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The Newman Lectures on Thermodynamics

Prof. Newman is considered one of the great chemical engineers of his time. His reputation derives from his mastery of all phases of the subject matter his clarity of thought and his ability to reduce complex problems to their essential core elements. He has been teaching undergraduate and graduate core subject courses at the University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley) USA since joining the faculty in 1966. His method is to write out in long form everything he expects to convey to his class on a subject on any given day. He has maintained and updated his lecture notes from notepad to computer throughout his career. This book is an exact reproduction of those notes. The book presents concepts needed to define single- and multi-component systems starting with the Gibbs function. It helps readers derive concepts of entropy and temperature and the development of material properties of pure substances. It acquaints them with applications of thermodynamics such as cycles open systems and phase transitions and eventually leads them to concepts of multiple-component systems in particular chemical and phase equilibria. It clearly presents all concepts that are necessary for engineers. | The Newman Lectures on Thermodynamics

GBP 37.99

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Self-Aware Robots On the Path to Machine Consciousness

This book focuses on the research and development in the field of self-aware robots. Its theme is artificial consciousness a field that covers both artificial intelligence and robotics and includes philosophy psychology the study of biological evolution physiology and medicine especially brain neuroscience and neuropsychiatry. Building on the first edition Creation of a Conscious Robot: Mirror Image Cognition and Self-Awareness this new edition discusses artificial neural networks and functions of human consciousness. It proposes a structure for a neural network with consciousness functions explains the construction of a conscious system and discusses the results of progressive research in designing and developing small robots with conscious systems capable of recognizing their own images in mirrors. Emphasizing the contributions of conscious robots to society and their potential future impact the book also describes the robots that know the unknown Pavlovian robots and the development of a consciousness model possessing the well-known multiple personality disorder. | Self-Aware Robots On the Path to Machine Consciousness

GBP 100.00

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Functionalization of Molecular Architectures Advances and Applications on Low-Dimensional Compounds

Low-dimensional compounds are molecules that correspond to various shapes such as rod ladder (one-dimensional compounds) and sheet (two-dimensional compounds). They are ordinarily found in electromagnetic fields. Recently versatile low-dimensional compounds were proposed for use as components of various functional materials. These new-class low-dimensional compounds contribute significantly to industrial/materials sciences. The molecular architecture consisting of low-dimensional compounds can also be found in nature. One example is the cell cytoskeleton which is a network- or bundle-like architecture consisting of rod-like protein assemblies. The cell accomplishes its motility by structural transition of the cytoskeleton—that is phase transition of the architecture of low-dimensional compounds in response to some stimuli induces shape changes in cells. Another example is nacre which is composed of layered aragonite platelets usually a metastable CaCO3 polymorph. The layered inorganic platelets give nacre its stiffness and noncombustibility. Thus the molecular architecture of low-dimensional compounds in natural life contributes to their functionality. This book reviews various advanced studies on the application of low-dimensional compounds and is therefore important for the development of materials sciences and industrial technologies. | Functionalization of Molecular Architectures Advances and Applications on Low-Dimensional Compounds

GBP 116.00

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Byzantine Coins Influenced by the Shroud of Christ

Numerous studies have been carried out on Byzantine coins but there are still no univocal interpretations on the details of the figures represented there and in particular on those relating to Jesus Christ. The information derived from the studies on the Holy Shroud the most important Relic of Christ in Christianity has clearly resulted in some new interpretations. This is the first book in the world that deals extensively with the effigy of Christ despite being the most sought after and collected by numismatists. Furthermore the book relates the different images of the Redeemer on Byzantine coins with the image of Jesus Christ on the Shroud the most important Relic of Christianity. The numerous collectors will therefore be interested in having not only a numismatic analysis of these coins but also a historical-religious study. This book which should be understandable to everyone demonstrates the strong influence that the Shroud had in the Byzantine era. | Byzantine Coins Influenced by the Shroud of Christ

GBP 100.00

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Mysteries in Muscle Contraction Evidence against Current Dogmas

