Materials in a new era : proceedings of the 1999 Solid State Sciences Committee Forum / Solid State Sciences Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Solid State Sciences Committee. Forum (1999 : Washington, D.C.)

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Materials science--Congresses.

Materials science.

Materials--Research--Congresses.

Materials.

Solid state physics--Congresses.

Solid state physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (63 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 1999 Solid State Sciences Committee Forum, entitled "Materials in a New Era," was held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., on February 16-17, 1999. The forum was designed to launch the report entitled Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow 's Technology. That report, part of the decadal survey series, Physics in a New Era, reviews some of the outstanding accomplishments in materials research over the last decade. It indicates some emerging areas and conveys the true excitement in the field from a perspective of basic science and potential societal impact.

Contents:

Front Matter

Acknowledgment of Reviewers

Contents

Abstract

Executive Summary

Keynote Address: Unlocking Our Future

I. Materials and the Federal Role

II. Materials R&amp

D in a Changing World

III. Materials Education and Infrastructure

IV. Materials R&amp

D-A Vision of the Scientific Frontier

List of Participants.

Notes:

"The 1999 Solid State Sciences Committee Forum ... was held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C. on February 16-17, 1999"--P. 1.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309172400

0309172403

9780309515849

030951584X

OCLC:

70752001