wyszukanych pozycji: 54
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NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities Revisited
ISBN: 9780309446969 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Historically, the United States has been a world leader in aerospace endeavors in both the government and commercial sectors. A key factor in aerospace leadership is continuous development of advanced technology, which is critical to U.S. ambitions in space, including a human mission to Mars. To continue to achieve progress, NASA is currently executing a series of aeronautics and space technology programs using a roadmapping process to identify technology needs and improve the management of its technology development portfolio. NASA created a set of 14 draft technology roadmaps in... Historically, the United States has been a world leader in aerospace endeavors in both the government and commercial sectors. A key factor in aeros... |
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243,34 zł |
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Making the Soldier Decisive on Future Battlefields
ISBN: 9780309284530 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 239 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The U.S. military does not believe its soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines should be engaged in combat with adversaries on a "level playing field." Our combat individuals enter engagements to win. To that end, the United States has used its technical prowess and industrial capability to develop decisive weapons that overmatch those of potential enemies. In its current engagement-what has been identified as an "era of persistent conflict"- the nation's most important weapon is the dismounted soldier operating in small units. Today's soldier must be prepared to contend with both regular... The U.S. military does not believe its soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines should be engaged in combat with adversaries on a "level playing fiel... |
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227,12 zł |
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Assessment of Supercritical Water Oxidation System Testing for the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant
ISBN: 9780309287296 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Assessment of Supercritical Water Oxidation System Testing for the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant reviews and evaluates the results of the tests conducted on one of the SCWO units to be provided to Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant. The Army Element, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (ACWA) is responsible for managing the conduct of destruction operations for the remaining 10 percent of the nation's chemical agent stockpile, stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot (Kentucky) and the Pueblo Chemical Depot (Colorado). Facilities to destroy... Assessment of Supercritical Water Oxidation System Testing for the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant reviews and evaluates t... |
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146,00 zł |
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Review of Biotreatment, Water Recovery, and Brine Reduction Systems for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant
ISBN: 9780309263931 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Pueblo Chemical Depot (PCD) in Colorado is one of two sites that features U.S. stockpile of chemical weapons that need to be destroyed. The PCD features about 2,600 tons of mustard-including agent. The PCD also features a pilot plant, the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP), which has been set up to destroy the agent and munition bodies using novel processes. The chemical neutralization or hydrolysis of the mustard agent produces a Schedule 2 compound called thiodiglycol (TDG) that must be destroyed. The PCAPP uses a combined water recovery system (WRS) and brine... The Pueblo Chemical Depot (PCD) in Colorado is one of two sites that features U.S. stockpile of chemical weapons that need to be destroyed. The PC... |
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178,45 zł |
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Studies in Natural Products Chemistry
ISBN: 9780443157561 / Angielski / 01-08-2024 Książka dostępna od: 01-08-2024 |
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1171,26 zł |
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Review of Department of Defense Test Protocols for Combat Helmets
ISBN: 9780309298667 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Combat helmets have evolved considerably over the years from those used in World War I to today's Advanced Combat Helmet. One of the key advances was the development of aramid fibers in the 1960s, which led to today's Kevlar-based helmets. The Department of Defense is continuing to invest in research to improve helmet performance, through better design and materials as well as better manufacturing processes. Review of the Department of Defense Test Protocols for Combat Helmets considers the technical issues relating to test protocols for military combat helmets. At the... Combat helmets have evolved considerably over the years from those used in World War I to today's Advanced Combat Helmet. One of the key advances w... |
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243,34 zł |
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Critical Role of Animal Science Research in Food Security and Sustainability
ISBN: 9780309316446 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. By 2050 the world's population is projected to grow by one-third, reaching between 9 and 10 billion. With globalization and expected growth in global affluence, a substantial increase in per capita meat, dairy, and fish consumption is also anticipated. The demand for calories from animal products will nearly double, highlighting the critical importance of the world's animal agriculture system. Meeting the nutritional needs of this population and its demand for animal products will require a significant investment of resources as well as policy changes that are supportive of agricultural... By 2050 the world's population is projected to grow by one-third, reaching between 9 and 10 billion. With globalization and expected growth in glob... |
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351,49 zł |
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Immigration Policy and the Search for Skilled Workers: Summary of a Workshop
ISBN: 9780309337823 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The market for high-skilled workers is becoming increasingly global, as are the markets for knowledge and ideas. While high-skilled immigrants in the United States represent a much smaller proportion of the workforce than they do in countries such as Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, these immigrants have an important role in spurring innovation and economic growth in all countries and filling shortages in the domestic labor supply. This report summarizes the proceedings of a Fall 2014 workshop that focused on how immigration policy can be used to attract and retain foreign... The market for high-skilled workers is becoming increasingly global, as are the markets for knowledge and ideas. While high-skilled immigrants in t... |
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243,34 zł |
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Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences: Current Issues and Controversies
ISBN: 9780309458887 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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200,08 zł |
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Sbir at the National Science Foundation
ISBN: 9780309311960 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships, and was established in 1982 to encourage small businesses to develop new processes and products and to provide quality research in support of the U.S. governmenta (TM)s many missions. The U.S. Congress tasked the National Research Council with undertaking a comprehensive study of how the SBIR program has stimulated technological innovation and used small businesses to meet federal research and development needs, and with recommending further improvements to the program.... The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships, and was established in 19... |
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329,86 zł |
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Sttr: An Assessment of the Small Business Technology Transfer Program
