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

Series:

• Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Materials science--Congresses.
• Materials--Research--Congresses.
• Solid state physics--Congresses.

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&
• D in a Changing World
• III. Materials Education and Infrastructure
• IV. Materials R&
• 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