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1 online resource (320 pages) |
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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FOR THE 1990s -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations -- SUMMARY -- CONCLUSIONS -- Role of Materials in Industry -- Opportunities in Materials Science and Engineering -- Emerging Unity and Coherence of the Elementsof Materials Science and Engineering -- Instrumentation and Modeling -- Education -- Infrastructure and Modes of Research -- Federal Support for Materials Science and Engineering -- Materials Science and Engineering in Selected Countries |
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RECOMMENDATIONSStrengthening Materials Science and Engineering -- Maintaining and Improving the Infrastructure forResearch in Materials Science and Engineering -- Recognizing and Developing Unifying Trendsin the Field of Materials Science and Engineering -- Universities: Unity in Education -- Industry: Collaborating with Universities -- Government: Bringing the Partners Together -- 1 What Is Materials Science and Engineering? -- MODERN MATERIALS -- MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AS A FIELD -- WHO ARE MATERIALS SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS? -- SCOPE OF THIS REPORT |
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2 Materials Science and Engineering and National Economic and Strategic Security SIGNIFICANCE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE ANDENGINEERING IN INDUSTRY -- Aerospace Industry -- Scope of the Industry -- Role of Materials in the Aerospace Industry -- Needs and Opportunities -- Automotive Industry -- Scope of the Industry -- Role of Materials in the Automotive Industry -- Needs and Opportunities -- Research Opportunities -- Biomaterials Industry -- Scope of the Industry -- Role of Materials in the Biomaterials Industry -- Needs and Opportunities |
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Research Opportunities and IssuesChemical Industry -- Scope of the Industry -- Role of Materials in the Chemical Industry -- Needs and Opportunities -- Electronics Industry -- Scope of the Industry -- Role of Materials in the Electronics Industry -- Needs and Opportunities -- Energy Industry -- Scope of the Industry -- Role of Materials in the Energy Industry -- Needs and Opportunities -- Metals Industry -- Status of the Industry -- Role of Materials in the Metals Industry -- Needs, Opportunities, and Issues -- Telecommunications Industry |
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Scope of the IndustryRole of Materials in the Telecommunications Industry -- Needs and Opportunities -- Research Opportunities and Issues -- SIGNIFICANCE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE ANDENGINEERING FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR -- Department of Defense -- Department of Energy -- Department of Transportation -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- FINDINGS -- 3 Research Opportunities and Functional Roles of Materials -- STRUCTURAL MATERIALS -- Metals -- Ceramics -- Polymers -- Composites -- ELECTRONIC MATERIALS -- Semiconductors -- Ceramics and Polymers |
| Summary |
Annotation This book from the National Research Council charts the impact of materials science and engineering (MSE) on the private and public sectors and identifies the research that must be conducted to help America remain competitive in the world arena. The authors discuss what current and future resources would be needed to conduct this research, as well as the role that industry, the federal government, and universities should play. No bibliography. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
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""Metals"" |
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Materials science.
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Engineering.
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Engineering
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engineering.
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Engineering
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Materials science
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780309573740 |
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0309573742 |
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9780309039284 |
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0309039282 |
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