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List Books » Future R&D Environments: A Report for the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Authors: Committee on Future Environments for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Research Council
ISBN-13: 9780309083362, ISBN-10: 0309083362
Format: Paperback
Publisher: National Academies Press
Date Published: March 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Executive Summary | 1 | |
1 | Introduction | 7 |
2 | Push Factors | 9 |
Biological Science and Engineering | 10 | |
Molecular and Cell Biology | 10 | |
Synthetic-Biologic Interactions | 15 | |
Medical Devices and Instrumentation | 17 | |
E-Medicine and Health Care Autonomy | 19 | |
Genetically Modified Organisms | 20 | |
Materials Science and Technology | 21 | |
Nanotechnology | 21 | |
Microelectromechanical Systems | 24 | |
Fuel Cells | 25 | |
Materials for Electromechanical Applications | 26 | |
Computer and Information Science and Technology | 27 | |
Fundamental Drivers | 27 | |
System Issues | 28 | |
Ergonomic Issues | 28 | |
New Drivers | 30 | |
Information Technology and Medicine | 31 | |
3 | Contextual Factors | 33 |
Evolution of the U.S. Innovation System | 33 | |
Organization of Research | 36 | |
People | 41 | |
Patterns of Investment | 43 | |
Public Policy Issues | 45 | |
4 | Pull Factors | 49 |
International Challenges | 50 | |
Antiterrorism | 50 | |
Globalization | 51 | |
Biological Science and Engineering | 52 | |
Computer and Information Science and Technology | 54 | |
Environmental Issues | 57 | |
International Security and the Global Economy | 59 | |
5 | Conclusions | 63 |
Appendixes | ||
A | Biographical Sketches of Committee Members | 71 |
B | Workshop Agenda | 75 |
C | Workshop Participants | 77 |
D | Workshop Summary | 80 |
E | Recent Reports on Future Trends in Science and Technology | 100 |
F | Trends in the Economy and Industrial Strength | 129 |
G | Innovation's Quickenng Pace: Summary and Extrapolation of Frontiers of Science/ Frontiers of Engineering Papers and Presentations | 143 |
H | Trends in Science and Technology | 167 |
I | Trends in Industrial R&D Management and Organization | 199 |