Pengantar Nanofotonik; Kemajuan terkini dalam sistem fotonik memerlukan peningkatan signifikan dalam tingkat integrasi perangkat fotonik untuk mendukung transmisi sinyal dan pemrosesan informasi berkapasitas besar dan berkecepatan sangat tinggi. Ukuran perangkat harus diperkecil ke dimensi nanometrik untuk memenuhi tuntutan ini, yang akan terus menjadi lebih ketat. Demikian pula, sistem fabrika…
Termotivasi oleh kebutuhan komputasi industri yang mendesak, pendekatan simulasi turbulensi sesuai permintaan yang secara bijaksana menggabungkan keunggulan Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) dan Large Eddy Simulation (LES), yang secara luas diklasifikasikan sebagai metode hibrida RANS-LES, telah mengalami perkembangan yang pesat selama dekade terakhir. Terlepas dari upaya terbaik para pene…
Dengan pertumbuhan populasi dunia dan upaya untuk meningkatkan standar hidup manusia, energi telah menjadi salah satu tantangan global terbesar. Ketergantungan yang saat ini dominan terhadap bahan bakar fosil tidak hanya mempercepat penipisan sumber daya alam, tetapi juga menyebabkan dampak lingkungan dan iklim yang parah. Di antara semua sumber energi terbarukan, matahari adalah sumber energi …
Theoretical and factual studies of ways that the rapidly evolving digital economy has changed the structure of different industries, focusing on the software and music industries.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
This volume of case studies serves as a guide and reference manual for the application of engineering science fundamentals in the solution of chemical development and process design problems. The introductory chapter describes a set of general principles relevant to the analysis of industrial design problems. An extensive bibliography is presented which provides a valuable theoretical and pract…
The economic importance of innovative activity brings with it an active debate on public policy's effect on the innovation process. This annual series, sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research, brings the work of leading academic researchers to the broader policy community. Volume 6 considers such topics as the diversity of patent protection and the implications of weak patents for…
The rapid pace of technological change brings with it an active debate about appropriate economic policies regarding research, innovation, and the commercialization of new technology. This annual series, sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research, provides a forum to bring the work of leading academic researchers to an audience of policymakers and those interested in the interaction …
Life hacking as self-help for the creative class in the digital age: using systems in pursuit of health, wealth, and productivity. Life hackers track and analyze the food they eat, the hours they sleep, the money they spend, and how they're feeling on any given day. They share tips on the most efficient ways to tie shoelaces and load the dishwasher; they employ a tomato-shaped kitchen timer as …
This revised edition of Taylor's classic work on the internal-combustion engine incorporates changes and additions in engine design and control that have been brought on by the world petroleum crisis, the subsequent emphasis on fuel economy, and the legal restraints on air pollution. The fundamentals and the topical organization, however, remain the same. The analytic rather than merely descrip…
Essays by historians and practioners on how invention can benefit the environment.This ambitious book describes the many ways in which invention affects the environment (here defined broadly to include all forms of interaction between humans and nature). The book starts with nature itself and then leads readers to examine the built environment and then specific technologies in areas such as pub…