Author: Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works with industry, standards...

A panel of experts appointed by the National Research Council assessed the scientific and technical work of the Building and Fire Research Laborato...

When discussing the risk of introducing drones into the National Airspace System, it is necessary to consider the increase in risk to people in man...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has played a key role over the past several decades in advancing understanding of Earth's systems by funding ...

The laser has revolutionized many areas of science and society, providing bright and versatile light sources that transform the ways we investigate...

We live on a dynamic Earth shaped by both natural processes and the impacts of humans on their environment. It is in our collective interest to obs...

Research and innovation in the life sciences is driving rapid growth in agriculture, biomedical science, information science and computing, energy,...

The Board on Science Education and the Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicin...

Plasma Science and Engineering transforms fundamental scientific research into powerful societal applications, from materials processing and health...

In late 2016, U.S. Embassy personnel in Havana, Cuba, began to report the development of an unusual set of symptoms and clinical signs. For some of...

Fusion energy offers the prospect of addressing the nation's energy needs and contributing to the transition to a low-carbon emission electrical ge...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies have conducted activities to develop atomic energy for civilian and defense purpos...

Modern science is ever more driven by computations and simulations. In particular, the state of the art in space and Earth science often arises fro...

Advanced aerial mobility is a newly emerging industry that aims to develop and operate new air vehicles potentially capable of safe, reliable, and ...

To effectively mature and transition DoD manufacturing science and technology advances into production, DoD must have access to a robust and respon...

Among the various segments of society affected by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year and a half, few were hit as hard as the aviation industr...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop on February 4th and 5th, 2021 to review the issues related to saf...

The world is transforming its energy system from one dominated by fossil fuel combustion to one with net-zero emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), th...

On November 29-30, 2018, in Washington, D.C., the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held the Workshop on the Continuous Imp...

According to the Government Accountability Office, sustainment of weapon systems accounts for approximately 70 percent of the total life-cycle cost...

Climate assessment activities are increasingly driven by subnational organizationscity, county, and state governments; utilities and private compan...

Emerging economies, social and political transitions, and new ways of doing business are changing the world dramatically. To be the leader in this ...

Data science is emerging as a field that is revolutionizing science and industries alike. Work across nearly all domains is becoming more data driv...

Quantum mechanics, the subfield of physics that describes the behavior of very small (quantum) particles, provides the basis for a new paradigm of ...

High-performance electronics are key to the U.S. Air Force's (USAF's) ability to deliver lethal effects at the time and location of their choosing....

The U.S. military has a stockpile of approximately 400,000 tons of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable munitions. About 60,000 tons are added to the...

Advancing the state of aviation safety is a central mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Congress requested this re...

Biomedical research data sets are becoming larger and more complex, and computing capabilities are expanding to enable transformative scientific re...

The 2013 report Solar and Space Physics; A Science for a Technological Society outlined a program of basic and applied research for the period 2013...

Steps Toward Large-Scale Data Integration in the Sciences summarizes a National Research Council (NRC) workshop to identify some of the major chall...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Manufacturing USA Institutes aim to protect national security and increase U.S. competitiveness in manufacturi...

The Intelligence Community Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a 2-day virtual workshop on Dece...

The Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology (TARAM) is a process for calculating risk associated with continued operational safety issues in...

Fostering diverse and inclusive teams that are highly skilled, innovative, and productive is critical for maintaining U.S. leadership in space expl...