitigation for Structures

Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes

Review of the Need for a Large-Scale Test Facility for Research on the Effects of Extreme Winds on Structures

Aging and the Macroeconomy: Long-Term Implications of an Older Population

Industrial Methods for the Effective Development and Testing of Defense Systems

Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (Cafe) Standards

Development Planning: A Strategic Approach to Future Air Force Capabilities

Materials in a New Era: Proceedings of the 1999 Solid State Sciences Committee Forum

Plasma Science: Advancing Knowledge in the National Interest

Frontiers in High Energy Density Physics: The X-Games of Contemporary Science

Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: The Science of the World Around Us

Scientific Opportunities with a Rare-Isotope Facility in the United States

A Review of the DOE Plan for U.S. Fusion Community Participation in the ITER Program

Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility: Update on National Research Council Recommendations

Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism

Small Wonders, Endless Frontiers: A Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative

Gravitational Physics: Exploring the Structure of Space and Time

Geodesy in the Year 2000

The Future of Supercomputing: An Interim Report

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

Future of the National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Network

The Field of Solar Physics: Review and Recommendations for Ground-Based Solar Research

Summary of the Sensing and Positioning Technology Workshop of the Committee on Nanotechnology for the Intelligence Community: Interim Report

Aeronautical Technologies for the Twenty-First Century

Upgrading the Space Shuttle

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

Assessment of the NASA Astrobiology Institute

Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos

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

Report of a Workshop on the Pedagogical Aspects of Computational Thinking

Safety in the Underground Construction and Operation of the Exploratory Studies Facility at Yucca Mountain

Space Technology for the New Century

Alternative Technologies for the Destruction of Chemical Agents and Munitions

The Quarantine and Certification of Martian Samples

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

Harnessing Light: Optical Science and Engineering for the 21st Century

Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1980’s

Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1980’s

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