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Nowadays, the use of
microcomponents and
miniaturised functional
products from metals,
polymers, ceramics,
composites and advanced
materials has increased
in various areas of
science and technology
due to their special
properties. This book
reviews research
developments in micro and
nanomanufacturing.
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An undergraduate text for
engineers studying
materials science, this
book deals with the basic
principles in a simple
yet meaningful manner.
Updated throughout and
with new diagrams and
photographs in this
fourth edition, this
continues to be a popular
text with students and
lecturers alike.
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'Smart' materials respond
to environmental stimuli
with particular changes
in some variables.
Depending on changes in
some external conditions,
'smart' materials change
either their properties
(mechanical, electrical,
appearance), their
structure or composition,
or their functions. This
book presents research
from around the globe in
this field.
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A guide to MEMS
materials, technologies
and manufacturing,
examining the state of
the art with a particular
emphasis on current and
future applications. It
covers topics such as:
silicon as MEMS material;
material properties and
measurement techniques;
analytical methods used
in materials
characterization;
modeling in MEMS; and,
measuring MEMS.
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This first book devoted
to this hot field of
science covers materials
with bimodal, trimodal
and multimodal pore size,
with an emphasis on the
successful design,
synthesis and
characterization of all
kinds of hierarchically
porous materials using
different synthesis
strategies.
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This, the first volume
on an emerging topic in
materials science,
examines in depth the
physical properties and
models of a new class of
high-TC superconductors
which belong to
iron-based layered
compounds, and which
have similar physical
characteristics.
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Presents research
progress on composite
materials which are
engineered materials made
from two or more
constituent materials
with significantly
different physical or
chemical properties and
which remain separate and
distinct on a macroscopic
level within the finished
structure.
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A reference and a
tutorial for
understanding the most
advanced coatings used in
transportation
industries. It discusses
the basics of the
materials used in such
industries, including
the durability to resist
corrosion in severe
environments. It covers
most of the coating
processes, testing
performance and surface
characterisation
techniques.
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Provides information on
the use of anistropic
materials in aerospace
design. This book covers
Nan composites,
impregnation processes,
and stress/strain
analysis in aerospace
structural engineering.
It features various
methods for analysis of
interlaminar shear
distribution in
sandwich/carbon/fiber/epoxy
technologies.
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Building on the success
of Carbon Nanotubes:
Synthesis, Structure,
Properties and
Applications, this
second volume focuses on
rapid growth areas in
nanotube research. Among
the new topics covered
are graphene and other
carbon-like and tube-like
materials.
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This is the first book
that can be considered a
textbook on thin film
science, complete with
exercises at the end of
each chapter. Ohring has
contributed many highly
regarded reference books
to the AP list,
including Reliability and
Failure of Electronic
Materials and the
Engineering Science of
Thi
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Covering the latest
developments in the field
of boundary elements,
this work contains a
selection of papers
presented at the 21st
International Conference
on the topic. The 70
papers have been
contributed by
researchers from many
countries and are divided
under various headings.
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Attempts to illustrate
the status of modern
nanotechnology. This book
describes general
questions of the problem
and main lines of the
research activities. It
presents a summary of the
status of works in this
area. It also describes
the methods of the
nanostructures
construction and the
structure-property
relationship.
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Magnetic and
superconducting materials
pervade avenues of the
technological world
ranging from
microelectronics and
mass-data storage to
medicine and heavy
engineering. This book
presents articles which
discusses one aspect of
magnetic and
superconducting materials
and includes photographs
and line drawings to aid
the understanding of the
topic.
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In a supercapacitor, the
surface area of the
electrodes accessible to
the solvated electrolyte
ions determines the
capacitance; therefore,
carbon materials with
improved surface area may
increase the energy
density of
supercapacitors. This
book examines research in
carbon nanotube and
nanocomposite
applications.
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Perhaps the first
book-length treatment of
this subject, this
comprehensive and
up-to-date survey of
research into
bio-inspired functional
materials includes
materials science and
engineering aspects of
fabrication as well as
properties and
applications.
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Materials science
includes those parts of
chemistry and physics
that deal with the
properties of materials.
