Cutting Edge Technologies

Cutting Edge Technologies

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309034890
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309594530
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1984
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 201
  • Language: English
Experts in computers, biotechnology, structural materials, and transportation provide a concise introduction to the promising technologies in these four exciting fields that affect all of society. Each section begins with a brief overview of the field, followed by more detailed papers describing specific technological advances, their current and projected applications, and the obstacles that must be overcome to ensure future progress.
  • Cutting Edge Technologies
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • PREFACE
  • PART I COMPUTERS OF THE FUTURE
    • Introduction
    • Ultra Large Scale Integration And Beyond
      • THEORETICAL LIMITS
        • Transistors
        • Resistors
        • Interconnections
        • Overview
      • PRACTICAL LIMITS
        • Feature Size
        • Die Size
        • Packing Efficiency
        • Number of Components Per Chip
        • Overview
      • ANALOGICAL LIMITS
      • CONCLUSION
      • NOTES
    • The Evolution of Computer Systems
    • Software and Unorthodox Architectures: Where Are We Headed?
      • SOFTWARE
      • FORTHCOMING SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES
        • Geographically Distributed Systems
        • Multiprocessor Systems
      • SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
  • PART II NEW FRONTIERS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
    • Introduction
    • Biochemical Engineering Solutions To Biotechnological Problems
      • CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRY
      • BIOCHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRY
      • APPLICATIONS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING
      • BIOCHEMICAL PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
      • CONCLUSION
    • Biotechnology and Agricultural Research for Crop Improvement
      • INTRODUCTION
        • Location of DNA Within the Plant Cell
      • CHOOSING A TARGET FOR BIOENGINEERING EFFORTS IN CROP IMPROVEMENT
      • BIOENGINEERING FOR HERBICIDE RESISTANCE: ONE EXAMPLE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING STRATEGIES
        • Naturally Occurring Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
        • Molecular Basis of Triazine Herbicide Resistance
        • Genetic Exchange Between Weeds and Crops
        • Fusion of Cells from Weeds and Crops
      • GENE TRANSFER VIA MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES
      • CONCLUSION
    • Biotechnology for Health Care
      • BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
        • Production of Human Insulin
        • Other Uses of Recombinant DNA
      • CHALLENGES TO BE MET
  • PART III ADVANCES IN STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
    • Introduction
      • NOTES
    • Rapid Solidification Technology
      • MICROSTRUCTURAL CONSEQUENCES OF RAPID SOLIDIFICATION
      • RAPIDLY SOLIDIFIED POWDERS
        • Powder Production
        • Conventional Consolidation
        • Spray Consolidation
      • RAPIDLY SOLIDIFIED FILAMENTS AND RIBBONS
        • Melt Spinning
        • Melt Extraction
        • Twin Roller Quenching
      • RAPIDLY SOLIDIFIED SURFACE LAYERS
        • Surface Melting (Glazing)
        • Surface Alloying
      • APPLICATIONS
        • Powder Technology
        • Thin Filament/Ribbon Technology
        • Surface Modification Technology
      • SUMMARY
      • NOTES
    • Exploring the Limits of Polymer Properties: Structural Components From Rigid-and Flexible-Chain Polymers
      • RECENT APPLICATIONS
      • THE JAPANESE CHALLENGE
      • RECENT RESEARCH TOWARD HIGH-MODULUS POLYMERS
      • FLEXIBLE-CHAIN POLYMERS
      • RIGID-ROD POLYMERS
      • NOTES
    • High-Technology Ceramics
      • POWDER PRODUCTION
      • PRODUCING CERAMIC SHAPES
      • THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOUGH CERAMICS
      • STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS FOR HIGH-TECHNOLOGY CERAMICS
      • NOTES
  • PART IV TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY
    • Introduction
    • Air Technology: The Transport Vehicle and Its Development Environment
      • TECHNOLOGY AND MARKET NEEDS
      • DESIGN BUILDING BLOCKS
      • READINESS: A NATIONAL PROBLEM
      • A NEW AIR ENVIRONMENT
      • INTEGRATION: A NEW DISCIPLINE
      • CONCLUSION
    • Earth Walls
      • EVOLUTION OF EARTH WALLS
      • CURRENT REINFORCEMENT SYSTEMS FOR EARTH WALLS
      • APPLICATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
      • DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
      • CONSTRUCTION
      • COSTS
      • THE FUTURE
      • Bibliography
    • Technological Opportunities and the Railroad Industry
    • Biographical Sketches

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