The Earth’s population, currently 7.2 billion, is expected to rise at a rapid rate over the next 40 years. Current projections state that the Earth will need to support 9.6 billion people by the year 2050, a figure that climbs to nearly 11 billion by 2100 (United Nations, 2012). At the same time, most people envision a future Earth with a greater average standard of living than currently exis…
The Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure (DMMI) Standing Committee convened a workshop on February 5 and 6, 2014, to discuss the impact of big data on materials and manufacturing. The DMMI standing committee is organized under the auspices of the National Materials and Manufacturing Board of the National Research Council (NRC) and with the sponsorship of Reliance 21, a Department …
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