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Bio-Inspired Innovation and National Security.
Title:
Bio-Inspired Innovation and National Security.
Author:
Valdes, James J.
ISBN:
9780160920349
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (374 pages)
Contents:
Book Title -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Figures -- figure 3-1. The Biological Risk Spectrum -- figure 8-1. Production of Biodiesel and Bioethanol in the European Union -- figure 8-2. Comparison of Fossil Energy Ratio from Four Different Energy Sources -- figure 8-3. Scheme of Lignocellulosic Material -- figure 8-4. Stage Products of Cellulose-to-Ethanol Process -- figure 8-5. Unit Operations of Biorefinery -- figure 8-6. Pretreatment Model -- figure 8-7. Modular Nature of Cellulolytic Proteins -- figure 8-8. Stages and Contents of Department of Energy Biofuels Roadmap -- figure 17-1. Factors that Influence Resiliency -- figure 17-2. Mental Hardiness and the Effects of Combat Stress -- figure 22-1. Defense Spending, 1929-2005 (in fiscal year 2000 dollars) -- figure 22-2. Defense Outlays as Percent of Gross Domestic Product, 1929-2003 -- figure 22-3. Defense Science and Engineering Workforce, 1958-2005 -- figure 22-4. Scientists and Engineers by Occupational Group (as percent of total) Nationwide, 1950-2000, and in Department of Defense, 1960 and 2005 -- figure 22-5. Department of Defense Scientists and Engineers as Percent of National Scientists and Engineers -- Tables -- table 8-1. Biofuel Consumption in the United States, Brazil, and Europe -- table 8-2. Effect of Various Pretreatment Methods on Chemical Composition and Chemical/Physical Structure of Lignocellulosic Biomass -- table 8-3. Representative Pretreatment Conditions of Considered Technologies -- table 9-1. Areas in Which Natural Biological Materials Excel -- table 9-2. Areas for Potential Military Application of Bio-inspired Materials -- table 17-1. Primary Stressor Dimensions in Modern Military Operations -- table 22-1. Projected Scientists and Engineers Employed in Scientific and Engineering Work, 2040.

table 22-2. Projected Scientists and Engineers Employed in 2040 Biotech Workforce, Scenario -- table 22-3. Projected Scientists and Engineers Employed in 2040 Biotech Workforce, Scenario -- table 22-4. Projected Scientists and Engineers in 2040 Department of Defense Civilian Base Workforce under Status Quo and 2 Percent Scenarios -- table 22-5. Projected Biotech Scientists and Engineers in 2040 Department of Defense Civilian Base Workforce under Status Quo and 2 Percent Scenarios -- table 22-6. Science and Engineering Fields Relevant to Nonmedical/Health Biotechnology -- Foreword -- Introduction -- part one: Perspectives on Biological Warfare -- chapter 1: Biotech Impact on the Warfighter -- chapter 2: New Biological Advances and Military Medical Ethics -- chapter 3: The Life Sciences, Security, and the Challenge of Biological Weapons: An Overview -- chapter 4: Biological Warfare: A Warfighting Perspective -- part two: Biomolecular Engineering -- chapter 5: Abiotic Sensing -- chapter 6: Biosensors and Bioelectronics -- chapter 7: Bioenzymes and Defense -- chapter 8: Bioenergy: Renewable Liquid Fuels -- chapter 9: Bio-inspired Materials and Operations -- part three: Bio-inspired Machines -- chapter 10: Learning Unmanned Vehicle Control from Echolocating Bats -- chapter 11: Neurorobotics: Neurobiologically Inspired Robots -- chapter 12: Biomimetic, Sociable Robots for Human-Robot Interaction -- chapter 13: Biomechanically Inspired Robotics -- chapter 14: Biological Automata and National Security -- part four: Human Applications -- chapter 15: Enhanced Human Performance and Metabolic Engineering -- chapter 16: Functional Neuroimaging in Defense Policy.

chapter 17: Forging Stress Resilience: Building Psychological Hardiness -- chapter 18: Neuroplasticity, Mind Fitness, and Military Effectiveness -- chapter 19: Bio-inspired Network Science -- part five: Implications for the Department of Defense -- chapter 20: Ethics and the Biologized Battlefield: Moral Issues in 21st-century Conflict -- chapter 21: Legal Issues Affecting Biotechnology -- chapter 22: Building the Nonmedical Bio Workforce for 2040 -- Conclusion -- About the Contributors.
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