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Materials in the New Millennium: Responding to Society’s Needs

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board,Proceedings of the 2000 National Materials Advisory Board Forum

Details the forum that was held by the National Materials Advisory Board at the National Academy of Sciences. The purpose of this forum held was to bring the importance of…

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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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Proceedings of a Workshop on Materials State Awareness

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The National Research Council convened a workshop at which speakers gave their personal perspectives on technological approaches to understanding materials state and described potential challenges and advances in technology. This…

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Integrated Computational Materials Engineering: A Transformational Discipline for Improved Competitiveness and National Security

Committee on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering,National Research Council

Integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) can accelerate materials development and unify design and manufacturing. This book offers a vision for ICME, a view of case studies and lessons learned, an…

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Research Opportunities in Corrosion Science and Engineering

Committee on Research Opportunities in Corrosion Science and Engineering,National Research Council

[This book] identifies grand challenges for the corrosion research community, highlights research opportunities in corrosion science and engineering, and posits a national strategy for corrosion research. It is a logical…

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Materials Research to Meet 21st Century Defense Needs

Committee on Materials Research for Defense After Next, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Materials Advisory Board, National Research Council

In order to achieve the revolutionary new defense capabilities offered by materials science and engineering, innovative management to reduce the risks associated with translating research results will be needed along…

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Assessment of Corrosion Education

Committee on Assessing Corrosion Education,National Research Council

The threat from the degradation of materials in the engineered products that drive our economy, keep our citizenry healthy, and keep us safe from terrorism and belligerent threats has been…

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Globalization of Materials R&D: Time for a National Strategy

Committee on Globalization of Materials Research and Development,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The Department of Defense (DOD) asked the NRC to assess the status and impacts of the global spread of MSE R&D. This report presents a discussion of drivers affecting US…

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Future Materials Science Research on the International Space Station

Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Materials Advisory Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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Commercialization of New Materials for a Global Economy

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

Addresses the factors that impede the transition of new materials from concepts into commercial use. This book identifies policies and actions that government and industry, together with universities, can take…

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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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Defending the U.S. Air Transportation System Against Chemical and Biological Threats

Committee on Assessment of Security Technologies for Transportation,National Research Council

Historically, most terrorist attacks on civilian targets have involved the use of firearms or explosives, and current defensive strategies are aimed at preventing attacks perpetrated by such means. However, the…

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Fusion of Security System Data to Improve Airport Security

Committee on Assessment of Security Technologies for Transportation,National Research Council

The security of the US commercial aviation system has grown since the 1970’s when the hijacking of aircraft became a serious problem. This book focuses on data fusion as a…

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Managing Materials for a Twenty-First Century Military

Committee on Assessing the Need for a Defense Stockpile,National Research Council

Since 1939, the U.S. government, using the National Defense Stockpile (NDS), has been stockpiling critical strategic materials for national defense. The economic and national security environments, however, have changed significantly…

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Opportunities to Improve Airport Passenger Screening with Mass Spectrometry

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board,Committee on Assessment of Security Technologies for Transportation,National Academy of Sciences

Presents an assessment of mass spectrometry for enhanced trace detection (ETD) of chemicals contained in explosives. This report describes limitations of trace detection in technologies. It offers a discussion of…

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Assessment of Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Technology for Detection and Identification of Concealed Explosives and Weapons

Committee on Assessment of Security Technologies for Transportation,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Focuses on millimeter-wavelength/terahertz imaging and spectroscopy technologies that offer promise in meeting aviation security requirements. This report provides a description of the basic operation of these imaging systems, an assessment…

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Summary of the Power Systems Workshop on Nanotechnology for the Intelligence Community: Interim Report

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board,Committee on Nanotechnology for the Intelligence Community

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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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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Use of Lightweight Materials in 21st Century Army Trucks

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board,Committee on Lightweight Materials for 21st Century Army Trucks,National Academy of Sciences

Provides information on how, in order to achieve the Army’s envisioned Objective Force, the Committee on Lightweight Materials for the 21st Century Army Trucks was asked to identify research and…

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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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Intermetallic Alloy Development: A Program Evaluation

Panel on Intermetallic Alloy Development,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Materials Advisory Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

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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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Retooling Manufacturing: Bridging Design, Materials, and Production

