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The Mathematical Sciences in 2025

Committee on the Mathematical Sciences in 2025,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

The mathematical sciences are part of nearly all aspects of everyday life–the discipline has underpinned such beneficial modern capabilities as Internet search, medical imaging, computer animation, numerical weather predictions, and…

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NASA’s Strategic Direction and the Need for a National Consensus

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on NASA's Strategic Direction

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is widely admired for astonishing accomplishments since its formation in 1958. Looking ahead over a comparable period of time, what can the nation…

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Persistent Forecasting of Disruptive Technologies

Committee on Forecasting Future Disruptive Technologies,National Research Council

Accompanying CD-ROM contains figures from chapter 2 and appendix F and transcripts from appendixes D and E.

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Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science

Committee on Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science,Solid State Sciences Committee,National Research Council

Because of the importance of high-field magnets in scientific research, the National Science Foundation asked the National Research Council to assess the state of and prospects of these magnets for…

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Assessment of Mars Science and Mission Priorities

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

Within the Office of Space Science of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) special importance is attached to exploration of the planet Mars, because it is the most like…

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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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Frontiers in Chemical Engineering: Research Needs and Opportunities

Committee on Chemical Engineering Frontiers: Research Needs and Opportunities,National Research Council

Chemical engineers have the potential to affect every aspect of American life and promote the scientific and industrial leadership of the United States. This book explores the opportunities available and…

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A Constrained Space Exploration Technology Program: A Review of NASA’s Exploration Technology Development Program

Committee to Review NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program,National Research Council

In January 2004, President George W Bush announced the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE). NASA’s Exploration Technology Development Program (ETDP) is designed to support, develop, and ultimately provide the necessary…

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C4ISR for Future Naval Strike Groups

Committee on C4ISR for Future Naval Strike Groups,Naval Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

The Navy has put forth a construct for its strike forces. A key aspect of this construct is the need for flexible, adaptive command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and…

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Thermionics Quo Vadis?: An Assessment of the Dtra’s Advanced Thermionics Research and Development Program

Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee on Thermionic Research and Technology,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

This report evaluates the Defense Threat Reduction Agency prior and present sponsored efforts; assess the present state of the art in thermionic energy conversion systems; assess the technical challenges to…

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Black and Smokeless Powders: Technologies for Finding Bombs and the Bomb Makers

Committee on Smokeless and Black Powder,National Research Council

Focuses on ways to improve public safety by preventing bombings involving smokeless or black powders and apprehending the makers of the explosive devices. This book examines technologies used for detection…

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Controlling the Quantum World: The Science of Atoms, Molecules, and Photons

Committee on AMO2010,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

As part of the Physics 2010 decadal survey project, the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation requested that National Research Council assess opportunities in atomic, molecular, and optical…

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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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Spectrum Management for Science in the 21st Century

Committee on Scientific Use of the Radio Spectrum,Committee on Radio Frequencies,National Research Council

Radio observations of the cosmos are gathered by geoscientists using complex earth-orbiting satellites and ground-based equipment, and by radio astronomers using large ground-based radio telescopes. Signals from natural radio emissions…

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Frontiers in Massive Data Analysis

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,Committee on the Analysis of Massive Data

Data mining of massive data sets is transforming the way we think about crisis response, marketing, entertainment, cybersecurity and national intelligence. This title examines the frontier of analyzing massive amounts…

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Training Students to Extract Value from Big Data: Summary of a Workshop

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics

As the availability of high-throughput data-collection technologies, such as information-sensing mobile devices, remote sensing, internet log records, and wireless sensor networks has grown, science, engineering, and business have rapidly transitioned…

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Overcoming Barriers to Deployment of Plug-in Electric Vehicles

National Research Council,Transportation Research Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Overcoming Barriers to Electric-Vehicle Deployment

In the past few years, interest in plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has grown. Advances in battery and other technologies, new federal standards for carbon-dioxide emissions and fuel economy, state zero-emission-vehicle…

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Limited Affordable Low-Volume Manufacturing: Summary of a Workshop

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure Standing Committee

Limited Affordable Low-Volume Manufacturing is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Materials and Manufacturing Board of the National Research Council in August 2013 to discuss affordable, low-volume…

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Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium: Panel Reports

Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Space Studies Board,National Research Council

Humanity has always looked at the heavens in fascination, but we now have the tools to make precise observations. We have begun to seek answers to profound questions about the…

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Sedimentation Control to Reduce Maintenance Dredging of Navigational Facilities in Estuaries: Report and Symposium Proceedings

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Marine Board,Committee on Sedimentation Control to Reduce Maintenance Dredging in Estuaries

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Safety of Existing Dams: Evaluation and Improvement

Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on the Safety of Existing Dams,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

Written by civil engineers, dam safety officials, dam owners, geologists, hydraulic engineers, and risk analysts, this handbook is the first cooperative attempt to provide practical solutions to dam problems within…

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Strengthening the Linkages Between the Sciences and the Mathematical Sciences

Committee on Strengthening the Linkages Between the Sciences and the Mathematical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Provides the findings and recommendations of the committee as well as case studies of cross-discipline collaboration, the workshop agenda, and federal agencies that provide funding for such collaboration.

