Publications
Studies and programs related to engineering and technology cut across the many operational units of the National Academies, including those of the NAE, NAS, IOM, and NRC. The results of these activities are published as reports and proceedings that add to the growing body of knowledge on engineering and technology practice and policy.
You can order these publications or read them online at the website of the National Academies Press, the publishing arm of the National Academies. As of June 2011, most reports are now available as free PDFs.
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Macondo Well-Deepwater Horizon Blowout
At the request of the U.S. Department of the Interior, a National Academy of Engineering/National Research Council committee examined the probable causes of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, fire, and oil spill in order to identify measures for preventing similar harm in the future. The committee ... Read More
Release Date: December 14, 2011
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Global Technology: Changes and Implications
During a three-hour forum, part of the annual meeting of the National Academy of Engineering on October 4, 2010, a panel of seven experts from a variety of disciplinary and sectoral backgrounds explored the effects, complexities, and risks associated with the global spread of technology and the ... Read More
Release Date: January 1, 2011
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Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited
Nation needs sustained commitment to investment in innovation
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Author: Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine
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Technology for a Quieter America
Exposure to noise at home, at work, while traveling, and during leisure activities is a fact of life for all Americans. At times noise can be loud enough to damage hearing, and at lower levels it can disrupt normal living, affect sleep patterns, affect our ability to concentrate at work, interfere ... Read More
Author: National Academy of Engineering
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