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184 produkter

New Science Strategy for Space Astronomy and Astrophysics
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 1997
1205 kr
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Gravitational Physics
Exploring the Structure of Space and Time
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
1425 kr
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Gravitational Physics assesses the achievements of the field over the past decade in both theory and experiment, identifies the most promising opportunities for research in the next decade, and describes the resources necessary to realize those opportunities. A major theme running through the …
Setting Priorities for Large Research Facility Projects Supported by the National Science Foundation
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
947 kr
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In 1995, the National Science Foundation (NSF) created a special account to fund large (several tens of millions of dollars) research facilities. Over the years, these facilities have come to represent an increasingly prominent part of the nationa (TM)s R&D portfolio. Recently concern has …
Midsize Facilities
The Infrastructure for Materials Research
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
649 kr
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Most of the instruments now used for materials research are too complex and expensive for individual investigators to own, operate, and maintain them. Consequently, they have become increasingly consolidated into multi-user, small to midsized research facilities, located at many sites around the …
National Science Foundation's Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers Program
Looking Back, Moving Forward
Av MRSEC Impact Assessment Committee, Solid State Sciences Committee m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
684 kr
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The Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) Impact Assessment Committee was convened by the National Research Council in response to an informal request from the National Science Foundation. Charged to examine the impact of the MRSEC program and to provide guidance for the …
Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics
The Science of the World Around Us
Av Committee on CMMP 2010, Solid State Sciences Committee m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
693 kr
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The development of transistors, the integrated circuit, liquid-crystal displays, and even DVD players can be traced back to fundamental research pioneered in the field of condensed-matter and materials physics (CMPP). The United States has been a leader in the field, but that status is now in …
NASA's Beyond Einstein Program
An Architecture for Implementation
Av Committee on NASA's Beyond Einstein Program: An Architecture for Implementation, Space Studies Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
563 kr
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"Beyond Einstein science" is a term that applies to a set of new scientific challenges at the intersection of physics and astrophysics. Observations of the cosmos now have the potential to extend our basic physical laws beyond where 20th-century research left them. Such observations can provide …
Inspired by Biology
From Molecules to Materials to Machines
Av Committee on Biomolecular Materials and Processes, Solid State Sciences Committee m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
788 kr
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Scientists have long desired to create synthetic systems that function with the precision and efficiency of biological systems. Using new techniques, researchers are now uncovering principles that could allow the creation of synthetic materials that can perform tasks as precise as biological …
Review of the DOE Plan for U.S. Fusion Community Participation in the ITER Program
Av Committee to Review the U.S. ITER Science Participation Planning Process, Plasma Science Committee m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
286 kr
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ITER presents the United States and its international partners with the opportunity to explore new and exciting frontiers of plasma science while bringing the promise of fusion energy closer to reality. The ITER project has garnered the commitment and will draw on the scientific potential of seven …
Scientific Assessment of High-Power Free-Electron Laser Technology
Av Committee on a Scientific Assessment of Free-Electron Laser Technology for Naval Applications, Board on Physics and Astronomy m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
373 kr
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This book presents a scientific assessment of free-electron-laser technology for naval applications. The charge from the Office of Naval Research was to assess whether the desired performance capabilities are achievable or whether fundamental limitations will prevent them from being realized. The …
Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics
The Science of the World Around Us
Av Committee on CMMP 2010, Solid State Sciences Committee m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
953 kr
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The development of transistors, the integrated circuit, liquid-crystal displays, and even DVD players can be traced back to fundamental research pioneered in the field of condensed-matter and materials physics (CMPP). The United States has been a leader in the field, but that status is now in …
Inspired by Biology
From Molecules to Materials to Machines
Av Committee on Biomolecular Materials and Processes, Solid State Sciences Committee m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
831 kr
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Scientists have long desired to create synthetic systems that function with the precision and efficiency of biological systems. Using new techniques, researchers are now uncovering principles that could allow the creation of synthetic materials that can perform tasks as precise as biological …
Frontiers in Crystalline Matter
From Discovery to Technology
Av Committee for an Assessment of and Outlook for New Materials Synthesis and Crystal Growth, Board on Physics and Astronomy m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
568 kr
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For much of the past 60 years, the U.S. research community dominated the discovery of new crystalline materials and the growth of large single crystals, placing the country at the forefront of fundamental advances in condensed-matter sciences and fueling the development of many of the new …
Spectrum Management for Science in the 21st Century
Av Committee on Scientific Use of the Radio Spectrum, Committee on Radio Frequencies m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
681 kr
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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 are extremely weak, and the equipment used to measure them is …
Frontiers in Crystalline Matter
From Discovery to Technology
Av Committee for an Assessment of and Outlook for New Materials Synthesis and Crystal Growth, Board on Physics and Astronomy m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
807 kr
