Science

Mass spectrometry is one of the most rapidly growing fields in science. In this book we will learn why and how this technology is changing our view and understanding of the world around us. We'll see how mass spectrometry is being used to convict...

There is broad scientific consensus that rapid changes in global climate are altering ice and snow cover and affecting Arctic ecosystems, indigenous societies, and natural resources. Research is needed to increase fundamental understanding of these...

The Giggle Factor (GF). Mention "Planetary Defense" and you'll soonunderstand. Even without invoking the sinister vision of alien beings arriving to enslave or destroy humanity, the eyebrows of serious and senior members of the national defense and...

Not the usual; boring; 'Science and it's History' style textbook of impractical facts and figures! Without assuming you already have an experts knowledge and without redundant exercises, this book gives you the information and principles you need to...

The health and longevity of our Nation's, citizenry, economy and environmental resources depend in large part on the acceleration of scientific and technological innovations, such as those that improve health care, inspire new industries, protect the...

While no single step can reverse the effects of climate change, we have a moral obligation to future generations to leave them a planet that is not polluted and damaged. Through steady, responsible action to cut carbon pollution, we can protect our...

This is a true story about a phenomenal event that will seem to be unbelievable to most. Time and technology will shed light upon the interpretations I offer, about the nature of the event. It is my goal to share information that might prevent others...

As the Earth sets new record highs in temperature almost every year, the Arctic could begin experiencing ice free summers as early at 2013. With a new ocean opening up, the Arctic's future is unclear. In addition to the opening sea lines of...

The U.S. Government's portfolio of climate change programs and cross-cutting initiatives focuses on advancing our understanding of climate change and its impact on our communities; advancing the development and introduction of energy-efficient,...

On April 2, 2013, President Obama launched the BRAIN Initiative to "accelerate the development and application of new technologies that will enable researchers to produce dynamic pictures of the brain that show how individual brain cells and complex...

As the Earth sets new record highs in temperature almost every year, the Arctic could begin experiencing ice free summers as early at 2013. With a new ocean opening up, the Arctic's future is unclear. In addition to the opening sea lines of...

This book is one of several books that summarize readily available information on control techniques and measures to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from specific industrial sectors. These books are solely intended to provide basic information on...

This book is one of several books that summarize readily available information on control techniques and measures to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from specific industrial sectors. These books are solely intended to provide basic information on...

Fossil fuels are, by their very nature, finite resources. There are, however, numerous renewable energy sources that should be taken advantage of. One of the most abundant is also the most difficult to produce on Earth-solar energy. This book explores...

World markets for petroleum and other liquid fuels have entered a period of dynamic change-in both supply and demand. Potential new supplies of oil from tight and shale resources have raised optimism for significant new sources of global liquids. The...

In The Stadium in the Sky, author John McCrystal returns to All-Stars Stadium for a closer look at the discovery of twelve connected three-point star lines in the northern night. The writer describes many different factors that clearly indicate that the...

In this work, we investigate the relationships between global warming and tropical cyclone activity in the Western North Pacific (WNP). Our hypothesis is that global warming impacts on TC activity occur through changes in the large scale environmental...

This book was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Existing Plants Research Program, which has an energy-water research effort that focuses on water use at power plants. This study complements the...

Complete handbook on cells and DNA including genes and chromosomes. Also includes indepth look at how genes work, mutations and health, inheriting genetic conditions, genetic consultation, genetic testing, gene therapy, the human genome project and...

The advance of Web services technologies promises to have far-reaching effects on the Internet and enterprise networks. Web services based on the eXtensible Markup Language (XML), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), and related open standards, and...

Space Situational Awareness and Space Object Identification are vital to discovering and assessing space-based threats. The current ground-based mission architecture and operational concept do not provide enough detailed information on space objects to...

On March 11, 2011, President Obama directed the Department of the Interior (Department) to determine the acreage of public lands that had been leased to oil and gas companies but remain undeveloped, noting that companies should be encouraged to produce...

The 57 articles that form this book are individual, stand-alone pieces that can be read in isolation. However, they also belong to a greater, coherent and consistent scheme and logical framework. Psychical research provides compelling evidence for the...

Interested in how the world communicates at a fundamental level? Curious about how we can preserve the languages of the world through using methods discovered through the basic nature of the universe? Quantum Linguistics: Tongues of Convergence...

Physics is our human attempt to explain the workings of the world. The success of that attempt is evident in the technology of our society. You have already developed your own physical theories to understand the world around you. Some of these ideas are...

Each chapter of the 2015 edition of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS) includes information on events, trends, and issues for each mineral commodity as well as discussions and tabular presentations on domestic industry...

Summa Perfectionis, "The Height of Perfection," is attributed to Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan (c. 721-815), who is most commonly known as Geber. This volume was selected by Hans Nintzel for inclusion in the R.A.M.S. Library due to numerous references to the...

If you had the chance to be with DaVinci, Galileo or Curie at their greatest moment of discovery, would you take it? If you said "yes," then you're in luck. The human race is embarking on a great adventure; we are discovering how the brain works by...

Is our world autonomous or its existence requires another level of reality that acts in the background to bring about the phenomena? This is an intriguing question that has not been settled by science since the time that the Eleatic philosophers...

In this book, thirteen main physics subjects (vectors, mechanics, energy, work and power, impulse momentum, rotational motion, optics, properties of matter, heat temperature and thermal expansion, electrostatics, electric current, magnetism and waves)...