This book explores the author’s wide-ranging work on muscle research which spans more than 50 years. It delves into the dogmas of muscle contraction: how the models were constructed and what was overlooked during the process including their resulting shortcomings. The text stimulates general readers’ and researchers’ interest highlights the author’s pioneering work on the electron microscopic recording of myosin head power and recovery strokes and presents a frank discussion on how the original work sometimes tends to be overlooked by competing scientists who hinder the progress of science. | Mysteries in Muscle Contraction Evidence against Current Dogmas

GBP 139.00

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Radiation in Medicine and Biology

This book focuses on the conventional and emerging applications of radiations which include radio waves and ultraviolet and gamma radiations. It discusses new techniques in radiation therapy and the effects of ionizing radiations on biological systems. The applications of radiations in the synthesis and use of nanoparticles along with the effects of hypergravity indicate a new trend. The book offers a concise account of the latest studies carried out so far and shows the new initiatives to be undertaken in the field of medicine and biology. It covers the medical use of radiations such as ferrous sulfate–benzoic acid–xylenol orange dosimetry Co-60 tomotherapy radio-electro-chemotherapy and fractional radiotherapy and radiobiological effects such as the effects of cell phone radiations on human health parameters and the combined effects of radiations and hypergravity on plants. | Radiation in Medicine and Biology

GBP 95.00

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Bionanotechnology in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

The cancer research world is looking forward to bionanotechnology to find the best solutions for a complete cure from cancer which is not possible with the current established treatment methods. The past decade of research on nano imaging and drug delivery in cancer has witnessed many interesting papers and reviews but there has not been a concise resource that discusses all fields related to nano cancer research in diagnosis and drug delivery. This book fills this gap and presents the latest bionano research in cancer focusing on nanodiagnostics and nanotherapy. The book is organized into two sections. The section on nanodiagnostics focuses on topics such as diagnostic methods in cancer-related therapy and use of radiolabeled nanoparticles magnetic nanoparticles acoustically reflective nanoparticles X-ray computed tomography and optical nanoprobes for diagnosis. The section on nanotherapy focuses on nanomaterials in chemotherapy magnetic nanoparticles for hyperthermia against cancer phototherapy nanotechnology-mediated radiation therapy nanoparticle-mediated small-RNA deliveries for molecular therapies and theranostics. The book will serve as the gateway to enter the beautiful and elegant field of bionanoscience which is considered the last hope for the fight against cancer and will be a highly useful resource for the students researchers teachers and curious readers working in this field or related fields. | Bionanotechnology in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

GBP 154.00

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The Hip Joint Modified Posterior Approach

This book summarizes the lifetime work of Dr K. Mohan Iyer and is based on his research done at the University of Liverpool UK where he devised a modified posterior approach to the hip joint and has been following it from 1981 till today. The book discusses the anterior approach to the hip on a standard operating table using a leg holder with a combined spinal anesthetic and general anesthetic. It studies total hip replacement as a day-case as an evolution in total hip replacement and presents the principles of anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty including discussions on the choice of patients superficial and deep dissection and dedicated surgical instruments. It provides extensive details on the direct anterior approach (DAA) and shows how the DAA to the hip can be carried out on a plain table which can be useful in countries in Asia such as India without the use of special operating tables and dedicated surgical instruments for the same. The book is helpful for the upcoming postgraduates in orthopedics anywhere in the world to be well versed in DAA to the hip joint. | The Hip Joint Modified Posterior Approach

GBP 193.00

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Ultrafine Bubbles

Ultrafine bubbles (UFBs) are gas-filled bubbles with a diameter smaller than 1 μm. They are sometimes called bulk nanobubbles because these are not on a solid surface but inside a bulk liquid (water). They are already being used in commercial processes such as cleaning and plant cultivation. However many mysteries still exist with respect to UFBs such as mechanisms of stability OH radical formation and biological and medical effects. This is the first book on UFBs that reviews research done on them. It is helpful for those interested in the fundamentals of this emerging field and its applications including cleaning biological medical and dental students and researchers.