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For much of the past 60 years, the U.S. research community dominated the discovery of new crystalline materials and the growth of large single crystals, placing the country at the forefront of fundamental advances in condensed-matter sciences and fueling the development of many of the new …
Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences
Av Committee on Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences, Board on Physics and Astronomy m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
425 kr
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Traditionally, the natural sciences have been divided into two branches: the biological sciences and the physical sciences. Today, an increasing number of scientists are addressing problems lying at the intersection of the two. These problems are most often biological in nature, but examining them …
Selling the Nation's Helium Reserve
Av Committee on Understanding the Impact of Selling the Helium Reserve, Board on Physics and Astronomy m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
459 kr
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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 and its market has several anomalous characteristics. Shortly after sources of helium were discovered at the …
Spectrum Management for Science in the 21st Century
Av Committee on Scientific Use of the Radio Spectrum, Committee on Radio Frequencies m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
1186 kr
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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 are extremely weak, and the equipment used to measure them is …
Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences
Av Committee on Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences, Board on Physics and Astronomy m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
605 kr
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Traditionally, the natural sciences have been divided into two branches: the biological sciences and the physical sciences. Today, an increasing number of scientists are addressing problems lying at the intersection of the two. These problems are most often biological in nature, but examining them …
Selling the Nation's Helium Reserve
Av Committee on Understanding the Impact of Selling the Helium Reserve, Board on Physics and Astronomy m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
644 kr
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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 and its market has several anomalous characteristics. Shortly after sources of helium were discovered at the …
New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Av Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Board on Physics and Astronomy m. fl.
E-bok, 2011
537 kr
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Driven by discoveries, and enabled by leaps in technology and imagination, our understanding of the universe has changed dramatically during the course of the last few decades. The fields of astronomy and astrophysics are making new connections to physics, chemistry, biology, and computer science. …
Panel Reports—New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
520 kr
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Every 10 years the National Research Council releases a survey of astronomy and astrophysics outlining priorities for the coming decade. The most recent survey, titled New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics, provides overall priorities and recommendations for the field as a whole …
Panel Reports-New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Av Science Frontiers Panels, Program Prioritization Panels m. fl.
E-bok, 2011
736 kr
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Every 10 years the National Research Council releases a survey of astronomy and astrophysics outlining priorities for the coming decade. The most recent survey, titled New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics , provides overall priorities and recommendations for the field as a whole …
Plasma Science
Advancing Knowledge in the National Interest
Av Plasma 2010 Committee, Plasma Science Committee m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
727 kr
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As part of its current physics decadal survey, Physics 2010, the NRC was asked by the DOE, NSF, and NASA to carry out an assessment of and outlook for the broad field of plasma science and engineering over the next several years. The study was to focus on progress in plasma research, identify the …
Controlling the Quantum World
The Science of Atoms, Molecules, and Photons
Av Committee on AMO 2010, Board on Physics and Astronomy m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
762 kr
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As part of the Physics 2010 decadal survey project, the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation requested that the National Research Council assess the opportunities, over roughly the next decade, in atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) science and technology. In particular, the …
Midsize Facilities
The Infrastructure for Materials Research
Av Committee on Smaller Facilities, Solid State Sciences Committee m. fl.
E-bok, 2006
953 kr
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Most of the instruments now used for materials research are too complex and expensive for individual investigators to own, operate, and maintain them. Consequently, they have become increasingly consolidated into multi-user, small to midsized research facilities, located at many sites around the …
Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science
Av Committee on Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science, Solid State Sciences Committee m. fl.
E-bok, 2005
745 kr
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High-field magnets—those that operate at the limits of the mechanical and/or electromagnetic properties of their structural materials—are used as research tools in a variety of scientific disciplines. The study of high magnetic fields themselves is also important in many areas such as astrophysics. …
Burning Plasma
Bringing a Star to Earth
Av Burning Plasma Assessment Committee, Plasma Science Committee m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
866 kr
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Significant advances have been made in fusion science, and a point has been reachedwhen we need to decide if the United States is ready to begin a burning plasmaexperiment. A burning plasma—in which at least 50 percent of the energy to drivethe fusion reaction is generated internally—is an …
Frontiers in High Energy Density Physics
The X-Games of Contemporary Science
Av Committee on High Energy Density Plasma Physics, Plasma Science Committee m. fl.
E-bok, 2003
745 kr
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Recent scientific and technical advances have made it possible to create matter in the laboratory under conditions relevant to astrophysical systems such as supernovae and black holes. These advances will also benefit inertial confinement fusion research and the nation''s nuclear weapon''s program. …
Physics in a New Era
An Overview
Av Physics Survey Overview Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
693 kr
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Physics at the beginning of the twenty-first century has reached new levels of accomplishment and impact in a society and nation that are changing rapidly. Accomplishments have led us into the information age and fueled broad technological and economic development. The pace of discovery is …