It encompasses 4 classes
of materials, the study
of each of which may be
considered a separate
field: metals; ceramics;
polymers and composites.
This book presents
research in this field
including a commentary on
carbon nanotube
electronics.
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Reinforcement for polymer
matrix composites may not
grab headlines, but it
is one of the most
important applications of
carbon nanotubes (CNTs).
This book highlights
those areas where
fabrication has proven
difficult due to CNT
entanglement and poor
interfacial interactions
among the CNTs and
polymers.
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Symposium Q, 'New
Functional Materials and
Emerging Device
Architectures for
Nonvolatile Memories',
was held April 25-29 at
the 2011 MRS Spring
Meeting. Main areas of
research featured include
advanced flash memories,
phase change memories,
and resistive switching
memories.
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Silicones are itself a
fascinating class of
materials. One of their
particularities is
incompatibility with
almost any organic
compound and it
represents one of the
main problems in the
expanding of the silicone
field. This book examines
the use and behaviour of
the silicones in hybrid
systems with different
organic partners.
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This book resulted from a
series of lecture notes
presented in CISM, Udine
in July 2008. It explores
recent advances in
continuum damage
mechanics for both metals
and metal matrix
composites as well as the
micromechanics of
localization in inelastic
solids.
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Intermetallics is
concerned with various
aspects of ordered
chemical compounds
between two or more
metals and notably with
their applications. This
book covers research on
the crystal chemistry and
bonding theory of
intermetallics;
determination and
analysis of phase
diagrams; and structure
and properties of grain
and interphase
boundaries.
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Discusses the development
of high temperature
superconductors since the
discovery of the first
superconductor, as well
as the basic properties
of high temperature
superconductor. This book
describes various wet
chemical methods in
superconductors
preparation.
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Palladium is a chemical
element with the chemical
symbol Pd Palladium is
also a rare and lustrous
silvery-white metal. The
unique properties of
palladium and other
platinum group metals
account for their
widespread use. This book
presents topical research
data from across the
globe in the study of
palladium and its
production and
applications.
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Boron is a
naturally-occurring
element. It is typically
combined with other
substances to form
borates, including boric
acid, salts of borates,
and boron oxide. This
book focuses on topics
such as boron-based wood
preservatives and their
uses, molecular aspects
of boron treatment
technologies, alkaline
earth borates, and
borate toxicity.
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A collection of
experimental data in the
field of internal
friction, anelastic
relaxation, and damping
properties of metallic
materials. It reviews
anelastic relaxation
phenomena. It also offers
explanations of the basic
physical mechanisms of
internal friction, and a
summary of typical
effects for different
groups of metals.
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* This new edition
follows a sound problem
solving methodology while
thoroughly covering all
the basics. * The
author's award winning
Mecmovies software is
integrated into the
chapters. * It
incorporates
approximately 150 new
problems to help readers
learn how to apply the
material.
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This book gathers
extended papers presented
in the thematic ECCOMAS
conference on
Computational Modelling
and Advanced Simulations
(CMAS2009) held in
Bratislava, Slovakia,
June 30 -- July 3, 2009.
Covers recent results in
computational modeling
and simulations.
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Many important industrial
objectives require the
development of ceramics
with specific properties.
It is established that
the development of
ceramics demands the
control of their
composition at the atomic
scale, as well as the
nanostructuration of the
materials. This book
examines the concept
known as the
Precursor-Derived
Ceramics (PDCs) route.
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Dislocations are defects
in the crystal structure
of important engineering
materials, such as
metals, ceramics and
semi-conductors, that
strongly influence the
properties of these
materials. This title
uses minimal mathematics
to present theory and
applications of
dislocations.
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Presenting cutting-edge
research and development
within multiscale
modeling techniques and
frameworks, Multiscale
Analysis of Deformation
and Failure of Materials
systematically describes
the background,
principles and methods
within this exciting new
& interdisciplinary
field.
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Offering the fundamental
information for piping
and pipeline engineering,
this book pairs
real-world practice with
the underlying technical
principles in materials,
design, construction,
inspection, testing,
and maintenance. It
covers codes and
standards, design
analysis, welding and
inspection, and
corrosion mechanisms.