GBP 116.00

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Lithium Niobate Nanophotonics

Photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology holds great potential for breaking through the bottlenecks in current photonic and optoelectronic networks. Recently a revolution has been witnessed in the field of lithium niobate (LN) photonics. Over the past decade nanoscale LN waveguides with a propagation loss of ~0. 01 dB and a radius of curvature on the level of ~100 μm have been demonstrated. The revolution mainly benefits from two technological advancements the maturity of lithium-niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) technology and the innovation of nanofabrication approaches of high-quality LNOI photonic structures. Using low-loss waveguides and high-quality-factor (high-Q) microresonators produced on the LNOI platform as building blocks various integrated photonic devices have been demonstrated with unprecedented performances. The breakthroughs have reshaped the landscape of the LN industry. This is the first monograph on LN nanophotonics enabled by the LNOI platform. It comprehensively reviews the development of fabrication technology investigations on nonlinear optical processes and demonstrations of electro-optical devices as well as applications in quantum light sources spectroscopy sensing and microwave-to-optical wave conversion. The book begins with an overview of the technological evolution of PICs justifying the motivation for developing LNOI photonics. The next four chapters focus on LNOI photonics. The book concludes with a summary of the milestone achievements discussed in these chapters and provides a future perspective of this area of research. | Lithium Niobate Nanophotonics

GBP 116.00

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Designing Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion and Post-Lithium Batteries

Every electrochemical source of electric current is composed of two electrodes with an electrolyte in between. Since storage capacity depends predominantly on the composition and design of the electrodes most research and development efforts have been focused on them. Considerably less attention has been paid to the electrolyte a battery’s basic component. This book fills this gap and shines more light on the role of electrolytes in modern batteries. Today limitations in lithium-ion batteries result from non-optimal properties of commercial electrolytes as well as scientific and engineering challenges related to novel electrolytes for improved lithium-ion as well as future post-lithium batteries. | Designing Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion and Post-Lithium Batteries

GBP 116.00

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Art Conservation Mechanical Properties and Testing of Materials

Conservators and other museum professionals face a large number of issues involving the mechanical behavior of materials including questions on craquelure restoring physically damaged objects art in transport or the selection of adhesives. However science in conservation and museum studies curricula focusses mostly on chemistry. This book fills this important gap in conservation training. It is the first such book written specifically for the conservation community and professionals with little or no background in (mechanical) engineering. It introduces the basics of mechanical properties and behavior of materials and objects with examples and exercises based on conservation practice. More complex issues of mechanical loading and advanced solutions are also introduced. | Art Conservation Mechanical Properties and Testing of Materials

GBP 100.00

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Graphene Nanostructures Modeling Simulation and Applications in Electronics and Photonics

Tremendous innovations in electronics and photonics over the past few decades have resulted in the downsizing of transistors in integrated circuits which are now approaching atomic scales. This will soon result in the creation of a growing knowledge gap between the underlying technology and state-of-the-art electronic device modeling and simulations. This book bridges the gap by presenting cutting-edge research in the computational analysis and mathematical modeling of graphene nanostructures as well as the recent progress on graphene transistors for nanoscale circuits. It inspires and educates fellow circuit designers and students in the field of emerging low-power and high-performance circuit designs based on graphene. While most of the books focus on the synthesis fabrication and characterization of graphene this book shines a light on graphene models and their circuit simulations and applications in photonics. It will serve as a textbook for graduate-level courses in nanoscale electronics and photonics design and appeal to anyone involved in electrical engineering applied physics materials science or nanotechnology research. | Graphene Nanostructures Modeling Simulation and Applications in Electronics and Photonics

GBP 116.00

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Gallium Nitride Power Devices

