November 2014

In This Issue

• New Releases
• Solid State Lighting and the Nobel Prize
• NASA Science and Education Workshop
• Call for Input on NSF Advanced Computing
• Upcoming Meetings

New Releases

	Development Planning: A Strategic Approach to Future Air Force Capabilities The development and application of technology has been an essential part of U.S. airpower ... [more]
	Future Directions for NSF Advanced Computing Infrastructure to Support U.S. Science and Engineering in 2017-2020: Interim Report Advanced computing capabilities are used to tackle a rapidly growing range of ... [more]
	Training Students to Extract Value from Big Data: Summary of a Workshop As the availability of high-throughput data-collection technologies ... [more]

Solid State Lighting and the Nobel Prize

A recent NRC report on solid state lighting describes the work on blue light-emitting diodes that led to the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics. A website drawing on the NRC report describes the essential features of this new technology that is now finding its way into homes. A second NRC report describes the material science advances behind this technology.

Assessment of Advanced Solid State Lighting | Report in Brief (PDF)
 

Harvesting the Fruits of Inquiry: How Materials Discoveries Improve Our Lives

Call for Input on Future of NSF Advanced Computing

Advanced computing is being used to tackle a rapidly growing range of science and engineering problems. At the National Science Foundation’s request, the National Research Council is examining future needs and priorities for advanced computing and is developing a framework to guide future investments. Community input will inform the creation of the final report, which the NRC will release in 2015.

Provide your input online and encourage others to do the same.

Upcoming Meetings