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Includes chapters that
showcase the areas of
continuum mechanics. This
title provides a survey
of the theoretical
developments in the field
of generalized continuum
mechanics. It covers
topics such as the
properties of Cosserat
media, micromorphic
bodies, micropolar
solids and fluids, and
gradient theories of
elasticity and
plasticity.
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Designed for the first
course in mechanics of
materials - or strength
of materials - offered to
engineering students in
the sophomore or junior
year, this title
provides the study of the
mechanics of materials
based on the
understanding of a few
basic concepts and on the
use of simplified models.
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Presents an understanding
of the relationship
between the structure,
processing, and
properties of materials.
This book teaches the
fundamental concepts of
atomic structure and
materials behaviors. It
discusses developments in
materials field such as
nanomaterials, smart
materials,
micro-electro-mechanical
systems (MEMS), and
biomaterials.
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In Applied Gas Dynamics,
Professor Ethirajan
Rathakrishnan introduces
the high-tech science of
gas dynamics, from a
definition of the subject
to the three essential
processes of this
science, namely, the
isentropic process,
shock and expansion
process, and Fanno and
Rayleigh flows.
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An introduction to
statics and strengths of
materials that gives you
435 problems solved step
by step, as well as
hundreds more problems to
try on your own. It
provides introductions to
basic principles;
nonconcurrent and
concurrent coplanar force
systems; stress,
torsion, shear,
deflection, and
deformation; connections;
and other topics.
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Covers micromechanics and
its applications in
nano-mechanics,
nano-composites,
dislocation and thin film
theories, and
configurational mechanics
theory. This book
compiles developments in
dislocation dynamics,
numerical simulations of
material failure and
homogenization theory.
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The properties of
nanocrystalline ceramics
are in many respects
unique. This book
illustrates this method
for single-phase ceramic
systems with monodisperse
grain size by invoking a
unit-cell approach using
cubic,
tetrakaidecahedral and
anisometric grain shapes.
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Large-scale concrete
structures, such as
long-span bridges,
hydraulic dams, and
high-rise buildings,
have increasingly been
exposed to multi-hazard
environments in years.
This book examines the
research significance and
measurement for the
dynamic properties of
concrete at high strain
rates.
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Provides a handy
reference for materials
scientists and engineers
with an interest in
composite materials made
from polymers, metals,
ceramics, carbon,
biocomposites,
nanocomposites, wood,
cement, fibers, etc.
This encyclopedia brings
together articles from
the "Encyclopedia of
Materials: Science and
Technology" that focus on
composite materials.
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Offers a comprehensive
overview of specific
types of phase
transformations,
supplemented by practical
case studies of
engineering alloys. Based
on the author's teaching
notes, this book takes a
pedagogical approach and
provides examples for
applications and problems
that can be readily used
for exercises.
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Presents a study of the
mechanics and modes of
adiabatic shear
localization in solids.
This title provides a
description of number of
aspects of adiabatic
shear banding. It
includes concepts and
techniques that can be
applied to solve a
multitude of problems
encountered by those
investigating fracture
and damage in materials,
and impact dynamics.
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* While other materials
science books focus
heavily on metals,
Newell's Materials
Science Engineering
offers a unique approach
that emphasizes modern
materials such as
polymers, ceramics, and
composites. * The book
explores the key concepts
and fundamentals that are
needed to make informed
decisions in the field.
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The terms phase
transitions and phase
transformations are often
used in an
interchangeable manner in
the metallurgical
literature. This book
focuses on
transformations driven by
pressure changes,
radiation and deformation
and those occurring in
nanoscale multilayers. It
shows readers the
advancements in the
field, due to enhanced
computing power.
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Computer simulators are
continuously confronted
with questions concerning
the choice of a
particular technique for
a given application. A
wide variety of tools
exist, so the choice of
technique requires a good
understanding of the
basic principles. This
title explains the
physics behind the
'recipes' of molecular
simulation for materials
science.