GaN is considered the most promising material candidate in next-generation power device applications owing to its unique material properties for example bandgap high breakdown field and high electron mobility. Therefore GaN power device technologies are listed as the top priority to be developed in many countries including the United States the European Union Japan and China. This book presents a comprehensive overview of GaN power device technologies for example material growth property analysis device structure design fabrication process reliability failure analysis and packaging. It provides useful information to both students and researchers in academic and related industries working on GaN power devices. GaN wafer growth technology is from Enkris Semiconductor currently one of the leading players in commercial GaN wafers. Chapters 3 and 7 on the GaN transistor fabrication process and GaN vertical power devices are edited by Dr. Zhihong Liu who has been working on GaN devices for more than ten years. Chapters 2 and 5 on the characteristics of polarization effects and the original demonstration of AlGaN/GaN heterojunction field-effect transistors are written by researchers from Southwest Jiaotong University. Chapters 6 8 and 9 on surface passivation reliability and package technologies are edited by a group of researchers from the Southern University of Science and Technology of China. | Gallium Nitride Power Devices

GBP 139.00

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Mobile Microspies Particles for Sensing and Communication

On the one hand particle-based sensing techniques are driven by new technologies for preparing and measuring micro- and nanoparticles and by a fascination of the possibilities for design and functionalization of all specificities in structure shapes and behavior of these tiny objects. On the other hand there evolves a fast-growing need for new sensing and communication paths for medicine biotechnology and analytical science as well as for new and efficient information transfer and storage systems. No longer are particles regarded only as special types of materials. However we have a better understanding of how they are bridging the gap between material and system between structure and function. Although there are numerous books on micro- and nanoparticles and on sensors there is to the best of my knowledge no book focusing on the general concept of particles as mobile microtransducers. This book clarifies that signal-transducing particles should be regarded as functional elements as part of a system not simply as special materials. It introduces concepts of bead-base sensing and mobile spies at the micro- and nanoscale and gives a representative overview of the variety of particle-based sensing. The state of the art in the development of particles as mobile spies for communication and information management allows us to speculate about future particle-based components and systems in a completely sustainable world economy. In addition the book reports on a fast-evolving technical field which is a typical example of the required convergence of technical strategies and mechanisms in living nature and would make a great reference for professionals and students of chemistry biochemistry biology pharmacy medicine agriculture mechatronics informatics materials science and systems engineering. | Mobile Microspies Particles for Sensing and Communication

GBP 100.00

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Lipid-Based Drug Delivery Systems Principles and Applications

This book appraises the role of lipid-based drug delivery systems (LBDDSs) with respect to the bioavailability and controlled delivery of complex drug molecules for improving their clinical viability. It covers the latest developments and advancements in the field of drug delivery and explores and compiles information on the current situation of lipid-based formulations used as versatile excipients and all their possible routes to improve therapeutic benefits. The book discusses novel formulations such as depot formulations micro- and nanoemulsions solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) liposomes nanoliposomes micelles nanosuspensions lipid implants and inserts and lipid nanotubes. It presents preparation methods of LBDDSs and their physicochemical properties and portrays their various application angles and their impacts on drug-conveyance frameworks when employed in vitro and in vivo. The book is beneficial for researchers working on lipid-based drug formulations as well as biological and translational drug delivery. It is also a useful resource for course work of students of various academic degree programs such as pharmacy health sciences biotechnology and microbiology; postgraduate and PhD students; and postdoctoral fellows researching on nanomedicine-based drug delivery systems. | Lipid-Based Drug Delivery Systems Principles and Applications

GBP 270.00

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Prussian Blue-Type Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites: Synthesis Devices and Applications

Nanochemistry tools aid the design of Prussian blue and its analogue nanoparticles and nanocomposites. The use of such nanomaterials is now widely regarded as an alternative to other inorganic nanomaterials in a variety of scientific applications. This book after addressing Prussian blue and its analogues in a historical context and their numerous applications over time compiles and details the latest cutting-edge scientific research on these nanomaterials. It compiles and deatils the latest cutting-edge scientific research on these nanomaterials. The book provides an overview of the methodological concepts of the nanoscale synthesis of Prussian blue and its analogues as well as the study and understanding of their properties and of the extent and diversity of application fields in relation to the major societal challenges of the 21st century on energy environment and health. | Prussian Blue-Type Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites: Synthesis Devices and Applications

GBP 139.00

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Musical Spaces Place Performance and Power