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Committee on Bridging Design and Manufacturing

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…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Accelerating Technology Transition: Bridging the Valley of Death for Materials and Processes in Defense Systems

Committee on Accelerating Technology Transition,National Materials Advisory Board,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

The Department of Defense asked the National Research Council to examine lessons learned from rapid technology applications by integrated design and manufacturing groups. This report presents the results of that…

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Selling the Nation’s Helium Reserve

Committee on Understanding the Impact of Selling the Helium Reserve,National Materials Advisory Board,National Research Council

Helium has long been the subject of public policy deliberation and management, largely because of its many strategic uses and its unusual source-it is a derived product of natural gas…

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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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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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Proceedings of the Materials Forum: Corrosion Education for the 21st Century

Corrosion Education Workshop Organizing Panel,National Research Council

Brings together corrosion specialists, government officials, and other interested parties. This title gives their personal perspectives on whether corrosion abatement is addressed in our nation’s engineering curricula and, if not…

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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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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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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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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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Configuration Management and Performance Verification of Explosives-Detection Systems

Panel on Technical Regulation of Explosives Detection Systems,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Materials Advisory Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

This report assesses the configuration-management and performance-verification options for the development and regulation of commercially available Explosive Detection Systems (EDS) and other systems designed for detection of explosives. In particular…

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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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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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National Laboratories and Universities: Building New Ways to Work Together, Report of a Workshop

Committee on National Laboratories and Universities,National Materials Advisory Board,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Policy and Global Affairs,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

Based on a report of a workshop held in 2003 to address best practices and remaining challenges with respect to national laboratory-university collaborations.

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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 in the New Millennium: Responding to Society’s Needs

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

Proceedings of a Workshop on Materials State Awareness

Integrated Computational Materials Engineering: A Transformational Discipline for Improved Competitiveness and National Security

Research Opportunities in Corrosion Science and Engineering

Materials Research to Meet 21st Century Defense Needs

Assessment of Corrosion Education

Globalization of Materials R&D: Time for a National Strategy

Future Materials Science Research on the International Space Station

Commercialization of New Materials for a Global Economy

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

Defending the U.S. Air Transportation System Against Chemical and Biological Threats

Fusion of Security System Data to Improve Airport Security

Managing Materials for a Twenty-First Century Military

Opportunities to Improve Airport Passenger Screening with Mass Spectrometry

Assessment of Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Technology for Detection and Identification of Concealed Explosives and Weapons

Summary of the Power Systems Workshop on Nanotechnology for the Intelligence Community: Interim Report

Materials Research Agenda for the Automobile and Aircraft Industries

Use of Lightweight Materials in 21st Century Army Trucks

Research Opportunities for Materials with Ultrafine Microstructures

Liquid Crystalline Polymers

Intermetallic Alloy Development: A Program Evaluation

Industrial Technology Assessments: An Evaluation of the Research Program of the Office of Industrial Technologies

Retooling Manufacturing: Bridging Design, Materials, and Production

Preservation of Historical Records

Detection of Explosives for Commercial Aviation Security

Materials for High-Density Electronic Packaging and Interconnection

Expanding the Vision of Sensor Materials

Coatings for High-temperature Structural Materials: Trends and Opportunities

Hierarchical Structures in Biology as a Guide for New Materials Technology

Accelerating Technology Transition: Bridging the Valley of Death for Materials and Processes in Defense Systems

Selling the Nation’s Helium Reserve

New Materials for Next-Generation Commercial Transports

Materials for High-Temperature Semiconductor Devices

Materials Science and Engineering: Forging Stronger Links to Users

Proceedings of the Materials Forum: Corrosion Education for the 21st Century

Microelectromechanical Systems: Advanced Materials and Fabrication Methods

Microwave Processing of Materials

Counterfeit Deterrent Features for the Next-Generation Currency Design

Conservation of Historic Stone Buildings and Monuments

New Horizons in Electrochemical Science and Technology

Competitiveness of the U.S. Minerals and Metals Industry

Configuration Management and Performance Verification of Explosives-Detection Systems

High Performance Synthetic Fibers for Composites

Aviation Fuels with Improved Fire Safety: A Proceedings

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

National Laboratories and Universities: Building New Ways to Work Together, Report of a Workshop

Currency Features for Visually Impaired People

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