This book is a series of reports jointly contributed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other...

This volume examines the influences of technology and international trade policies on the trouble...

Exposure to noise at home, at work, while traveling, and during leisure activities is a fact of l...

Despite decades of government, university, and employer efforts to close the gender gap in engine...

This is the 20th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engin...

Information technology is a powerful tool for meeting environmental objectives and promoting sust...

K-8 science education in California (as in many other parts of the country) is in a state of cris...

'Synthetic biology -- unlike any research discipline that precedes it -- has the potential to byp...

'The National Academy of Engineering's 2012 forum, 'Educating Engineers: Preparing 21st Century L...

Readily accessible to any interested reader, this volume offers an analysis of the major issues s...

During the last 40 years, the number of women studying science and engineering (S&E) has increase...

'Forum titled Celebrating the NAE's 50th Anniversary: The History of Engineering over the Past 50...

Finding Common Ground

This collaborative study between the NRC and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) addresses t...

More than two decades ago, a commission of 17 MIT scientists and economists released a report, Ma...

This is the 16th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engin...

Late last year, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) convened a workshop on Preparing the En...

This series presents biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Engineering.

'Commercially significant amounts of crude oil and natural gas lie under the continental shelf of...

'This volume highlights the papers presented at the National Academy of Engineering's 2010 U.S. F...

In 2004, an ad hoc committee was charged with preparing this third report examining the most seni...

'In most cases, the authors of the tributes are contemporaries or colleagues who had personal kno...

This volume provides insights into the environmental practices of five industry sectors: mining, ...

Increasing complexity and competitiveness in research environments, the prevalence of interdiscip...

Genome editing is a powerful new tool for making precise alterations to an organism's genetic mat...

SMART Vaccines - Strategic Multi-Attribute Ranking Tool for Vaccines - is a prioritization softwa...

This book makes a strong case for taking advantage of the best of two disciplines--health care an...

In order for the United States to maintain the global leadership and competitiveness in science a...

'Societies have sought to improve the outputs of their agricultural producers for thousands of ye...

This book provides the surprising projection of a much greener planet, based on long-range analys...

The concept of postdoctoral training came to science and engineering about a century ago. Since t...

In a joint effort between the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine, this...

'Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security addresses topics such as the e...

In the face of so many daunting near-term challenges, U.S. government and industry are letting th...

This is the fifteenth volume in the series of Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy ...

The federal government plays the predominant role in supporting research and development (R&D) an...

This is the fourteenth volume in the series of Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy...

The future security, economic growth, and competitiveness of the United States depend on its capa...

Most of the awards made by NSF are to individuals or to small groups of scientists and engineers.

The primary federal program designed to ensure that all states are capable of participating the n...

Every year at the U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, 100 of this country's best and brighte...

Community colleges play an important role in starting students on the road to engineering careers...

Energy production and use touch our lives in countless ways. We are reminded of the cost of energ...

In the aftermath of catastrophes, it is common to find prior indicators, missed signals, and dism...

Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming is the first comprehensive book to lay the groundwork f...

Few technological advances have affected the lives and dreams of individuals and the operations o...

This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering's 2017 U...

Environmental disasters, like Cleveland's Cuyahoga River catching fire, point to the need for mea...