There is growing recognition and understanding of music’s fundamentally spatial natures with significances of space found both in the immediacy of musical practices and in connection to broader identities and ideas around music. Whereas previous publications have looked at connections between music and space through singular lenses (such as how they are linked to ethnic identities or how musical images of a city are constructed) this book sets out to explore intersections between multiple scales and kinds of musical spaces. It complements the investigation of broader power structures and place-based identities by a detailed focus on the moments of music-making and musical environments revealing the mutual shaping of these levels. The book overcomes a Eurocentric focus on a typically narrow range of musics (especially European and North American classical and popular forms) with case studies on a diverse set of genres and global contexts inspiring a range of ethnographic text-based historical and practice-based approaches. | Musical Spaces Place Performance and Power

GBP 76.99

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China’s Environmental Solutions Policies Technologies and Perspectives

Concomitant with a rapid increase in population and an unprecedented growth of the economy China came to endure an alarming level of environmental damgae. In response environmental legislation was tightened and massive environmental projects were initiated. As a result China's environment and ecosystems are begining to recover. At the same time the country is continuing on its growth path making an above-average contriubtion to the global emission of greenhouse gases not least becuase of the heavy use of coal as a source of energy. The world's second-largest economy aims to halt this trend by rapidly building sustainable and clean energy resources and has committed itself to being carbon neutral by 2060. in this process beautiful China intends to become the global role model of a digital civilization based on science and technology. This book describes the stakeholders programs and achievements along this path and provides an outlook on pertinent developments in the years to come. | China’s Environmental Solutions Policies Technologies and Perspectives

GBP 61.99

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Environmental Ethical and Economical Issues of Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is moving out of its comfort zone of scientific discourse. As new products go to market and national and international organizations roll out public-engagement programs on nanotechnology to discuss environmental and health issues various sectors of the public are beginning to discuss what the controversy is all about. Nongovernmental organizations have long since reacted; however now the social sciences have begun to study the cultural phenomenon of nanotechnology thus extending discourses and opening out nanotechnology to whole new social dimensions. These dimensions and their newly constructed imaginings around nanotechnology intersect with the ecology health governance economy and illusory futures. There is always a need for more than just an ELSI (ethical legal and social implications) sideshow within nanotechnology. The collective public imaginings of nanotechnology include tangles of science and science fiction local enterprises and global transformation all looking forward toward a sustainable future while looking back on the past debates on science and nature. This book highlights the environmental health and economical concerns of nanotechnology and discusses its future research directions. It provides academia and industry a high-tech start-up that will revolutionize modern practices. With little and outdated literature available on the topic this timely book will be helpful for the readers as it thoroughly covers the environmental ethical and economical issues of nanotechnology.

GBP 76.99

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Neuroscience for Artificial Intelligence

The ongoing boom of applications for artificial intelligence (AI) is based on algorithms that were inspired by neuroscience discoveries in the 1960s. This is a timely book to introduce the new discoveries and ideas in neuroscience for the next wave of more powerful AI. AI researchers are all interested in the human brain which is more capable and energy-efficient but do not have good reading materials from the rather separate subfields of neuroscience all with plenty of jargons. Based on hundreds of publications from top journals the book fills in the gap between existing computational hardware/algorithms and emerging knowledge from neuroscience. | Neuroscience for Artificial Intelligence

GBP 116.00

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Physics of Magnetic Thin Films Theory and Simulation

This book is for graduate students and researchers who wish to understand theoretical mechanisms lying behind macroscopic properties of magnetic thin films. It provides a detailed description of basic theoretical methods and techniques of simulation to help readers in their research projects. The first part of the book contains 6 chapters. Chapters 1 to 5 focus on the fundamental theory of bulk magnetic materials. Chapter 6 is devoted to the presentation of the Monte Carlo simulation methods. Exercises and problems are provided at the end of each of these chapters for self-training. The second part contains 11 chapters devoted to the main topic of the book namely “physics of magnetic thin films: theory and simulation. ” Written as a research paper each chapter focuses on a subject and also presents the state-of-the-art literature on the subject and the motivation of the chapter. A detailed description of the techniques and the presentation of the results are then shown with discussion. | Physics of Magnetic Thin Films Theory and Simulation

