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The Committee on Biomolecular Materials and Processes released the prepublication version of its final report, “Inspired by Biology: From Molecules to Materials to Machines,” on Friday, February 15th at 10:00 am EST! Please see the NAP website to obtain the report or committee website for more information. Other Recent Reports: ”Handbook of Frequency Allocations and Spectrum Protection for Scientific Uses” “Scientific Opportunities with a Rare-Isotope Facility in the United States” “Controlling the Quantum World: The Science of Atoms, Molecules, and Photons” “Plasma Science: Advancing Knowledge in the National Interest” “Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: The Science of the World Around Us” “NASA's Beyond Einstein Program: An Architecture for Implementation” “The National Science Foundation's Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers Program: Looking Back, Moving Forward”

May 2008 The Committee on Radio Frequencies (CORF) will hold its spring meeting on May 20-21, 2008 at the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC. (agenda pending) April 2008 The Winter 2008 edition of the BPA newsletter has been released! The Committee on the Scientific Assessment of Free-Electron Laser Technology for Naval Applications (FEL Study Committee) held its second meeting on April 4-5, 2008 at the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC. Agenda The Solid State Sciences Committee (SSSC) held its spring meeting on April 11-12, 2008 at the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC. Agenda The Board on Physics and Astronomy held its spring meeting on April 25-26, 2008 at the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC. Agenda and Presentations The Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences (RIPLS) Committee will hold its fourth meeting on April 29-30, 2008 at the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC. Agenda The Committee on Understanding the Impact of Selling the U.S. Helium Reserve (UISHR) has been appointed! Please see the committee website for more information. March 2008 A Survey of the Scientific Uses of the Radio Spectrum Committee (Spectrum Study Committee) held its fourth meeting on March 29-30 at the Atlas Institute of the University of Colorado at Boulder in Boulder, CO. PAST NEWS... The Winter 2008 edition of the BPA newsletter has been released!				Board Membership
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