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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828722903321

Titolo

Fourth Annual Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering / / National Academy of Engineering

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999

ISBN

1-282-08140-3

9786612081408

0-309-52480-6

0-585-01734-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Collana

Compass series

Disciplina

620/.0072073

Soggetti

Engineering - Research - United States

Engineering - Technological innovations - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Reports on leading edge engineering from the 1998 NAE Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering"--Cover p. [1].

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- Artificial Proteins: Bridging the Gap Between Natural and Synthetic Macromolecular Materials -- Biomedical Imaging Using Optical Coherence Tomography -- Confocal Reflectance Microscopy: Diagnosis of Skin Cancer Without Biopsy? -- Trends in Computational Materials Science for Materials Design and Processing -- Design, Synthesis, Development, and Integration into Manufacturing of New Polymer Materials Architectures for Advanced Integrated Circuit Fabrication -- Novel Sheet Steel Developments -- Role of Simulation in the Design of Next-Generation Engines for Military Aircraft -- Role of Simulation in Understanding Surface Roughness in Formed Aluminum Parts -- Machine Performance Assessment Methodology and Advanced Service Technologies -- A Brief History of Robotics -- Algorithms in Robotics: The Motion Planning Perspective -- Mechanics, Control, and Applications of Biomimetic Robotic Locomotion -- Robotic Perception for Autonomous Navigation of Mars Rovers -- Technology Innovation and American Leadership -- Contributors -- Program -- Participants -- Glossary.