National Academies Press: New E-Books

December 8, 2005 on 2:33 pm | In Books and Encyclopedias |

Some new e-books from National Academies Press. All of them are freely available for browsing, searching and printing (though most of them can only be printed out one page at a time).

Computer Science
+ Network Science
+ Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology

Education & Policy
+ America’s Lab Report: Investigations in High School Science
+ Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers
+ Science and Technology in the National Interest: Ensuring the Best Presidential and Federal Advisory Committee Science and Technology Appointments
+ Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks: Protecting Buildings and Military Bases

Engineering
+ Engineering Research and America’s Future: Meeting the Challenges of a Global Economy
+ The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Designing Nanostructures at the Interface between Biomedical and Physical Systems: Conference Focus Group Summaries

Materials Science
+ Globalization of Materials R&D: Time for a National Strategy
+ Going to Extremes: Meeting the Emerging Demand for Durable Polymer Matrix Composites

Space Science
+ Bioastronautics Roadmap: A Risk Reduction Strategy for Human Exploration of Space
+ Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars