Technology & Engineering - General

An Assessment of Four Divisions of the Physical Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology: Fiscal Year 2018 assesses the scientific and technical work performed by four divisions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physical Measurement Laboratory. This...

The Transportation Security Administration requested a study by the National Research Council (NRC) to establish the Committee on Airport Passenger Screening: Millimeter Wave Machines to evaluate two models of active millimeter wave scanners: the L3 ProVision 1 and L3 ProVision 2. Airport Passenger Screening...

Review of the Research Program of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership: Fifth Report follows on four previous reviews of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership, which was the predecessor of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership. The U.S. DRIVE (Driving Research and Innovation for Vehicle Efficiency and Energy...

At the request of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has, since 1959 annually assembled panels of experts from academia, industry, medicine, and other scientific and engineering environments to assess the quality and effectiveness...

The 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP) works to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, increase heavy-duty vehicle safety, and support research, development, and demonstration to initiate commercially viable products and systems. This report is the third in a series of three by the National Academies...

Historically, regulations governing chemical use have often focused on widely used chemicals and acute human health effects of exposure to them, as well as their potential to cause cancer and other adverse health effects. As scientific knowledge has expanded there has been an increased...

Despite decades of government, university, and employer efforts to close the gender gap in engineering, women make up only 11 percent of practicing engineers in the United States. What factors influence women graduates' decisions to enter the engineering workforce and either to stay in...

At the beginning of the 20th century an estimated five percent of the world's population lived in cities. Today, half the world's population is urbanized. Urban sustainability is multifaceted and encompasses security, economics, environment and resources, health, and quality of life. It can be...

The quality of engineering in the United States will only be as good as the quality of the engineers doing it. The recruitment and retention of talented young people into engineering therefore need to be top national priorities, given the crucial importance of engineering...

Operational systems engineering is a methodology that identifies the important components of a complex system, analyzes the relationships among those components, and creates models of the system to explore its behavior and possible ways of changing that behavior. In this way it offers quantitative...

Innovation has been a major engine of American economic and societal progress. It has increased per capita income more than sevenfold since the 19th century, has added three decades to the average lifespan, has revolutionized the way we communicate and share information, and has...

Technology has revolutionized many aspects of modern life, from how businesses operate, to how people get information, to how countries wage war. Certain technologies in particular, including not only cell phones and the Internet but also satellites, drones, and sensors of various kinds, are...

The electric vehicle offers many promises--increasing U.S. energy security by reducing petroleum dependence, contributing to climate-change initiatives by decreasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, stimulating long-term economic growth through the development of new technologies and industries, and improving public health by improving local air quality....

Research and development (R&D) organizations are operated by government, business, academe, and independent institutes. The success of their parent organizations is closely tied to the success of these R&D organizations. In this report, organizations refers to an organization that performs research and/or development activities...

On May 23, 2012, the Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding convened a workshop at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) to investigate data sharing as a means of improving coordination among US government and nongovernment stakeholders involved in peacebuilding and conflict management...

On August 8-12, 2010 the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), convened the Colloquy on Minority Males in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), following the release of several reports highlighting the educational challenges facing minority males....

In October 2005, the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine released a policy report that served as a call to action. The report, Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future observed...

This letter is the abbreviated version of an update of the interim report on testing, evaluation, costs, and benefits of advanced spectroscopic portals (ASPs), issued by the National Academies' Committee on Advanced Spectroscopic Portals in June 2009 (NRC 2009). This letter incorporates findings of...

Many federal funding requests for more advanced computer resources assume implicitly that greater computing power creates opportunities for advancement in science and engineering. This has often been a good assumption. Given stringent pressures on the federal budget, the White House Office of Management and...

The anthrax attacks in fall 2001 spurred an extensive and costly decontamination effort where many decisions had to be made about which sites required cleanup, what method to use, how to determine the effectiveness of the cleanup, and how "clean" the building had to...

NASA's Human Exploration and Development of Space (HEDS) program within the Office of Space Flight has proposed a new framework for space technology and systems development--Advanced Systems, Technology, Research, and Analysis (ASTRA) for future space flight capabilities. To assist in the development of this...

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is gaining rapid acceptance as a means to track a wide array of manufactured objects. Currently, RFID technologies have shown promise in transportation (e.g., smart fare cards) and commerce (e.g., inventory control) for a variety of uses and are...

Author: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of Scientific and Engineering PerISBN-10: 0309078237ISBN-13: 9780309078238Publisher: National Academies PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/1988Pages: 192Format: Paperback

Author: National Research Council,Office of International Affairs,Committee on International Cooperation iISBN-10: 0309078202ISBN-13: 9780309078207Publisher: National Academies PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/1987Pages: 81Format: Paperback

Author: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sci,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering DISBN-10: 0309078121ISBN-13: 9780309078122Publisher: National Academies PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/1987Pages: 50Format: Paperback

Author: Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc,Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie,Committee on VisionISBN-10: 0309077966ISBN-13: 9780309077965Publisher: National Academies PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/1987Pages: 356Format: Paperback

Author: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sci,Commission on Engineering and TechnicalISBN-10: 0309077826ISBN-13: 9780309077828Publisher: National Academies PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/1984Pages: 194Format: Paperback

Every industrialized country is concerned with maintaining an adequate supply of individuals interested in careers in science and technology, yet little is known about these efforts outside national borders. This book represents the proceedings of an international conference on Trends in Science and Technology...

