Many of the challenges engineers seek to address through their work - from increased access to cl...

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...

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)leads a nuclear security enterprise that inclu...

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...

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

This guide offers helpful advice on how teachers, administrators, and career advisors in science ...

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

Finding Common Ground

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

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

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

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

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

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

As digital technologies are expanding the power and reach of research, they are also raising comp...

'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...

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

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...

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

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

Two members of the Committee on Human Rights (CHR), NAS member Mary Jane West-Eberhard and NAS NA...

The Postdoctoral Experience Revisited builds on the 2000 report Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experi...

The globalization of science, engineering, and medical research is proceeding rapidly. The global...

The U.S. academic research enterprise is entering a new era characterized by remarkable opportuni...

'A report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.'

Papers Commissioned for a Workshop on the Federal Role in Research and Development

Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research examines current interdisciplinary research efforts and r...

In October 2003, a group of experts met in Beijing under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of S...

'The transportation sector cannot continue on its current path: The volatility of oil prices thre...

Although the United States is currently capitalizing on its investment in science and technology ...

The United States faces a new challenge--maintaining the vitality of its system for supporting sc...

'The U.S. National Academies have had an ongoing program of cooperation with the Chinese Academie...

The United States economy relies on the productivity, entrepreneurship, and creativity of its peo...

The National Science Foundation requested that the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public ...

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'The committee preparing this report, the Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math...

The Planning Committee on Connector Reliability for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations held ...

In recent years, the instrumentation needs of the nation's research communities have changed and ...

All critical infrastructures are increasingly dependent on the information infrastructure for inf...

As requested by Congress and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), this...

The scientific research enterprise is built on a foundation of trust. Scientists trust that the r...

'Engineering education is emerging as an important component of US K-12 education. Across the cou...

Fusion energy offers the prospect of addressing the nation's energy needs and contributing to the...