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Advanced Methods of Continuum Mechanics for Materials and Structures
This volume presents a collection of contributions on advanced approaches of continuum mechanics, which were written to celebrate the 60th birthday of Prof. Holm Altenbach. The contributions are on topics related to the theoretical foundations for the analysis of rods, shells and three-dimensional solids, formulation of constitutive models for advanced materials, as well as development of new a…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-981-10-0959-4
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- XVII, 558
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- Advanced Structured Materials
- Call Number
- 620.1 ADV a
Advanced Lasers: Laser Physics and Technology for Applied and Fundamental Sci…
Presenting a blend of applied and fundamental research in highly interdisciplinary subjects of rapidly developing areas, this book contains contributions on the frontiers and hot topics of laser physics, laser technology and laser engineering, and covers a wide range of laser topics, from all-optical signal processing and chaotic optical communication to production of superwicking surfaces, cor…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-94-017-9481-7
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- IX, 234
- Series Title
- Springer Series in Optical Sciences
- Call Number
- 535.58 ADV a
Technologies for Development
The book presents case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America addressing global development issues in the fields of health, energy, ICT and urbanism in an interdisciplinary way. The book illustrates key issues at the interface of technology, human, social, and economic development. Bringing together the best papers of the 2014 EPFL-UNESCO Conference on Technologies for Development, this bo…
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- 978-3-319-16247-8
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- XVIII, 221
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- -
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Lasers with Nuclear Pumping
This book covers the history of lasers with nuclear pumping (Nuclear Pumped Lasers, NPLs). This book showcases the most important results and stages of NPL development in The Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF) as well as other Russian and international laboratories, including laboratories in the United States. The basic science and technology behind NPLs along with potential applications a…
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- 978-3-319-08882-2
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- -
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Large Floating Structures: Technological Advances
This book surveys key projects that have seen the construction of large floating structures or have attained detailed conceptual designs. This compilation of key floating structures in a single volume captures the innovative features that mark the technological advances made in this field of engineering and will provide a useful reference for ideas, analysis, design and construction of these un…
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- 978-981-287-137-4
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- -
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Innovative Biofibers from Renewable Resources
This book will be a one-stop-shop for readers seeking information on biofibers that are sustainable and environmentally friendly and those that can replace the non-renewable synthetic polymer based fibers. Emphasis will be on fibers that are derived from agricultural byproducts and coproducts without the need for additional natural resources.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-662-45135-9
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- XII, 454
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- -
- Call Number
- 333.7 RED i
Lanthanide Single Molecule Magnets
This book begins by providing basic information on single-molecule magnets (SMMs), covering the magnetism of lanthanide, the characterization and relaxation dynamics of SMMs and advanced means of studying lanthanide SMMs. It then systematically introduces lanthanide SMMs ranging from mononuclear and dinuclear to polynuclear complexes, classifying them and highlighting those SMMs with high barri…
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- 978-3-662-46999-6
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- -
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Eco-friendly Polymer Nanocomposites
This book contains precisely referenced chapters, emphasizing environment-friendly polymer nanocomposites with basic fundamentals, practicality and alternatives to traditional nanocomposites through detailed reviews of different environmental friendly materials procured from different resources, their synthesis and applications using alternative green approaches. The book aims at explaining bas…
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- 1
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- 978-81-322-2472-3
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- -
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- -
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- XII, 576
Eco-friendly Polymer Nanocomposites
This book contains precisely referenced chapters, emphasizing environment-friendly polymer nanocomposites with basic fundamentals, practicality and alternatives to traditional nanocomposites through detailed reviews of different environmental friendly materials procured from different resources, their synthesis and applications using alternative green approaches. The book aims at explaining bas…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-81-322-2469-3
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- -
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- -
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- XII, 579
Microsystems for Enhanced Control of Cell Behavior: Fundamentals, Design and …
This handbook focuses on the entire development process of biomedical microsystems that promote special interactions with cells. Fundamentals of cell biology and mechanobiology are described as necessary preparatory input for design tasks. Advanced design, simulation, and micro/nanomanufacturing resources, whose combined use enables the development of biomedical microsystems capable of interact…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-80543-6
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- XVII
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- Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
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- -
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