GBP 116.00

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Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Surfaces Advances and Applications with Metallic and Inorganic Materials

Materials with superhydrophobic or related properties are one of the most studied subjects from a theoretical point of view and also for the large range of possible applications for example anticorrosion antibacteria optical devices and sensors. The study of natural species with special wettability has shown us the importance of surface structures and the surface energy of the resulting surface properties. Various strategies can be used to reproduce superhydrophobic phenomena in the laboratory. General reviews on superhydrophobic properties already exist but to our knowledge do not focus on metallic and inorganic materials. Here we focus especially on the strategies implemented for reaching superhydrophobic or related properties using metallic and inorganic materials. Indeed these materials present unique properties for example thermal and mechanical resistance chemical and ageing resistance and optical (transparency antireflection photoluminescence) and electrical properties (conducting semiconducting insulating). This book will be useful for graduate students of materials chemistry and physics and for researchers in surface science nanostructures and bioinspired or biomimetic materials. | Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Surfaces Advances and Applications with Metallic and Inorganic Materials

GBP 95.00

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Bulk and Surface Acoustic Waves Fundamentals Devices and Applications

This book introduces acoustic wave theories using a reader-friendly matrix-based linear algebra approach. It will enable the reader to take advantage of software tools such as MATLAB (commercial codes) and OCTAVE (open-source codes) to gain better and deeper understanding of the underlying physics quickly. In this aspect this text can be regarded as a practical introduction of the acoustic wave theories in an easy-to-follow linear algebra format using matrix manipulations instead of an abstract approach relying on tensor manipulations. The book also uses case studies to demonstrate how the fundamentals on acoustic waves discussed throughout the book are applied in device designs and analyses such that the connections and interdependences between the underlying sciences and the observed behavior and performances can be better appreciated by the reader. To achieve this all problems for illustrations examples case studies and device analyses are developed and solved based on the mathematical foundations laid out in the book. | Bulk and Surface Acoustic Waves Fundamentals Devices and Applications

GBP 139.00

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Phosphors Synthesis and Applications

Rare earth–doped luminescent materials play an integral role in modern life because of their tremendous applications ranging from scintillators color displays fluorescent lamps and intensifying screens to dosimetry of ionizing radiations. Written and edited by prominent luminescence researchers this book details cutting-edge research on luminescence materials and is illustrated throughout with excellent figures and references. It will appeal to anyone involved in luminescence research and its applications especially advanced undergraduate- graduate- and postgraduate-level students of spectroscopy solid state physics luminescence material synthesis and optical properties and researchers working on the synthesis of optical materials the characterization of luminescence materials solid state lighting radiation dosimetry luminescence and phosphor applications. | Phosphors Synthesis and Applications

GBP 116.00

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The Newman Lectures on Thermodynamics

Self-Aware Robots On the Path to Machine Consciousness

Functionalization of Molecular Architectures Advances and Applications on Low-Dimensional Compounds

Byzantine Coins Influenced by the Shroud of Christ

Mysteries in Muscle Contraction Evidence against Current Dogmas

Radiation in Medicine and Biology

Bionanotechnology in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

The Hip Joint Modified Posterior Approach

Ultrafine Bubbles

Lithium Niobate Nanophotonics

Designing Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion and Post-Lithium Batteries

Art Conservation Mechanical Properties and Testing of Materials

Graphene Nanostructures Modeling Simulation and Applications in Electronics and Photonics

Gallium Nitride Power Devices

Mobile Microspies Particles for Sensing and Communication

Lipid-Based Drug Delivery Systems Principles and Applications

Prussian Blue-Type Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites: Synthesis Devices and Applications

Musical Spaces Place Performance and Power

China’s Environmental Solutions Policies Technologies and Perspectives

Environmental Ethical and Economical Issues of Nanotechnology

Neuroscience for Artificial Intelligence

Physics of Magnetic Thin Films Theory and Simulation

Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Surfaces Advances and Applications with Metallic and Inorganic Materials

Bulk and Surface Acoustic Waves Fundamentals Devices and Applications

Phosphors Synthesis and Applications

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