Title Condensed-matter and materials physics : the science of the world around us / Committee on CMMP 2010, Solid State Sciences Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 263 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) Contents Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Overview -- 2 How Do Complex Phenomena Emerge from Simple Ingredients? -- 3 How Will the Energy Demands of Future Generations Be Met? -- 4 What Is the Physics of Life? -- 5 What Happens Far from Equilibrium and Why? -- 6 What New Discoveries Await Us in the Nanoworld? -- 7 How Will the Information Technology Revolution Be Extended? -- 8 The Impact of Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics Research -- 9 Industrial Laboratories and Research in Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics 10 Structure and Level of the Current Research Effort11 Tools, Instrumentation, and Facilities for Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics Research -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Statement of Task -- Appendix B: Agendas of Committee Meetings -- Appendix C: Agenda and Participants at Facilities Workshop -- Appendix D: Biographies of Committee Members Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Condensed matter -- Research -- United States Materials -- Research -- United States Power resources -- Research -- United States Technological innovations -- United States -- Forecasting SCIENCE -- Energy. SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General. SCIENCE -- Physics -- General. Condensed matter -- Research Materials -- Research Power resources -- Research Technological innovations -- Forecasting United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2007041250 ISBN 9780309109703 0309109701

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