Materials in a New Era: Proceedings of the 1999 Solid State Sciences Committee Forum

By National Research Council, and Applications Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

The 1999 Solid State Sciences Committee Forum, entitled "Materials in a New Era," was held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., on February 16-17, 1999. The forum was designed to launch the report entitled Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow 's Technology. That report, part of the decadal survey series, Physics in a New Era, reviews some of the outstanding accomplishments in materials research over the last decade. It indicates some emerging areas and conveys the true excitement in the field from a perspective of basic science and potential societal impact.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309067995
• ISBN13: 9780309067997
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 64 Pages