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Discusses the connection
between structure and
mechanisms of atomic or
molecular transport in
different classes of
materials - from metals
and semiconductors to
network glasses,
polymers and supercooled
liquids. This book also
discusses the
fundamentals of
diffusional transport
(Tools).
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Industry pays an enormous
price for material
degradation. This book
outlines these costs,
and explains how to
measure, analyze, and
prevent environmental
degradation for a range
of industrial materials.
It also includes case
studies that show how
organizations design and
manufacture products that
are resistant to
environmental effects.
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Graphene is a
nanomaterial combining
very simple atomic
structure with
intriguingly complex and
largely unexplored
physics. In particular,
graphene is considered as
a potential candidate for
replacing silicon in
future electronic
devices. This book
presents research in the
field from around the
world.
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Describes initial
efforts, as part of the
new Strategic Technology
Institute (STI) on carbon
electronics, to model
and simulate the
performance of graphene
field-effect transistors
(FETs) using macroscopic
descriptions that are
classical for
semiconductor devices.
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To use materials
effectively, their
composition, physical
and mechanical
characteristics, and
microstructure must be
accurately determined.
This book covers a range
of characterization
techniques necessary to
achieve this. It presents
coverage of traditional
methods and includes 500
illustrations,
cross-referencing, and
an index.
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Structural materials are
defined as those which
are load-bearing. This
book presents research
from around the globe
including that on the
nature of a material's
physical properties based
upon its microstructure
and operating environment
and on related structural
engineering problems as
well.
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Terahertz frequency
sensing has a unique part
to play in the detection
and identification of
materials and objects.
This work describes that
advances in semiconductor
superlattice technology
are leading to compact
'electronic' sources such
as the quantum cascade
laser, two-terminal
'Gunn' type oscillators
and even a THz frequency
amplifier.
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Explains how materials
are transformed from
their raw-materials state
to useful products. This
encyclopedia covers
articles on casting
techniques, deformation
processing, crystal
growth, heat-treatment,
machining and joining
techniques, as well as
the production and
consolidation of powders.
It offers information on
materials processing.
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Since the first implant
of a carbon
microelectrode in a rat
35 years ago, there have
been substantial advances
in the sensitivity,
selectivity and temporal
resolution of
electrochemical
techniques. This book
lays the scientific
foundation for
incorporating
electrochemical
techniques into the
research programs in the
neuroscience disciplines.
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Offers an understanding
of the underlying
statistical and
analytical tools that are
the basis for modeling
complex material
interactions, including
an understanding of
computational
thermodynamics and
molecular kinetics, as
well as various modeling
systems.
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Provides information on
synchrotron-based
research applications in
the field of soil,
sediment and earth
sciences. This title
features chapters on a
wide range of research
topics including
multiphase flow and
transport processes,
rhizosphere and microbial
life, and dynamics of C,
N, S, P and heavy
metals and metalloids.
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Starts with concepts of
bone, its structure,
remodelling, materials
for implants and implant
testing methods. This
book details calcium
phosphate ceramics and
need for titanium surface
modification. It deals
with surface modification
techniques including
plasma spraying,
sol-gel,
electrochemical, laser,
sputtering and
ion-implantation methods.
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Materials science
includes those parts of
chemistry and physics
that deal with the
properties of materials.
It encompasses four
classes of materials,
the study of each of
which may be considered a
separate field: metals;
ceramics; polymers and
composites. This book
examines research in this
field.
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The improvement of the
biological activity and
performance of bone
substitute materials is
one of the main concerns
of orthopaedic and dental
surgery specialists. This
title presents several
examples of use and
processing of
nanocrystalline apatites
involved in the
preparation of
tissue-engineered
biomaterials, cements,
ceramics, and
composites.
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Corrosion is a huge issue
for materials,
mechanical, civil and
petrochemical engineers.
With coverage of the
principles of corrosion
engineering, this book
is a reference for
students and practicing
corrosion engineers. It
covers basic corrosion
principles, and advanced
information for
postgraduate students and
professionals.
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The interest in polymer
composites study is due
to an even greater degree
of their application. The
filling by hard disperse
particulates or fibres
gives to polymers a
desirable properties
number: increases
stiffness, reduces
thermal expansion
coefficient, rises
resistance to yield and
fracture toughness and so
on.
