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China's Technological Rise: Challenges to U.S. Innovation and Security

China's Technological Rise: Challenges to U.S. Innovation...

Author: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of
ISBN: 9781548314149
Format: Paperback
$47.39

China's growth as a technological powerhouse is one of a number of momentous changes taking place in the U.S.-China...  Read More >>

Handbook of Biology and Politics

Handbook of Biology and Politics

Author: Steven A. Peterson ,  Albert Somit
ISBN: 9781783476268
Format: Hardback
$602.35

Moving away from the long-established paradigm which holds that all political behavior is learned via socialization,...  Read More >>

China's Pursuit of Next Frontier Tech: Computing, Robotics, and Biotechnology

China's Pursuit of Next Frontier Tech: Computing, Robotics,...

Author: U S -China Economic and Security Review
ISBN: 9781546973478
Format: Paperback
$63.23

China is attempting to become a technological leader in three emerging sectors: computing, robotics and biotechnology....  Read More >>

Bureaucratization in Academic Research Policy: What Causes It?

Bureaucratization in Academic Research Policy: What...

Author: Barry Bozeman ,  Jiwon Jung
ISBN: 9781680832624
Format: Paperback
$184.80

In the U.S. and throughout most of the world, university research is becoming increasingly bureaucratized. Bureaucratization...  Read More >>

Exploring Augmented Reality

Exploring Augmented Reality

Author: Science And Tran Committee on Commerce
ISBN: 9781547078097
Format: Paperback
$50.03

Many of us have heard of, or experienced, virtual reality, which usually involves putting on a headset that covers...  Read More >>

The Routledge Handbook of the Political Economy of Science

The Routledge Handbook of the Political Economy of Science...

Author: David Tyfield (Lancaster University, UK) ,  Rebecca Lave
ISBN: 9781138922983
Format: Hardback
$452.00

The political economy of research and innovation (R&I) is one of the central issues of the early 21st century. Responding...  Read More >>

America's Next Generation Supercomputer: The Exascale Challenge

America's Next Generation Supercomputer: The Exascale...

Author: Subcommittee on Energy Committee on Scie
ISBN: 9781546975090
Format: Paperback
$47.39

Scientific research is traditionally conducted through theory or experimentation, both of which generate data that...  Read More >>

The Disrupter Series: How the Sharing Economy Creates Jobs, Benefits Consumers, and Raises Policy Questions

The Disrupter Series: How the Sharing Economy Creates...

Author: Manufacturing Subcommittee on Commerce
ISBN: 9781546954279
Format: Paperback
$50.03

The sharing economy has captured the entrepreneurial spirit of many Americans. New platforms have enabled self-employed...  Read More >>

Disrupter Series: Self-Driving Cars

Disrupter Series: Self-Driving Cars

Author: Manufacturing Subcommittee on Commerce
ISBN: 9781546936732
Format: Paperback
$47.39

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The Disrupter Series: The Fast-Evolving Uses and Economic Impacts of Drones

The Disrupter Series: The Fast-Evolving Uses and Economic...

Author: Manufacturing Subcommittee on Commerce
ISBN: 9781546936763
Format: Paperback
$44.75

Drones promise to make life easier, safer, and less costly for workers in a wide variety of industries. The American...  Read More >>

Disrupter Series: Wearable Devices

Disrupter Series: Wearable Devices

Author: Manufacturing Subcommittee on Commerce
ISBN: 9781546958505
Format: Paperback
$47.39

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The Disrupter Series: 3D Printing

The Disrupter Series: 3D Printing

Author: Manufacturing Subcommittee on Commerce
ISBN: 9781546935711
Format: Paperback
$44.75

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has disrupted industries, not just by challenging incumbents,...  Read More >>

The Disrupter Series: Advanced Robotics

The Disrupter Series: Advanced Robotics

Author: Manufacturing Subcommittee on Commerce
ISBN: 9781546936725
Format: Paperback
$42.11

We are not yet living in a Jetsons' world where Rosie the Robot greets you when you get home. However, we are living...  Read More >>

Cybersecurity: What the Federal Government Can Learn from the Private Sector

Cybersecurity: What the Federal Government Can Learn...

Author: Subcommittee on Research and Technology
ISBN: 9781546856948
Format: Paperback
$47.39

One of the great challenges of the 21st Century is cybersecurity. Over the summer of 2015, the Office of Personnel...  Read More >>

Oversight of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015

Oversight of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015

Author: Infrastru Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
ISBN: 9781546916710
Format: Paperback
$44.75

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA) encourages private companies to voluntarily share information...  Read More >>

Critical Studies of Innovation: Alternative Approaches to the Pro-Innovation Bias

Critical Studies of Innovation: Alternative Approaches...

Author: Benoît Godin ,  Dominique Vinck
ISBN: 9781785366963
Format: Hardback
$300.15

Different theories, models and narratives of innovation compete for both legitimacy and authority. The book examines...  Read More >>

The Electricity Sector's Efforts to Respond to Cybersecurity Threats

The Electricity Sector's Efforts to Respond to Cybersecurity...

Author: Subcommittee on Energy of the Committee
ISBN: 9781546785897
Format: Paperback
$52.67

In December 2015, Russian state hackers successfully compromised the Ukraine's electric grid, shutting down multiple...  Read More >>

The Disrupter Series: Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology

The Disrupter Series: Digital Currency and Blockchain...

Author: Manufacturing Subcommittee on Commerce
ISBN: 9781546785415
Format: Paperback
$50.03

Blockchain technology has the potential to disrupt a whole host of industries from financial services to manufacturing,...  Read More >>

Risky Business: The DOE Loan Guarantee Program

Risky Business: The DOE Loan Guarantee Program

Author: Subcommittee on Energy & Subcommittee on
ISBN: 9781546634966
Format: Paperback
$47.39

Established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program was designed to...  Read More >>

Department of Defense Laboratories: Innovation Through Science and Engineering in Support of Military Operations

Department of Defense Laboratories: Innovation Through...

Author: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Cap
ISBN: 9781546712749
Format: Paperback
$50.03

The Defense Laboratory Enterprise engages in activities ranging from basic research through defense system acquisition...  Read More >>

Hands Off: The Future of Self-Driving Cars

Hands Off: The Future of Self-Driving Cars

Author: Science And Tran Committee on Commerce
ISBN: 9781546641728
Format: Paperback
$47.39

Since the automobile first rolled off the assembly line in River Rouge, Michigan, cars in America have offered independence,...  Read More >>

Regulating Space: Innovation, Liberty, and International Obligations

Regulating Space: Innovation, Liberty, and International...

Author: Subcommittee on Space Committee on Scien
ISBN: 9781546569022
Format: Paperback
$55.31

The Outer Space Treaty was negotiated at the height of the Cold War and reflected two very distinct philosophies:...  Read More >>

Strengthening U.S. Cybersecurity Capabilities

Strengthening U.S. Cybersecurity Capabilities

Author: Subcommittee on Research and Technology
ISBN: 9781546531258
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Cyber-based intrusions and attacks on federal systems and systems supporting our nation's critical infrastructure,...  Read More >>

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