Author: National Research Council

In May 2007, the National Academies Chemical Sciences Roundtable held a public workshop on the topic of Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy, where gov...

Climate change is occurring. It is very likely caused by the emission of greenhouse gases from human activities, and poses significant risks for a ...

Despite the many benefits of energy, most of which are reflected in energy market prices, the production, distribution, and use of energy causes ne...

The electric power delivery system that carries electricity from large central generators to customers could be severely damaged by a small number ...

Since 1944, the National Research Council has published 10 editions of the Nutrient Requirements of Swine. This reference has guided nutritionists ...

Aquaculture now supplies half of the seafood and fisheries products consumed worldwide and is gaining international significance as a source of foo...

On June 12-14, 2012, the Board on Global Science and Technology held an international, multidisciplinary workshop in Washington, D.C., to explore t...

From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary is based on the original study From Neurons to Neighborhoods: Early Childhood Developmen...

At the request of Congress, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) will evaluate U.S. global programs to address HIV/AIDS. This book outlines the IOM's st...

Access to oral health care is essential to promoting and maintaining overall health and well-being, yet only half of the population visits a dentis...

The U.S. population is more than 80 percent urban. Recognizing that many metropolitan areas in the United States have been experimenting with vario...

This letter is the abbreviated version of an update of the interim report on testing, evaluation, costs, and benefits of advanced spectroscopic por...

With the responsibility to ensure the safety of food, drugs, and other products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces decisions that m...

Responding to the challenges of fostering regional growth and employment in an increasingly competitive global economy, many U.S. states and region...

Among the poorest and least developed regions in the world, sub-Saharan Africa has long faced a heavy burden of disease, with malaria, tuberculosis...

The Workshop on the Role of Language in School Learning: Implications for Closing the Achievement Gap was held to explore three questions: What is ...

The mission of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to promote innovation...

In 2007, the National Research Council envisioned a new paradigm in which biologically important perturbations in key toxicity pathways would be ev...

During geologic spans of time, Earth's shifting tectonic plates, atmosphere, freezing water, thawing ice, flowing rivers, and evolving life have sh...

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...

The use of animals in research adheres to scientific and ethical principles that promote humane care and practice. Scientific advances in our under...

The United States has jurisdiction over 3.4 million square miles of ocean in its exclusive economic zone, a size exceeding the combined land area o...

The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management is developing a technology roadmap to guide planning and possible future congressiona...

Adolescence is a time when youth make decisions, both good and bad, that have consequences for the rest of their lives. Some of these decisions put...

Soldiers deployed during the 1991 Persian Gulf War were exposed to high concentrations of particulate matter (PM) and other airborne pollutants. Th...

A mismatch between the federal government's revenues and spending, now and in the foreseeable future, requires heavy borrowing, leading to a large ...

Intangible assetswhich include computer software, research and development (R&D), intellectual property, workforce training, and spending to ra...

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

Best Available and Safest Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations: Options for Implementation explores a range of options for improving th...

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

In the five decades since NASA was created, the agency has sustained its legacy from the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) in playi...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is housed within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and offers insurance policies that are ...

The growing problem of changing environmental conditions caused by climate destabilization is well recognized as one of the defining issues of our ...

Many measurement systems to monitor the well-being of children and guide services are implemented across the community, state, and national levels ...

The tremendous progress in biology over the last half century - from Watson and Crick's elucidation of the structure of DNA to today's astonishing,...

The 2001 National Research Council (NRC) report Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science (BROES) described how basic research in the Earth sci...

Advanced computing capabilities are used to tackle a rapidly growing range of challenging science and engineering problems, many of which are compu...

The Standing Committee on Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure (the DMMI standing committee) of the National Materials and Manufactur...

Global climate change is one of America's most significant long-term policy challenges. Human activityespecially the use of fossil fuels, industria...

Understanding the effects of natural and human-induced changes on the global environment and their implications requires a foundation of integrated...

Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals, Volume 15 identifies, reviews, and interprets relevant toxicologic and other scien...

In the past decade, few subjects at the intersection of medicine and sports have generated as much public interest as sports-related concussions - ...

Adapting to a Changing World was commissioned by the National Science Foundation to examine the present status of undergraduate physics education, ...

Floods take a heavy toll on society, costing lives, damaging buildings and property, disrupting livelihoods, and sometimes necessitating federal di...

Individuals with disabilities, chronic conditions, and functional impairments need a range of services and supports to keep living independently. H...