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Fires in Mass Transit Vehicles: Guide for the Evaluation of Toxic Hazards

National Research Council,Transportation Research Board,National Materials Advisory Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems

Addresses fire modeling, fire testing, smoke toxicity testing, fire hazard assessment, and fire risk assessment. In the assessment of potential toxic hazards in the event of fires in mass transit…

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Materials and Society: From Research to Manufacturing: Report of a Workshop

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Solid State Sciences Committee

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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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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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Spills of Emulisfied Fuels

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Spills of Emulsified Fuels: Risks and Response is part of an evolving body of work conducted by the National Research Council (NRC) to help inform debate and decision-making regarding the…

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Going the Distance?: The Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States

Committee on Transportation of Radioactive Waste,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

A report from the National Research Council’s Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board (NRSB) and the Transportation Research Board, which reviews the risks and technical and societal concerns for the transport…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Completing the Big Dig: Managing the Final Stages of Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel Project

Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Transportation Research Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Engineering

Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel Project, a 7.8 mile system of bridges and underground highways and ramps, is the most expensive public works project ever undertaken in the United States. The original…

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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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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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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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Privacy Issues in Biomedical and Clinical Research

Board on Biology,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

After discussions with the National Cancer Institute and the Department of Energy the Board on Biology of the National Research Council agreed to run a workshop under the auspices of…

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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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Biobased Industrial Products: Research and Commercialization Priorities

Committee on Biobased Industrial Products,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Envisions a biobased industrial future. This book discusses the concept of the biorefinery and outlines potential thermal, mechanical, and chemical technologies for conversion of natural resources to industrial applications. It…

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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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The United States Antarctic Research Report to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

Polar Research Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Many nations conduct research and engage in other scientific activities on Antarctica. Each year the US National Committee for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research compiles a book that includes…

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Fires in Mass Transit Vehicles: Guide for the Evaluation of Toxic Hazards

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

Future Materials Science Research on the International Space Station

Research Opportunities for Materials with Ultrafine Microstructures

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

Materials Research to Meet 21st Century Defense Needs

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

Materials Research Agenda for the Automobile and Aircraft Industries

Commercialization of New Materials for a Global Economy

Research Opportunities in Corrosion Science and Engineering

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

Fusion of Security System Data to Improve Airport Security

New Materials for Next-Generation Commercial Transports

Improving Surface Transportation Security: A Research and Development Strategy

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

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

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

Managing Materials for a Twenty-First Century Military

Assessment of Corrosion Education

Selling the Nation’s Helium Reserve

Retooling Manufacturing: Bridging Design, Materials, and Production

Materials and Society: From Research to Manufacturing: Report of a Workshop

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

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

Spills of Emulisfied Fuels

Going the Distance?: The Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States

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

Expanding the Vision of Sensor Materials

Hierarchical Structures in Biology as a Guide for New Materials Technology

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

Microwave Processing of Materials

Materials for High-Density Electronic Packaging and Interconnection

Liquid Crystalline Polymers

Intermetallic Alloy Development: A Program Evaluation

Preservation of Historical Records

Detection of Explosives for Commercial Aviation Security

Coatings for High-temperature Structural Materials: Trends and Opportunities

Completing the Big Dig: Managing the Final Stages of Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel Project

Use of Lightweight Materials in 21st Century Army Trucks

Materials for High-Temperature Semiconductor Devices

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

Privacy Issues in Biomedical and Clinical Research

Microelectromechanical Systems: Advanced Materials and Fabrication Methods

Biobased Industrial Products: Research and Commercialization Priorities

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

The United States Antarctic Research Report to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

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