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* Provides a useful
resource for
understanding the most
valuable aspects of
developments in strategic
materials and
computational design*
Logically organized and
carefully selected
articles give insight
into developments in
strategic materials and
computational design.
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Provides a description of
investigational tools.
This book covers both
biopolymers and synthetic
polymers. It uses
temperature-concentration
phase diagrams abundantly
for describing the
systems. It describes
systems from the nano to
the microscopic level,
including mechanical
properties.
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This book introduces
readers to the
fundamentals, basic
principles, properties,
and applications of
electrical polymers. It
provides the principles
in an extended and
accessible way, as well
as including examples of
state-of-the-art
scientific issues.
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Computer molecular
simulations of complex
multi-particle systems
play a fascinating role
in fundamental physics,
biochemical and life
sciences. The chemical,
pharmaceutical,
materials and related
industries - all share
the computer molecular
simulation methods. This
book presents leading
international research in
this dynamic field.
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Microstructurally short
cracks with lengths up to
about ten grains are
known to be strongly
influenced by the
microstructural features
in the neighbourhood of
the crack tip. This book
proposes computational
models aiming to quantify
the effects of random
grain orientations on the
variability of crack tip
opening and sliding
displacements.
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Microstructural
characterization is
usually achieved by
allowing some form of
probe to interact with a
carefully prepared
specimen. The most
commonly used probes are
visible light, X-ray
radiation, a high-energy
electron beam, or a
sharp, flexible needle.
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Offers a look at the
theoretical background
and basic properties of
electromagnetic
artificial materials,
often called
metamaterials. This book
provides a comprehensive
guide to working with
metamaterials using
topics presented in a
concise review format
along with many
references.
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Discusses pure and
applied chemistry
studying polymers,
materials and compounds
with specific properties;
as well as physical and
chemical processes
involved in this
analysis. These studies
are the result of the
International conference
"Compounds and materials
with specific properties"
celebrated in the
Republic of Georgia,
Eastern Europe.
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Porous materials have
attracted considerable
attention because of the
wide variety of
scientific and
technological
applications, such as
catalysis, shape- and
size-selective absorption
and adsorption, gas
storage, and electrode
materials. This book
describes redox processes
for different porous
materials, assessing
electrochemical
applications.
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Nanotechnology is
generally defined as the
ability to create and use
materials, devices and
systems with unique
properties at the scale
of approximately 1 to 100
nm. Nanotechnology offers
society the promise of
major benefits, but also
raises questions of
potential adverse
effects. This book
discusses issues related
to a research strategy.
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Helps young readers
discover and understand
the world around them.
This book is packed with
facts and photographs. It
encourages children to
investigate an object
using all of their
senses. It takes a
familiar item made from a
single material and
explores the different
properties and uses of
that material.
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How could nanotechnology
not perk the interest of
any designer, engineer
or architect? This book
addresses and explores
the impacts and
opportunities of nanotech
for mainstream designers,
engineers and
architects. It is
suitable for those
concerned with good
design and the use of new
materials.
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As well as explaining the
use of ultrasound in the
process, this volume
proposes a new,
'solitary wave' method of
evaluating complex,
microstructured materials
such as alloys and
composites. It includes
numerical examples and
analysis of the
solutions.
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A work on the basic
chemistry and solid state
physics of semiconducting
materials that includes
chapters on crystalline
and amorphous
semiconductors. It
features the essential
principles of chemical
bonding, electron energy
bands and their
relationship to
conductive and
semi-conductive material
behavior.
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Nano-oxide materials lend
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Describes a number of
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Covers topics in
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Organic semiconductors
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Presents topical research
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optical coatings, which
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Presents the theoretical
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Aimed at researchers
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Intermetallic compounds
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Helps young readers
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Concrete is the widely
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different shapes. This
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discusses research on the
quality characterisation
of the fresh material,
which has been attempted
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Ceramics are key
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Europium is a chemical
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europium ion in different
materials, and organic
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Smart polymers for
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