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This cross-disciplinary book documents the key research challenges in the mathematical sciences and physics that could enable the economical developme...
Computational methods are rapidly becoming major tools of theoretical, pharmaceutical, materials, and biological chemists. Accordingly, the mathematic...
This book describes the contributions of mathematics to the nation's advanced technology and to economic competitiveness. Examples from five industrie...
Assessment and Perspectives
This report is the result of a fast-track study of U.S. mathematical sciences research institutes done in response to a request from the National Scie...
Contributions of the Mathematical Sciences to Molecular Biology
As researchers have pursued biology's secrets to the molecular level, mathematical and computer sciences have played an increasingly important role--i...
Summary Report of a Workshop on Actions for the Mathematical Sciences
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Over three hundred years ago, Galileo is reported to have said, "The laws of nature are written in the language of mathematics." Often mathematics and...
Opportunities and Perspectives
This book describes fruitful past collaborations between the mathematical and materials sciences and indicates future challenges. It seeks both to enc...
White Papers
This book contains a key component of the NII 2000 project of the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, a set of white papers that contribute...
A New Strategy for Archiving the Nation's Scientific Information Resources
This book advises the National Archives and Records Administration and federal R&D agencies on the long-term retention of scientific and technical dat...
Whether or not you use a computer, you probably use a telephone, electric power, and a bank. Although you may not be aware of their presence, networke...
This book identifies challenges and opportunities in the development and implementation of software that contain significant statistical content. Whil...
Optical Science and Engineering for the 21st Century
Optical science and engineering affect almost every aspect of our lives. Millions of miles of optical fiber carry voice and data signals around the wo...
Proceedings of a Symposium
Some of the modem developments described in Motion, Control, and Geometry include the geometric control of robot motion and craft orientation, how hig...
Proceedings of the 1999 Solid State Sciences Committee Forum
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...
Proceedings of a Workshop
Since its discovery in 1610, Europa-one of Jupiter's four large moons-has been an object of interest to astronomers and planetary scientists. Much of ...
The Challenge of Combining Diverse Environmental Data
During the last few decades of the 20th century, the development of an array of technologies has made it possible to observe the Earth, collect large ...
Prescriptions for the Internet
Consumer health websites have garnered considerable media attention, but only begin to scratch the surface of the more pervasive transformations the I...
The future development of electronics, optics, and, quite probably, quantum physics is being driven by advances in epitaxial materials. Band gap engin...
Recommendations to Reduce Risk
A major objective of the International Space Station is learning how to cope with the inherent risks of human spaceflightรขโฌ"how to live and work in...
An Integrated National Strategy for Marking, Tagging, Rendering Inert, and Licensing Explosives and Their Precursors
In response to the rising concern of the American public over illegal bombings, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms asked the National Resear...
Report of a Workshop
The Chemical Sciences Roundtable provides a forum for discussing chemically related issues affecting government, industry and government. The goal is ...
Protecting Electronic Health Information
When you visit the doctor, information about you may be recorded in an office computer. Your tests may be sent to a laboratory or consulting physician...
Issues for the 21st Century: Report of a Workshop
Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences is a summary of the December 1999 workshop, "Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences: Issues for the 2...
Part II. Implementation
This is the second of two Space Studies Board reports that address the complex issue of incorporating the needs of climate research into the National ...
Scientific and Technological Frontiers
A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress
Digital information and networks challenge the core practices of libraries, archives, and all organizations with intensive information management need...
In this new book, a distinguished panel makes recommendations for the nation's programs in astronomy and astrophysics, including a number of new initi...
Part of an in-depth study of how information technology research and development could more effectively support advances in the use of information tec...
Part I. Science and Design
Currently, the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Commerce (DOC) acquire and operate separate polarorbiting environmental satellite systems that collect...
Joint Vision 20101 addresses the need for achieving military dominance through the application of new operational concepts. For the Department of the ...
This book captures the messages from a workshop that brought together research managers from government, industry, and academia to review and discuss ...
How small can a free-living organism be? On the surface, this question is straightforward-in principle, the smallest cells can be identified and measu...
Fundamental Challenges
Rapid progress in information and communications technologies is dramatically enhancing the strategic role of information, positioning effective explo...
Issues and Recommendations
The Space Studies Board of the National Research Council (NRC) serves as the primary adviser to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAS...
Volume 9: Modeling and Simulation
After v. 1, each volume's t.p. names a different panel at the beginning of its author statement....
Intellectual Property in the Information Age
Imagine sending a magazine article to 10 friends-making photocopies, putting them in envelopes, adding postage, and mailing them. Now consider how muc...