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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2014

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Laboratory Assessments Board,Committee on NIST Technical Programs,Panel on Review of the Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

The mission of the Engineering Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness through measurement science and standards for technology-intensive…

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Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration

Committee on Human Spaceflight Crew Operations,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on National Statistics

The United States has publicly funded its human spaceflight program on a continuous basis for more than a half-century, through three wars and a half-dozen recessions, from the early Mercury…

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Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Fifth Report

Standing Committee to Review the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Assesses progress made in the program towards the development of high fuel economy vehicles. This book addresses engine technologies, batteries for energy storage, fuel cells, lightweight materials, fuels, emissions control…

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Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology

Committee on Frontiers at the Interface of Computing and Biology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Advances in computer science and biology have opened up the possibility for computing to help answer fundamental questions in biology. The result of a study requested of the NRC, this…

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Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media: Report of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps

Following an earlier NRC workshop on public response to alerts and warnings delivered to mobile devices, a related workshop was held on February 28 and 29, 2012 to look at…

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Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law

Provides a plan for addressing these needs and suggests the creation of a new government entity, the National Institute of Forensic Science, to establish and enforce standards within the forensic…

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Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums: Report 1

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

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is housed within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and offers insurance policies that are marketed and sold through private insurers, but with the…

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Optimizing the U.S. Ground-Based Optical and Infrared Astronomy System

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Committee on a Strategy to Optimize the U.S. Optical and Infrared System in the Era of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)

New astronomical facilities, such as the under-construction Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and planned 30-meter-class telescopes, and new instrumentation on existing optical and infrared (OIR) telescopes, hold the promise of groundbreaking…

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Containing the Threat from Illegal Bombings: An Integrated National Strategy for Marking, Tagging, Rendering Inert, and Licensing Explosives and Their Precursors

Committee on Marking, Rendering Inert, and Licensing of Explosive Materials,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

In response to the rising concern of the American public over illegal bombings, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms asked the National Research Council to examine mechanisms for reducing…

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Review Criteria for Successful Treatment of Hydrolysate at the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Army Science and Technology,Committee on Review Criteria for Successful Treatment of Hydrolysate at the Pueblo and Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants

One of the last two sites with chemical munitions and chemical materiel is the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo, Colorado. The stockpile at this location consists of about 800,000 projectiles…

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Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy

Committee on Economic and Environmental Impacts of Increasing Biofuels Production,National Research Council

In the United States, we have come to depend on plentiful and inexpensive energy to support our economy and lifestyles. In recent years, many questions have been raised regarding the…

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Research Progress on Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology

A report that follows up the 2012 report A Research Strategy for Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials, which presented a strategic approach for developing the science and…

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Tying Flood Insurance to Flood Risk for Low-Lying Structures in the Floodplain

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board

Floods take a heavy toll on society, costing lives, damaging buildings and property, disrupting livelihoods, and sometimes necessitating federal disaster relief, which has risen to record levels in recent years…

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A Review of the Next Generation Air Transportation System: Implications and Importance of System Architecture

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee to Review the Enterprise Architecture, Software Development Approach, and Safety and Human Factor Design of the Next Generation Air Transportation System

The Next Generation Air Transportation System’s (NextGen) goal is the transformation of the U.S. national airspace system through programs and initiatives that could make it possible to shorten routes, navigate…

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The Mathematical Sciences in 2025

NASA’s Strategic Direction and the Need for a National Consensus

Persistent Forecasting of Disruptive Technologies

Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science

Assessment of Mars Science and Mission Priorities

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

Frontiers in Chemical Engineering: Research Needs and Opportunities

A Constrained Space Exploration Technology Program: A Review of NASA’s Exploration Technology Development Program

C4ISR for Future Naval Strike Groups

Thermionics Quo Vadis?: An Assessment of the Dtra’s Advanced Thermionics Research and Development Program

Black and Smokeless Powders: Technologies for Finding Bombs and the Bomb Makers

Controlling the Quantum World: The Science of Atoms, Molecules, and Photons

Using Oil Spill Dispersants on the Sea

Spectrum Management for Science in the 21st Century

Frontiers in Massive Data Analysis

Training Students to Extract Value from Big Data: Summary of a Workshop

Overcoming Barriers to Deployment of Plug-in Electric Vehicles

Limited Affordable Low-Volume Manufacturing: Summary of a Workshop

Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium: Panel Reports

Sedimentation Control to Reduce Maintenance Dredging of Navigational Facilities in Estuaries: Report and Symposium Proceedings

Safety of Existing Dams: Evaluation and Improvement

Strengthening the Linkages Between the Sciences and the Mathematical Sciences

An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2014

Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration

Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Fifth Report

Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology

Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media: Report of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps

Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward

Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums: Report 1

Optimizing the U.S. Ground-Based Optical and Infrared Astronomy System

Containing the Threat from Illegal Bombings: An Integrated National Strategy for Marking, Tagging, Rendering Inert, and Licensing Explosives and Their Precursors

Review Criteria for Successful Treatment of Hydrolysate at the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant

Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy

Research Progress on Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials

Tying Flood Insurance to Flood Risk for Low-Lying Structures in the Floodplain

A Review of the Next Generation Air Transportation System: Implications and Importance of System Architecture

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