Bøger af National Academy of Engineering

As part of the America's Energy Future project, this title examines the potential for reducing energy demand through improving efficiency by using existing technologies, technologies developed but not yet utilized widely, and prospective technologies. It evaluates technologies based on their estimated times to initial commercial deployment.

US Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) symposia bring together 100 outstanding engineers to exchange information about leading-edge technologies in a range of engineering fields. Part of the "USFOE" series, this book describes research on disparate tools in software security, decoding the mechanome, and modeling human cultural behavior.

The United States and China are the top two energy consumers in the world. As a consequence, they are also the top two emitters of numerous air pollutants which have local, regional, and global impacts. This book summarizes the trends, profiles two US and two Chinese cities, and recommends key actions to improve their respective urban air quality.

Given the growing importance of cyberspace to various aspects of national life, a secure cyberspace is vitally important to the nation, but cyberspace is far from secure. This title offers a strategy for research aimed at countering cyber attacks. It also explores the nature of online threats.

Contains 15 papers from the National Academy of Engineering's 2006 US Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) Symposium held in September 2006. This title contains papers that describe research on commercializing auditory neuroscience, developments in bionanotechnology, sustainable urban transportation, and managing disruptions to supply chains.

The number of women studying science and engineering (S&E) has increased, but women do not hold academic faculty positions in numbers that commensurate with their share of the S&E talent pool. Experts in a number of disciplines met to address these issues. This book includes an introduction and summaries of panel discussions on this topic.

Illustrates the critical role of engineering research in maintaining US technological leadership. This book also offers specific recommendations for leaders in federal and state government, industry, and universities to help strengthen US engineering research in the face of intensifying global competition.

Community colleges play an important role in starting students on the road to engineering careers, but students often face obstacles in transferring to four-year educational institutions to continue their education. This book discusses ways to improve the transfer experience for students at community colleges.

Examines the senior S&T appointments to federal government positions and accompanies the list of the urgent S&T presidential appointments. This report covers not only presidential appointments to top S&T leadership positions but also the appointment of scientists, engineers, and health professionals to serve on federal advisory committees.

Examines the structure of energy system from several perspectives. This book explores the changing patterns of supply and demand, offers insights into the forces that are driving the changes, and discusses energy planning strategies that take advantage of such insights.

The United States faces the challenge of maintaining the vitality of its system for supporting science and technology despite fiscal stringency. This book provides 13 recommendations that propose a budgeting process and formulates a series of questions to address during that process.

Offers a study on the ethical, legal, and societal issues relating to the research on, development of, and use of rapidly changing technologies with low barriers of entry that have potential military application, such as information technologies, synthetic biology, and nanotechnology.

Offers strategies and market-tested messages for presenting a positive image of engineering. This book presents and discusses market research about what the public finds most appealing about engineering - as well as what turns the public off. It is a tool for improving the public image of engineering and outreach efforts related to engineering.

Provides a surprising projection of a much greener planet, based on long-range analysis of trends in the efficient use of energy, materials, and land. This book offers fresh analyses useful for those in the environmental arena concerned with global change, sustainable development, and profitable investments in technology.