Frontiers of engineering : reports on leading-edge engineering from the 2019 symposium /

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Meeting name:US Frontiers of Engineering (Symposium) (2019 : North Charleston, S.C.), author.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, 2020.
©2020
Description:1 online resource (xi, 127 pages) : color illustrations
Language:English
Series:Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12045868
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Other authors / contributors:National Academy of Engineering, sponsor.
ISBN:9780309499842
0309499844
9780309499811
030949981X
9780309499828
0309499828
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed February 11, 2020).
Summary:"This volume of Frontiers of Engineering presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering's 2019 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, hosted by Boeing in North Charleston, South Carolina, September 25-27. At the annual 2 1/2-day event, 100 of this country's best and brightest early-career engineers - from academia, industry, and government and a variety of engineering disciplines - learn from their peers about pioneering work in different areas of engineering. Frontiers of Engineering conveys the excitement of this unique meeting and highlights innovative developments in engineering research and technical work"--Publisher's description.
Other form:Original 030949981X 9780309499811
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • TITLE PAGE
  • COPYRIGHT PAGE
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • ADVANCED MANUFACTURING IN THE AGE OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
  • Introduction
  • Computational Materials for the Design and Qualification of Additively Manufactured Components
  • Robots That Walk: What the Challenge of Locomotion Says About Next-Generation Manufacturing
  • The Digital Twin Concept
  • ENGINEERING THE GENOME
  • Introduction
  • Genome Editing with Precision and Accuracy
  • Using CRISPR to Combat Human Disease Vectors
  • Microbes and Manufacturing: Moore's Law Meets Biology
  • Empowering Genome Editing Through Standards
  • SELF-DRIVING CARS: TECHNOLOGY AND ETHICS
  • Introduction
  • Perceptions of Low-Cost Autonomous Driving
  • Why Everyone Has It Wrong About the Ethics of Autonomous Vehicles
  • Influencing Interactions Between Human Drivers and Autonomous Vehicles
  • BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
  • Introduction
  • Blockchain Beyond Cryptocurrency: An Overview
  • Cryptocurrencies as Marketplaces
  • APPENDIXES
  • Contributors
  • Participants
  • Program