ISBN: 9780309379618 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Today's knowledge economy is driven in large part by the nation's capacity to innovate. One of the defining features of the U.S. economy is a high level of entrepreneurial activity. Entrepreneurs in the United States see opportunities and are willing and able to assume risk to bring new welfare-enhancing, wealth-generating technologies to the market. Yet, although discoveries in areas such as genomics, bioinformatics, and nanotechnology present new opportunities, converting these discoveries into innovations for the market involves substantial challenges. The American capacity for... Today's knowledge economy is driven in large part by the nation's capacity to innovate. One of the defining features of the U.S. economy is a high ... |
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286,60 zł |
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Innovation, Diversity, and the Sbir/Sttr Programs: Summary of a Workshop
ISBN: 9780309373524 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 95 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs provide federal research and development funding to small businesses. One of the the goals of these programs is to foster and encourage participation by minority and disadvantaged persons in technological innovation. Innovation, Diversity, and Success in the SBIR/STTR Programs is the summary of a workshop convened in February 2013 that focused on the participation of women, minorities, and both older and younger scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs in the SBIR and STTR programs,... The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs provide federal research and development fundi... |
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178,45 zł |
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Sbir at the Department of Defense
ISBN: 9780309306560 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Created in 1982 through the Small Business Innovation Development Act, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program remains the nation's single largest innovation program for small business. The SBIR program offers competitive awards to support the development and commercialization of innovative technologies by small private-sector businesses. At the same time, the program provides government agencies with technical and scientific solutions that address their different missions. SBIR at the Department of Defense considers ways that the Department of Defense SBIR... Created in 1982 through the Small Business Innovation Development Act, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program remains the nation's s... |
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286,60 zł |
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Sbir/Sttr at the National Institutes of Health
ISBN: 9780309378772 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs provide federal research and development funding to small businesses. In 2008, the National Research Council completed a comprehensive assessment of the SBIR and STTR programs. The first-round study found that the programs were "sound in concept and effective in practice." Building on the outcomes from the Phase I study, this second phase examines both topics of general policy interest that emerged during the first phase and topics of specific interest to individual agencies, and provides a... The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs provide federal research and development fundi... |
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373,12 zł |
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Sbir at NASA
ISBN: 9780309377874 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships, and was established in 1982 to encourage small businesses to develop new processes and products and to provide quality research in support of the U.S. governmenta (TM)s many missions. The U.S. Congress tasked the National Research Council with undertaking a comprehensive study of how the SBIR program has stimulated technological innovation and used small businesses to meet federal research and development needs, and with recommending further improvements to the program.... The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships, and was established in 19... |
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319,04 zł |
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Hypersonic Technology for Military Application
ISBN: 9780309042291 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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178,45 zł |
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Assuring the U.S. Department of Defense a Strong Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce
ISBN: 9780309262132 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 139 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The ability of the nation's military to prevail during future conflicts, and to fulfill its humanitarian and other missions, depends on continued advances in the nation's technology base. A workforce with robust Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) capabilities is critical to sustaining U.S. preeminence. Today, however, the STEM activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) are a small and diminishing part of the nation's overall science and engineering enterprise. Assuring the U.S. Department of Defense a Strong Science, Technology, Engineering, and... The ability of the nation's military to prevail during future conflicts, and to fulfill its humanitarian and other missions, depends on continued a... |
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200,08 zł |
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Complex Operational Decision Making in Networked Systems of Humans and Machines: A Multidisciplinary Approach
ISBN: 9780309307703 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Over the last two decades, computers have become omnipresent in daily life. Their increased power and accessibility have enabled the accumulation, organization, and analysis of massive amounts of data. These data, in turn, have been transformed into practical knowledge that can be applied to simple and complex decision making alike. In many of today's activities, decision making is no longer an exclusively human endeavor. In both virtual and real ways, technology has vastly extended people's range of movement, speed and access to massive amounts of data. Consequently, the scope of complex... Over the last two decades, computers have become omnipresent in daily life. Their increased power and accessibility have enabled the accumulation, ... |
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200,08 zł |
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Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Embedding a Culture of Science and Technology Throughout the Department of State
ISBN: 9780309373135 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Diplomacy for the 21st Century recommends steps that the Department of State should embrace to take full advantage of the leading science and technology (S&T) capabilities of the United States. These capabilities provide the department with many opportunities to promote a variety of the interests of the United States and its allies in a rapidly changing world wherein S&T are important drivers of economic development at home and abroad and help ensure international security. This report assesses and makes recommendations concerning the changing environment for the conduct of... Diplomacy for the 21st Century recommends steps that the Department of State should embrace to take full advantage of the leading science an... |
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216,30 zł |
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Engineering Technology Education in the United States
ISBN: 9780309437714 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The vitality of the innovation economy in the United States depends on the availability of a highly educated technical workforce. A key component of this workforce consists of engineers, engineering technicians, and engineering technologists. However, unlike the much better-known field of engineering, engineering technology (ET) is unfamiliar to most Americans and goes unmentioned in most policy discussions about the US technical workforce. Engineering Technology Education in the United States seeks to shed light on the status, role, and needs of ET education in the United... The vitality of the innovation economy in the United States depends on the availability of a highly educated technical workforce. A key component o... |
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210,89 zł |