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1 online resource (xi, 190 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Note |
"The twelfth U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium at Ford Research and Innovation Center in Dearborn, Michigan, was held on September 21-23, 2006"--Preface. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The rise of intelligent software systems and machines -- Introduction / M. Brian Blake and David B. Fogel -- Commercializing auditory neuroscience / Lloyd Watts -- Creating intelligent agents in games / Risto Miikkulainen -- Co-evolution of social sciences and engineering systems / Robert L. Axtell -- Using computational cognitive models to improve human-robot interaction / Alan C. Schultz -- The nano/bio interface -- Introduction / Tejal Desai and Hiroshi Matsui -- Biological and biomimetic polypeptide materials / Timothy J. Deming -- Applications of biomimetics / Morley O. Stone -- Optical imaging for in vivo assessment of tissue pathology / Rebekah A. Drezek, Naomi J. Halas, and Jennifer West -- Commercialization and future developments / Marcel P. Bruchez -- Engineering personal mobility for the 21st century -- Introduction / Apoorv Agarwal and William F. Schneider -- Long-term trends in global passenger mobility / Andreas Schäfer -- Energy and environmental impacts of personal mobility / Matthew J. Barth -- New mobility: the next generation of sustainable urban transportation / Susan Zielinski -- Supply chain management and applications with economic and public impact -- Introduction / Jennifer K. Ryan and Julie L. Swann -- Supply chain applications of fast implosion / Brenda L. Dietrich -- From factory to foxhole: improving the Army's supply chain / Mark Y.D. Wang -- Managing disruptions to supply chains / Lawrence V. Snyder and Zuo-Jun Max Shen -- Engineering methods for planning affordable housing and sustainable communities / Michael P. Johnson -- Dinner speech -- The changing face of industrial research / W. Dale Compton. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Engineering -- Research -- Congresses.
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Engineering -- Research. |
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Engineering -- Technological innovations -- Congresses.
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Engineering -- Technological innovations. |
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Engineering. |
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Identification -- Equipment and supplies -- Congresses.
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Identification -- Equipment and supplies. |
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Systems engineering -- Congresses.
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Systems engineering -- Congresses. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
National Academy of Engineering.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering (12th : 2006 : Dearborn, Mich.). Frontiers of engineering. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2007 0309103398 9780309103398 (OCoLC)85778175 |
| ISBN |
030966618X (electronic book) |
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9780309666183 (electronic book) |
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1280764309 |
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9781280764301 |
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0309103398 |
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9780309103398 |
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