Students and professionals alike have long felt the need of a modern source of practical advice on the use of optical tools in scientific research. Walter T. Welford's Useful Optics meets this need. Welford offers a succinct review of principles basic to the construction...

In criminal investigations, latent fingerprints are often considered as reliable means of identifying suspects. However, the evidential value of a print is strongly dependent on the knowledge of its age (the time which has passed since deposition). Suspects might admit their previous presence at...

In this work, the possibilities of an acoustic field analysis in small microphone arrays are investigated. With the increased use of mobile communication devices, such as smartphones and hearing aids, and the increase in the number of microphones in such devices, multi-channel signal processing...

Automatic speech recognition systems have to handle various kinds of variabilities sufficiently well in order to achieve high recognition rates in practice. One of the variabilities that has a major impact on the performance is the vocal tract length of the speakers. Normalization of...

Modern control systems in manufacturing are characterized by rising complexity in size and functionality. They are highly decentralized and constitute a network of physically and functionally distributed controllers collaborating to perform the control tasks. That goes along with a further growing demand on safety...

Microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) membranes have a wide range of applications in the wastewater industry: they are used to polish wastewater treatment plant effluents or are directly integrated in the biological treatment process in the form of membrane bio-reactors (MBR). The major challenge...

Through the examination of culture in information systems, IT in developing countries, global e-business, and the worldwide information society, Global Information Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications supplies researchers, academicians and practitioners with the latest findings within Global Information Technology. This multi-volume reference aims...

Well-designed suspension systems not only keep a car's wheels in firm contact with the road for better control during hard braking and high-speed cornering, but they also increase the efficient transfer of the engine's power Indeed, despite power lost to emission controls, the lap...

A short, provocative guide to what's good, bad, and stupid about AI and the discourse around AI, by the author of Enshittification. In modern tech parlance, a centaur is a person who is able to use technology to be a better, more productive version...

Author: James EvansISBN-10: 1806475235ISBN-13: 9781806475230Publisher: AB PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2026Pages: 206Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

A data center just got announced in your community. Now what?The developer has lawyers, lobbyists, and consultants who have done this dozens of times. Your township has a part-time planner. That imbalance is not an accident. It is the business model. This book closes...

Quantum Pearls 2: Finding Spiritual Wisdom in a STEAM World is a 31-day devotional (plus workbook) that bridges faith, creativity, and scientific curiosity. Drawing from science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM), each reflection reveals how God's wisdom is woven into both Scripture and...

Field Recording is the essential guide for anyone wanting to capture environmental sound Whether you are exploring wildlife or urban soundscapes; or documenting real-world events; or you are a musician, researcher, or podcaster - the detailed advice and information in this book will ensure...

This authoritative reference work from renowned digital forensics expert and licensed private investigator Robert B. Fried is an essential resource for forensic practitioners, attorneys, corporate counsel, compliance officers, law enforcement professionals, and academic institutions alike.As digital evidence becomes central to litigation, corporate governance, and...

Biofilms pose a significant challenge in dairies because they resist standard cleaning-in-place (CIP) procedures, leading to persistent microbial contamination, equipment fouling, and risks to food safety and product quality. These complex microbial communities, protected by a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), adhere tenaciously...

The Book You've Been Waiting ForYou remember that feeling, don't you?That nagging sense that something wasn't quite right. When everyone around you was following the narrative, but your instincts were screaming different truths.When you asked uncomfortable questions and got uncomfortable silences.You weren't going mad....

GiveIQ: Purpose & Philanthropy in the Age of AIArtificial intelligence is reshaping how we work, learn, and connect-but it is also quietly redefining how we care, contribute, and give. In GiveIQ, longtime nonprofit executive and social impact leader John Judge argues that the most...

Come along for a deep dive into the Hydrogen technology of our distant past with a detailed description of the Great Pyramid's strategy for producing incredible amounts of wireless power from water. Presented by a career automotive tech and long time student of the...

Telecommunications Management in 6G Networks presents a comprehensive and systematic overview of modern approaches to managing infocommunication systems in the era of 5G, Beyond-5G, and emerging 6G technologies. The rapid evolution of network architectures, services, and business models has fundamentally transformed traditional principles of...

THE FIRST AND ONLY SCIENTIFIC BOOK THAT ACCURATELY EXPLAINS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO UNCONVENTIONALLY, EASILY, AFFORDABLY, AND ENJOYABLY DECODE THE UNIVERSE FORMATIONIn "Turbulent Origin of the Universe", filled with great diagrams and digestible scientific facts, you will discover, learn, or get: The all-in-one, proven...

Dr. Hao Jiang is an Associate Professor at the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, China. He holds a Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics from Dalian University of Technology and specializes in laser welding, additive manufacturing, residual stress analysis, and the application...

Something extraordinary is unfolding in our world - not quietly, but at breathtaking speed. We are living through the early stages of what may come to be known as the Intelligence Revolution. Like the Industrial Revolution, that mechanized human muscle, this one is amplifying...