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Separation Technologies for the Industries of the Future
Separation processes"e;or processes that use physical, chemical, or electrical forces to isolate or concentrate selected constituents of a mixture"e;are essential to the …
Stemming the Tide
The European zebra mussel in the Great Lakes, a toxic Japanese dinoflagellate transferred to Australia--such biologically and economically harmful stowaways have made it imperative …
Engineering in Society
Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plants
The nuclear industry and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) have been working for several years on the development of an adequate process to guide the replacement of …
March 5, 1987, Ecuador Earthquakes
This book provides an account of the 1987 Ecuador earthquakes, evaluating the physical phenomena involved and the performance of structures and systems. It identifies and …
Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space
Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space was written in response to a request from NASA's Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications (OLMSA) to evaluate its …
Protecting the Space Station from Meteoroids and Orbital Debris
Assessment of Technologies Deployed to Improve Aviation Security
U.S. Nuclear Engineering Education
Given current downward trends in graduate and undergraduate enrollment in the nuclear engineering curriculum, there is a fundamental concern that there will not be enough nuclear …
Future Materials Science Research on the International Space Station
Fuels to Drive Our Future
The American love affair with the automobile is powered by gasoline and diesel fuel, both produced from petroleum. But experts are turning more of their attention to alternative …
Contaminated Sediments in Ports and Waterways
Contaminated marine sediments threaten ecosystems, marine resources, and human health. They can have major economic impacts when controversies over risks and costs of sediment …